MOBILE AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY: SOURCES OF INJURIES AND WAYS TO ELIMINATE THEM

Abstract

The results of research related to injury of operators of mobile agricultural machinery due to absence or imperfection of safety interlocks design are given. Information is given on the level of injuries of agricultural workers due to harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions, including due to the imperfection of agricultural equipment in terms of labor protection parameters. The components of harmful and (or (dangerous working conditions and their share in non-compliance with regulatory requirements guaranteeing the regulatory framework of the country for safety and harmlessness of work are named. Specific data are given for eight enlarged groups of economic activity on labor protection indicators (the number of injured and dead) for comparison as of the beginning of 2021 and 2019. The share for the same conditions of the number of workers, including the share of workers in harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions, employed in heavy work and work with labor process strain, is given. As an example, the imperfection of dump trucks and self-unloading trailers is given in terms of blocking the spontaneous uncontrolled lowering (fall) of their bodies, which usually cause severe and fatal injuries. The complex of measures that prevent injuries is regarded.