The requirements for a labor safety specialist are specified in GOST R 12.0.2006.-2002. Consider the main provisions, as well as the nuances presented to this profession.
We will separately consider the new requirements for a labor protection specialist. It should be noted that currently such employees are on the staff list of not only large industrial enterprises, but also state educational budgetary organizations. For example, in kindergartens and schools, hospitals, now there is a deputy director for OT. It is he who is engaged in the training of personnel, ensuring the timely passage of a medical examination, etc.
Features of the organization of the OT control system
It should provide the following points:
- transmit information on labor protection and conditions between different units;
- facilitate the receipt and documentation of information related to labor protection from external departments and units;
- transmit information on safety and working conditions for all parties interested in this.
Organization Responsibilities
Training managers and specialists in labor protection requirements is the immediate task of the enterprise. The organization is obliged to think over and ensure the maintenance of documentation (in electronic form or on electronic media) that establishes the sequence of procedures for the OS and industrial safety management system as a whole.
This documentation must be identifiable, readable, have an indication of the date of introduction, as well as the expiration date. It is stored for the entire specified period in the recorded form.
OT cabinet
The requirements for a labor protection specialist also relate to the full informing of employees about all the rules of conduct at the workplace, the adopted regulatory and legal acts on occupational safety and health, and also on solving other problems.
An occupational safety cabinet is being created on the basis of a decree of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation of 2001. As part of the recommendations, its thematic structure should include general and special sections.
What should a specialist know?
The requirement for the position of labor protection specialist concerns not only the office, but also meets the qualification requirements established in the current year. Since such an employee is the guarantor of safety in the company, it is precisely on him that the minimization of injuries at work depends.
That is why timely training of managers and specialists on labor protection requirements is so important. A trained expert provides training for employees, monitors the timely and complete implementation of safety rules by them.
Duties
What are the qualifications? The labor protection specialist must check the equipment and evaluate its serviceability. For the leader, it is important to choose the right specialist who must have the necessary qualifications. Only in this case it will be possible to avoid the death and injury of people.
Important points
The formation of the OT service occurs after a certain number of employees appear in it. The created department is headed by the chief labor protection specialist. The number of employees depends on the size of the team. In particular, in enterprises where 500 people work, it is recommended to have at least 6 experts. The direct responsibility for the health and life of employees lies with the head of the enterprise. It is he who is obliged to check the quality of the performance of functional duties by inspectors on OT.
If an emergency occurs at the factory, a special commission is created, headed by a specialist on labor protection. The requirements of the injured person regarding compensation for material damage caused to health are satisfied in full if the results of the audit prove the accident due to the fault of the employer. When selecting OT specialists, the management of large companies primarily focuses on their education and qualifications. If the candidate does not have them, he will not be able to count on such a vacancy.
Professional standard
Consider the basic requirements for the qualifications of this specialist. Among the main criteria that applicants for a vacancy should have, we highlight:
- the presence of specialized higher education (the direction “Technosphere safety” or another specialty related to safety at the enterprise is important);
- non-core higher education (in addition to labor protection) and additional education related to the assessment of working conditions in a company (a second specialty can be obtained as part of retraining);
- secondary additional and specialized (length of service by profession must be at least 3 years).
Additional requirements for a labor protection specialist may appear when the operation of the enterprise concerns hazardous substances or objects. In such situations, the applicant must also undergo special training in a specific area of OT.
Among the necessary conditions, we also single out certification for industrial safety.
Attention
If the company employs a person who has neither work experience nor education, then a responsible street will have to pay a fine. In 2018, the payment is fixed, it is 5,000 rubles for an official, 50,000 rubles for a legal entity.
If the requirements for a labor protection specialist are not respected repeatedly, a fine is again imposed on the enterprise, the value of which increases for the head to 20,000 rubles. Also among the punishments may be the termination of the enterprise for a period of one to three years.
A legal entity recognized as a malicious violator will have to pay up to 70,000 rubles or cease operations for three years.
Goals and main tasks
Arguing over what requirements for a labor protection specialist currently exist in the Russian Federation, it is important to note that you cannot look for a low-paid employee, while risking the health of people. This is especially true for enterprises at which there is a high risk of occupational diseases, or situations may arise that are dangerous to the lives of workers.
The company itself has the right to choose which functions the OT department will perform. Of course, it is advisable to use a ready-made list of tasks, forming a task for these specialists.
The main purpose of the inspector for OT is to create optimal conditions for the safe operation of the company (organization). Also, the specialist is looking for ways to improve working conditions, trying to solve the problems that exist in the enterprise. His job responsibilities include ensuring sanitary and hygienic standards that will meet the documents in force in the Russian Federation in the field of health and safety.
The specialist also gives employees the necessary protective equipment, reducing the negative impact of harmful factors on their health, and monitors compliance with the daily routine.
The list of requirements for the candidate, his functional responsibilities can be much wider, taking into account the characteristics of the enterprise.
Unified qualification system: requirements and features
What are the new labor protection requirements for managers and specialists? Two OT service managers and an OT specialist have been approved.
Those persons who do not have special training or work experience set forth in the “Qualification Requirements”, who have practical experience, fully and fully perform their duties, may be appointed by decision of a special commission. Among the requirements that are presented to the representative of the OT, we also single out the maintenance of certain documentation.
Let us dwell on this area of activity in more detail. If you need to officially record the non-involvement of the company in an accident, the following documents are needed:
- expert decisions on the state of production;
- collective agreement, which is drawn up by staff and the head;
- policies followed by the company regarding the implementation and implementation of the system;
- Drafting a health and safety instruction, which reflects the actions of employees in the event of an emergency;
- a magazine with activities related to the training of employees in the handling of devices and hazardous substances;
- Workplace safety knowledge test results
All reports that are associated with OT checks should be retained. If it is necessary to take specific measures, for example, replacing equipment, a specialist will contact the head on this issue. The safety of people who perform complex production tasks and work with harmful chemicals directly depends on the competence of the person responsible for labor protection.
To summarize
There is a division of all OT specialists into categories. For the first category, a prerequisite is the presence of a higher professional education in the field of “Technosphere safety” or a similar profile relating to the creation of optimal working conditions, the experience in the specialty is at least 2 years (in 2 categories).
For the second category, higher education of a similar type is required, as well as the experience of working as an OH specialist for at least 1 year.
Under regulatory state requirements for labor protection, they mean rules, criteria, procedures that are aimed at preserving health and life in the framework of labor activity. They are contained in the Federal laws and other legal normative documents on the labor code of the Russian Federation.
In addition to legislative acts, there is a diverse and numerous group of documents in content, which includes all the basic requirements of industrial safety and industrial safety. As of today, according to the information of the All-Russian Center for Trade and Customs, there are about three thousand of such legal acts on safety and health and safety.
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides for the development of local regulatory acts in the field of labor relations, which are undertaken solely by the employer. For example, this includes the development of staffing, job descriptions, orders and orders, staff regulations, labor dispute commissions. A separate place is intended for the provision on training and testing of knowledge on occupational health, the order on the creation of a commission (committee) for labor protection, a list of jobs and professions with increased requirements, technological regulations, the frequency of employees passing medical examinations, listing of hard work, as well as harmful (dangerous) working conditions.
Federal legislation provides for the development of local regulatory acts in the field of industrial safety.
What should candidates for the Occupational Safety Specialist post know? Qualification requirements imply not only special training, but also, in the case of their appointment to a vacant position, conducting various briefings for all employees of the enterprise, taking into account the conditions of their work, the specifics of the organization of the workplace.