Skills and abilities of a labor protection specialist. Professional standard “Occupational Safety and Health Specialist”: what to pay attention to? What does an employer pay attention to when reading a resume?

Skills and abilities of a labor protection specialist.  Professional standard “Occupational Safety and Health Specialist”: what to pay attention to?  What does an employer pay attention to when reading a resume?
Skills and abilities of a labor protection specialist. Professional standard “Occupational Safety and Health Specialist”: what to pay attention to? What does an employer pay attention to when reading a resume?

"Occupational health and safety in agriculture", 2011, N 8

COMPETENCE MODEL OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY SPECIALIST FOR THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM

The article discusses the main approaches to developing a competency model of a labor protection specialist for the agro-industrial complex. Attention is focused on the need for fundamentalization and professionalization of training as the most important conditions for the formation of a competency model. The structural composition of the model under consideration is proposed.

Introduction

To carry out any professional activity, a person must have a number of professionally important qualities necessary for work (the ability to make decisions, analyze situations, be organized, communicative, proactive, competent, etc.). The activity of a labor protection specialist has an integrative quality, that is, a quality specified by the object of professional activity. This object, in turn, is two-sided: on the one hand, it is a person in all the diversity of his subjectivity, on the other, it is a labor safety management system.

Consequently, the professional activity of a labor protection specialist involves the following types - production and management, for the successful implementation of which the future specialist must have the necessary professional and socio-psychological qualities (sensory, perceptual, psychomotor properties, observation, motor, figurative and verbal-logical memory, technical thinking, spatial considerations, etc.). The formation of the listed qualities occurs when designing a competency model of a labor protection specialist.

Main part

The peculiarities of agricultural production, as well as the high level of injuries at agricultural facilities, determine the importance of the activities of a labor protection specialist and impose requirements on his professional preparedness and competence in labor safety issues. In turn, an analysis of the formation and development of professional qualities of occupational safety specialists shows that the principles of selection and content of specialized training have not been sufficiently studied; the competency model requires clarification, taking into account modern socio-economic, environmental and production conditions.

The main criteria approaches for developing such a model should be:

Theoretical readiness to study the profession and moral maturity in updating professional knowledge;

Professional competence in interprofessional dialogue and readiness for self-regulation of professional actions;

Professional competence in the transformative activities of the individual.

Competence is understood as social and professional life activity based on human knowledge. The basis of this quality is the knowledge, abilities, skills, experience, values, inclinations and ability of the individual for social and professional activities. Abilities are individual psychological characteristics of a person, which include the knowledge and skills of a person, which determine his capabilities in successfully mastering the technical side of an activity and express his readiness to master certain types of it.

Ability and readiness, components of the subject’s qualities, are interrelated. At the same time, ability is not identified with readiness for professional activity.

The concept of “competence” presupposes: the presence of a real specific situation in which the previously hidden potential competence of an individual can be in demand and become relevant; the general readiness of the subject for independent successful activities; the determining role of knowledge, skills, experience, values ​​and inclinations acquired in the learning process. The basis for determining the content of the concept of “competence” is readiness, expressed in the mobilization of all psychophysiological systems of a person, ensuring the effective performance of professional actions.

The competency model is a description of what set of competencies a specialist should have, what professional functions he should be prepared to perform, and what the degree of his preparedness should be. Therefore, when designing training, fundamentalization and professionalization of training acquire special importance.

The fundamentalization of occupational safety training involves the selection of the most significant and sustainable content that can be used to guide practical activities. We are talking about knowledge of the basic principles and patterns that allow us to correctly assess the possibility of applying newly acquired knowledge. For example, when studying the discipline “Industrial Safety” (specialty 1-74 06 07 “Occupational Safety and Health Management in Agriculture”), the leading line will not be the listing and characteristics of specific machines, mechanisms or processes, but the identification of the most significant properties of mechanisms, principles of operation of machines and mechanisms, ensuring their safe operation.

At the stage of professionalization, one must focus on such important qualities as socio-professional competence, the need for self-improvement, professional dominance and social responsibility, predictive abilities, professional reliability and civic humanism, professional intelligence and individual style of activity.

This will require professionalization of education, clarification, i.e.:

Determination of the leading goal of each subject, its place in the system of formation of engineering and technical knowledge in the preparation of labor protection engineers in agricultural engineering universities;

Identification of the most significant professional tasks that can be solved on the basis of engineering and technical knowledge obtained in each subject;

Determining, taking this into account, the appropriate structure of the academic discipline, the specific weight of each of its parts;

Development of practical knowledge and activities aimed at developing engineering knowledge.

The professionalism of any specialist should be considered as an integrated indicator of his personal and active essence, highlighting three components:

Knowledge as the basis, the basis of professionalism as a whole, characterizing its personal and activity essence;

Communication as the ability and willingness to use knowledge in decision-making or situation analysis;

Self-improvement as a strategic skill in professional formation and development, which is achieved through self-education, as well as in the process of communication with colleagues, and manifests itself as the ability to see the advantages and disadvantages of one’s own activities and quickly eliminate them through self-education and self-development.

An essential element of the model in the development of self-awareness of a qualified specialist and a mature personality in general is psychological and pedagogical knowledge. The worthy performance of professional duty requires a specialist to know the peculiarities of his inner life, understand his feelings, actions, thoughts; Ability to establish quality relationships with other people. In addition, it is necessary for a modern educated person to know the laws of training and education, and their skillful application in professional life. The psychological aspect of designing such a specialist involves organizing learning motivation, stimulating and taking into account the emotional factor in professional activity, and developing intellectual interest in the future profession. Of the many forms, methods and means of developing cognitive needs, the most effective are the creation and resolution of problem situations, as well as the connection of the presented material with practice. Of no small importance is the formation of the content of training for occupational safety specialists, which includes a systematic analysis of production, equipment and technology, labor organization, selection of the nomenclature of item cycles, determination of the composition, content and volume of items.

With this approach to the implementation of the learning process, a competency model of a labor protection specialist will be formed. The structural components of the model under consideration are: cognitive-evaluative (a system of deep theoretical knowledge, the level of the cognitive sphere of the individual, a system for updating knowledge on production safety and labor safety throughout the entire working life), motivational-value (a system of values ​​and motives of the individual; the ratio of knowledge for solving problems of efficiency and reliability of professional activity), socio-cultural (system of relations to socially significant goals), professional and personal (level of professional compliance of a labor protection specialist, his need for continuous improvement of knowledge, application of it in professional activities).

The listed components are closely interconnected: the cognitive-evaluative component encourages the updating of special knowledge, skills, abilities, and the ability to make decisions independently. Motivational-value develops a conscious impulse to acquire special knowledge, the ability to solve production problems using non-standard methods.

The socio-cultural component includes moral standards of behavior (honesty, decency, criticality, determination, individuality, creativity). Professional and personal expresses the degree of education of a specialist, his need for constant updating of knowledge.

The generalized competencies in the model of occupational safety specialist under consideration are:

1. Achievement orientation (measures performance, improves results, sets challenging goals, introduces new things).

2. Influencing and influencing (uses direct persuasion, facts and figures, demonstrates concern for professional reputation).

3. Conceptual thinking (recognizes key actions, hidden problems, creates connections and models).

4. Analytical thinking (anticipates obstacles, systematically breaks problems into their component parts, draws logical conclusions, sees consequences, hidden meaning).

5. Initiative (insists on solving problems, addresses problems before being asked to do so).

6. Self-confidence (expresses confidence in one’s own judgments, seeks challenges and independence).

7. Interpersonal understanding (understands the relationships, interests, needs of others).

8. Concern for order (strives for clarity of roles and information; checks the quality of work or information; keeps records).

9. Search for information (contacts with many different sources, reads magazines, etc.).

10. Teamwork and cooperation (collective discussion, seeks everyone's contribution).

11. Expertise (expands and uses technical knowledge; enjoys technical work; shares professional knowledge).

In conclusion, it should be noted that for the current level of development of industrial and social technologies, simply a high level of compliance with safety regulations is not enough, since there is a need not only for knowledge, skills and abilities to ensure life safety, but also for the safe implementation of any type of activity, understanding of the goals and the consequences of their actions for society and the natural environment, the formation in future specialists of the necessary competencies, a special type of culture that takes into account the specifics of human activity in conditions of reaching the limits of growth, a culture of life safety. The optimal solution to this issue is to build a competency model of a labor protection specialist, which allows us to determine the professional and personal qualities necessary for successful professional activity.

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It's no secret that fines for violating labor protection legislation have increased significantly, so it is necessary to pay special attention to labor protection specialists.


It's no secret that fines for violating labor protection legislation have increased significantly, so it is necessary to pay special attention to labor protection specialists. Let's consider how to develop a job profile and select an employee with the appropriate knowledge and experience, taking into account the Professional Standard of an occupational safety specialist.

Unlike most positions in the staffing table, which can be provided in an organization at the request of the employer, the presence and number of occupational safety specialists is regulated by law. The introduction of a full-time specialist position in companies with more than 50 people is the responsibility of the employer in accordance with Art. 217 Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The number of specialists, depending on the number and structure of the organization, is determined by the Interindustry standards for the number of occupational safety and health workers in organizations, approved by Resolution of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated January 22, 2001 No. 10. If the number of staffing units of occupational safety specialists is less than the standard, there is a risk of bringing the employer to administrative liability according to Art. 5.27.1 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.


In 1993, the Fundamentals of the legislation of the Russian Federation on labor protection were adopted. Overall, it was a progressive document in the field of labor protection. It said that “...if necessary, special labor protection services may be created at enterprises.” Employers have taken this wording to mean that there is no longer a need for occupational safety specialists. This deficiency was corrected by the adoption of Federal Law No. 181-FZ of July 17, 1999 “On the Fundamentals of Protection in the Russian Federation.” It stipulated that if an enterprise employs more than 100 people, then a labor protection service should be created there. Initially, such a requirement was established in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. But in 2006 Art. 217 was adopted in its current version, obliging the introduction of the position of occupational safety specialist if the number of personnel in the organization exceeds 50 people.

The next feature of this position is the potential possibility of bringing, in case of improper performance of one’s official duties, not only disciplinary, but also administrative liability (Article 5.27.1 “Violation of state regulatory requirements for labor protection” of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation), as well as criminal liability (Article 143 “Violation of labor protection requirements” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Arbitrage practice. In practice, bringing an occupational safety specialist to administrative and criminal liability is a rather rare occurrence, but such a risk cannot be excluded (see, for example, the Verdict of the Tchaikovsky City Court of the Perm Territory dated January 14, 2014 in case No. 1-7/14).

Currently, the Professional Standard, approved by Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated August 4, 2014 No. 524n (hereinafter referred to as Profstandart), provides for the title “specialist in the field of occupational safety,” but previously such specialists were called “occupational safety engineer,” which was familiar to many.


From July 1, 2013, by Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated May 15, 2013 No. 205, the positions “head of the security department” were excluded from the Qualification Directory of Positions of Managers, Specialists and Other Employees (approved by Resolution of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated August 21, 1998 No. 37) (hereinafter referred to as the Qualification Directory). labor”, “labor safety engineer” and their qualification characteristics. Instead, Order No. 559n of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated May 17, 2012, which entered into force on July 1, 2013, introduced the positions of “head of labor safety service” and “labor safety specialist.” Profstandart borrowed these names from the Qualification Handbook.


In practice, many companies use positions not listed in the Qualification Directory, for example, “labor health and safety manager”, “head of the labor protection, industrial safety and environmental department”, etc. After all, Art. 57 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation does not establish requirements for the need for positions of employees performing work not related to the provision of compensation and benefits to comply with the Qualification Directory. But, in our opinion, it is better for employers to use the recommended names in order to avoid the risks of possible misunderstandings during inspections by government agencies.

Let's consider what you should pay attention to when selecting a labor protection specialist and how to use Profstandart.

WE DETERMINE THE EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE OF A SPECIALIST

According to Art. 217 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, a labor protection specialist must have appropriate training or experience in this field. In practice, recruiters wonder what is meant by appropriate training.

The professional standard answers this question by establishing the following requirements for education and work experience:

Higher education in the field of training “Technosphere Safety” or corresponding areas of training;
- either higher education and additional professional education in the field of labor protection without work experience requirements;
- or secondary education and additional professional education in the field of labor protection with at least 3 years of work experience in the field of labor protection.

The Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education in the field of training 280700 “Technosphere Safety” (bachelor’s degree - four years) was approved and put into effect by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated December 14, 2009 No. 723. As you can see, quite recently, therefore, today the labor market is still very It is difficult to find specialists in the field of labor protection who have received education in this area, especially with work experience. But, as we see, Art. 217 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation allows for the absence of special education from a labor protection specialist if he has retraining or the necessary experience. In practice, supervisory authorities monitor the employer’s fulfillment of labor protection obligations and are not interested in the education of specialists.



The most common professional portrait of an occupational safety specialist at present is an employee who has another higher education and additional education or experience in the field of occupational safety. At the same time, other higher education can be very different. According to our data, most often this is an engineering education (various fields of activity) - up to 30%; quite often there are former military personnel (with an appropriate higher education) - up to 20%. Only about 10% come from specialized education, up to 20% are former civil servants, including labor inspectors, 20% are persons with other education, including teachers, managers, economists, etc. We believe that even in the absence of work experience in the field of labor protection and in the presence of non-core education, a candidate is worthy of the attention of a recruiter if he has received additional professional education.


Professional retraining of specialists is carried out, as a rule, on the basis of higher or secondary vocational education. The corresponding programs are designed for a training volume of up to 500 hours, so in practice, training takes up to 10 months (with partial separation from production). Successful completion of training is certified by a state diploma of professional retraining with the right to conduct activities in the field of labor protection and industrial safety.

The candidate can confirm his work experience in the field of labor protection with entries in the work book, recommendations and reviews of former employers, or, for example, by presenting employment or civil law contracts under which he worked.

EXAMPLE 1

As an example, let us give a story from the head of the labor protection service of a metal structures plant about his professional development. “After graduating from vocational school, I came to the plant as an electrician, while at the same time I studied in absentia at the institute to become an equipment maintenance engineer. I worked for about two years, became a foreman, and at work I came across an occupational safety engineer, with whom we worked together in ensuring compliance with occupational safety requirements in my team. At this time, a new workshop was introduced at the plant. The occupational safety specialist became the head of the occupational safety department and asked if I would like to become his assistant. I agreed. Soon I graduated from college. I studied a new business for me, and my supervisor helped me with this. A year later, I was transferred to the position of occupational safety engineer. Then our positions were renamed because the legislation changed. After another 2 years, my manager retired and I took his place. So I became the head of the labor protection service, a position I still work in.”


It is necessary to note that even the presence of appropriate education does not relieve the employee (labor safety specialist) from the obligation to undergo, and the employer to ensure, completion of training in labor safety and testing of labor safety knowledge by this employee after being hired by the company. According to the Procedure for training in labor protection and testing the knowledge and labor protection requirements of employees of organizations, approved by the Resolution of the Ministry of Labor of Russia, the Ministry of Education of Russia dated January 13, 2003 No. 1/29, labor protection specialists undergo training in the scope of their job responsibilities, test their knowledge of labor protection requirements and receive a corresponding certificate upon entry to work during the first month in a specialized training organization.

In addition, if the employer has hazardous production facilities, the specialist needs appropriate training and certification in the field of industrial safety (Article 9 of the Federal Law of July 21, 1997 No. 116-FZ “On the Industrial Safety of Hazardous Production Facilities”).


Federal Law No. 122-FZ dated 05/02/2015 “On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 11 and 73 of the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation” from 07/01/2016 amends Art. 195.3 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, which regulates the procedure for applying professional standards. According to the new version of the article, the application of the provisions of professional standards will be mandatory in the case when the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, other federal laws or other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation establish requirements for the qualifications necessary for an employee to perform a certain job function. If such requirements are not established, employers accept professional standards as the basis for determining the requirements for the qualifications of workers, taking into account the characteristics of the labor functions performed by employees, determined by the technologies used and the accepted organization of production and labor.

WE DETERMINE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF A SPECIALIST

When selecting a specialist, in our opinion, it is necessary to pay attention not only to formal characteristics - education and work experience (confirmation of qualification level), but also to the actual knowledge and skills of the applicant. The professional standard describes in detail the knowledge and skills that a candidate must have. This is, first of all, knowledge of labor legislation, the regulatory legal framework in the field of labor protection, national standards in the field of labor protection, as well as knowledge of laws establishing responsibility in the field of labor protection, regulatory legal acts in the field of fire, industrial, sanitary-epidemiological and other security.

Skills are no less important. This is not only the ability to apply regulatory legal acts in practice, draw up documents for training, provide special clothing, and conduct medical examinations, but also the skills to investigate accidents and interact with inspection authorities. In addition, it is good if the candidate has certain teaching skills (after all, he will conduct instructions), as well as organizational skills (for example, when investigating an accident).


How can a recruiter check a candidate’s knowledge and skills during an interview (especially if such a specialist is being hired for the first time)? You can use professional tests and offer the candidate several cases to solve. To compile tests and cases, you can use both real cases from the life of an organization and fictitious ones compiled on the basis of labor actions described in the Professional Standard.

The knowledge and skills described in the Professional Standard can be used as the first section of a job description, describing what an employee should know and be able to do, as well as when creating a job profile for selecting an employee (for a sample profile, see example 4 below).

DETERMINING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SPECIALIST

If a position is being introduced for the first time, it is important to define the employee's responsibilities. This information is also contained by Profstandart. Moreover, the possibility of using the Professional Standard when preparing job descriptions is directly provided for in paragraphs. “a” clause 25 of the Rules for the development, approval and application of professional standards approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 22, 2013 No. 23.

Previously, when drawing up a job description, companies relied on the Qualification Directory, as well as on the Recommendations for organizing the work of the Occupational Safety and Health Service in an organization, approved by Resolution of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated 02/08/2000 No. 14. Please note: these legal acts continue to be in force together with the Professional Standard.

Profstandart took as a basis the information specified in these acts, but systematized and specified them. Thus, the document divides all activities for this position into main (generalized) functions. Generalized job functions for a labor protection specialist are:

- implementation and ensuring the functioning of the occupational safety management system;
- monitoring the functioning of the occupational safety management system;
- planning, development and improvement of the occupational safety management system.

In this case, the last function is performed, as a rule, either by the head of the labor protection service, or by the only specialist in the organization, i.e. an employee who is directly entrusted with the function of organizing the labor protection system. Each of the generalized functions is divided into smaller ones, which can be indicated as the employee’s functions in the second section of the job description. The functions of a labor protection specialist can be presented in the form of a table.

Table. Functions of a labor protection specialist


Generalized labor function

Labor function
Implementation and maintenance of the labor protection management system

1. Regulatory support for the occupational safety management system


2. Providing training for workers in the field of labor protection

3. Collection, processing and transmission of information on issues of labor conditions and safety

4. Ensuring the reduction of levels of occupational risks taking into account working conditions

Monitoring the functioning of the occupational safety management system 1. Ensuring control over compliance with labor protection requirements

2. Ensuring control over the state of working conditions in the workplace

3. Ensuring investigation and recording of industrial accidents and occupational diseases

Planning, development and improvement of the occupational safety management system 1. Determination of goals and objectives, occupational safety management processes and assessment of the effectiveness of the occupational safety management system

2. Distribution of powers, responsibilities, duties regarding labor protection issues and justification of resource provision

Labor functions are described in the Professional Standard using labor actions. The latter, in our opinion, are nothing more than the employee’s job responsibilities, which can be reflected in the job description in the “Employee Responsibilities” section. Since the Professional Standard is not a mandatory document in this part, companies have the right to independently supplement or change the functions and responsibilities of a labor protection specialist.

EXAMPLE 2

If the organization does not have employees who are required to wear special clothing, then the job responsibility “Coordination and control of the provision of personal protective equipment to employees” can be excluded. And if the organization is small and the employee also performs the duties of someone responsible for electrical equipment and fire safety, then the corresponding responsibilities can be added to the job description. By the way, the list of responsibilities will help not only when drawing up a job description, but also when drawing up a job profile for selecting the appropriate employee(a sample position profile is in example 4 below).

WE DETERMINE PERSONAL QUALITIES

After determining the requirements for education, length of service and work experience, knowledge and skills, description of job functions and responsibilities, we believe it is necessary to establish the personal qualities that the candidate must have. Although the Professional Standard does not contain special requirements for the personality of a labor protection specialist, in our opinion, the basic personal qualities that a candidate must have can be formulated based on the duties that he must perform.

The functions and job responsibilities of an occupational safety specialist involve working with both documents and people. Based on this, the candidate’s personal qualities should allow him to combine these two different directions. To work with documents you need: analytical skills, attentiveness and pedantry. In addition, it is important to have a systematic approach and the ability to organize work with documents.

Working with people requires pedagogical skills, because a significant part of the work is training workers in labor safety rules. In addition, presentation skills, methodological work, communication skills, and organizational skills are also important.

Sometimes the work of an occupational safety specialist is unpredictable, for example when an accident occurs. Therefore, resistance to stress, a high pace of activity, and responsibility are important. And the most important thing, in our opinion, is activity, caring for people, the desire to protect them from harm. We believe that identifying a candidate’s personal qualities is the most difficult. To do this, you can use psychological tests, projective questions, and the biographical method.

EXAMPLE 3

In a large security organization located near the railway, a labor protection specialist worked well, but formally. When a security guard is hired, a labor safety specialist will fill out the necessary logs and tell the new employee: “You know, don’t walk on the tracks,” and show him where to sign in the logs. Over the past six months, the organization has experienced 4 accidents, including 2 serious ones. Causes of accidents: security guards crossed the railway in the wrong place and were injured by passing trains; security guards were injured when attacked by aggressive citizens.

After some time, the position of occupational safety specialist became vacant, and a new employee, Mikhail, was hired to fill it. He developed an induction program in which he described in detail the rules of behavior near the railway, as well as the rules of behavior with aggressive citizens. He also included in the program a description of accidents that occurred with workers. The General Director, passing by the occupational safety office, repeatedly heard how thoroughly and thoroughly Mikhail conducts introductory briefings and answers questions from employees. At the end of the instruction, he said: “Take care of yourself.” From this it is clear that he does not just formally perform his duties, but sincerely tries to draw the attention of workers to their own safety.

Six months have passed. During this time, only 2 minor accidents occurred, none of which involved railway transport. It is obvious that responsibility and concern for people helped Mikhail improve performance and protect employees from injury.

Thus, the Professional Standard sets high requirements for the education, knowledge and skills of a labor protection specialist, and also defines in detail his functions and job responsibilities. A professional standard may be a guideline for a company in selecting an employee, but the company has the right to change and supplement the requirements for candidates and job responsibilities for an employee of this company. In the absence of specialized education, preference should, in our opinion, be given to candidates with the appropriate skills and personal qualities.

In conclusion, we present the profile of the position “Occupational Safety and Health Specialist”.

POSITION PROFILE “OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY SPECIALIST”

Job title Occupational Safety Specialist
(singular person)

Subdivision Personnel department / AUP
Direct supervisor CEO

Subordinates

Doesn't have

Who will be interacting with?

Production units, management, government agencies
- providing methodological assistance to heads of structural divisions;
- testing employees’ knowledge of labor protection requirements;
- informing workers about labor conditions and safety in the workplace;
- collection of information and suggestions from employees on issues of labor conditions and safety;
- identification, analysis and assessment of professional risks;
- development of action plans to ensure safe conditions and labor protection;
- organizing medical examinations.

2. MONITORING THE FUNCTIONING OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:


- monitoring compliance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts and local regulations on labor protection;
- taking measures to eliminate violations of labor protection requirements, including requests from employees;
- planning and organizing a special assessment of working conditions;
- monitoring the implementation of the list of recommended measures to improve working conditions based on the results of a special assessment of working conditions;
- organizing the work of the commission to investigate industrial accidents and occupational diseases;
- generation of documents necessary for the investigation and recording of accidents.

3. PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:


- formation of goals and objectives in the field of labor protection;
- planning the occupational safety management system and developing performance indicators in the field of occupational safety;
- preparation of proposals and relevant draft local regulations on the distribution of powers, responsibilities and duties in the field of labor protection between employees;
- justification of mechanisms and volumes of financing of labor protection measures. - apply state regulatory requirements for labor protection in the development of local regulations, develop draft local regulations;
- apply methods for identifying hazards and assessing occupational risks;
- conduct labor safety briefings, develop training programs, and test knowledge of labor safety requirements;
- coordinate a special assessment of working conditions, analyze the results of assessing working conditions in the workplace;
- draw up documents related to mandatory medical examinations;
- draw up materials and fill out document forms during the investigation of industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

2. KNOWLEDGE:

Regulatory legal framework in the field of labor protection, labor legislation of the Russian Federation, legislation of the Russian Federation on technical regulation, on fire and electrical safety, on sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population;
- national and interstate standards regulating the occupational safety and health management system;
- liability for violation of labor protection requirements (disciplinary, administrative, civil, criminal) and the procedure for bringing to responsibility;
- mechanisms for interaction with interested bodies and organizations on issues of labor conditions and safety;
- basic requirements of regulatory legal acts for buildings, structures, premises, machines, equipment, installations, production processes in terms of ensuring safe conditions and labor protection;
- fundamentals of psychology, pedagogy, information technology;
- composition and procedure for preparing reporting (statistical) documentation on issues of labor conditions and safety

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

Absence of fines from government agencies for violation of labor protection requirements, minimal number of industrial accidents and occupational diseases

PERSONAL QUALITIES

High level of self-organization, proactivity, analytical skills.

Resistance to stress, high pace of activity, good communication skills.

Presentation and teaching skills.

Scrupulousness and pedantry when working with documents.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Higher education in the field of training “Technosphere safety” or corresponding areas, or higher education and additional professional education in the field of labor protection with work experience of at least three years, or secondary education and additional professional education in the field of labor protection with work experience of at least five years in the field of labor protection.

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LITERARY SOURCE

An occupational safety engineer is a very responsible position directly related to ensuring the safety of people in the workplace, so the requirements for the candidate are quite serious. In your resume, indicate the education you received, and if you do not have specialized education in labor protection, then indicate in which courses you improved your qualifications. It is important to indicate work experience in a similar position and list the acquired professional knowledge and skills. It is especially important to indicate in your resume that you thoroughly know production, legislative acts on labor protection, and during your work you constantly and closely communicated with officials from regulatory authorities and experts.

Be sure to highlight your personal qualities in your resume, for example it could be: good memory, thanks to which you, as a specialist, can remember many legislative and regulatory acts; communication skills - will show your ability to find contact with workers, management and representatives of regulatory authorities; psychologist and organizer, etc.

See also other resume examples:

Download an example resume for a labor safety engineer:

Ponochevny Nikolay Sergeevich
(Nikolay S. Ponochevnyi)

Target: Obtaining a vacant position as a labor protection engineer.

Education:

September 1995 – June 1999, Magnitogorsk State Technical University. G.I. Nosov, Faculty of Occupational Safety and Health, specialty: Occupational Safety and Health Engineer, bachelor's degree (full-time).
September 1999 - May 2000, Autonomous non-profit organization of additional professional education, Magnitogorsk, Faculty of Labor Protection, specialty "Specialist in the Field of Labor Safety", specialist diploma (correspondence department).

Additional education:

July – December 2004 — Courses “Occupational Safety and Health. Regulatory acts", KCPK "Personnel", Magnitogorsk.
January – April 2011 — Courses “Labor and Security. Personnel", Center "Trud-Expert Maximum", Magnitogorsk.

Experience:

Labor safety engineer 1st category

May 2000 – May 2001 Completion of a one-year internship at the State Enterprise “MagnitVodPUT”, Magnitogorsk.
Functional responsibilities:
— control over compliance with labor conditions and safety in the divisions of the enterprise;
— preparation of internal regulatory documentation;
- maintaining records of the labor protection department.

Labor safety engineer

February 2002 – October 2009, ASA LLC, Magnitogorsk.
Functional responsibilities:
— development of draft orders on labor protection and fire safety;
— control over the creation of safe and healthy working conditions at the enterprise;
— carrying out labor protection measures;
— compliance with current legislation, rules, standards, norms, regulations, instructions on labor protection, fire safety;
— compliance with current legislation, rules, standards, norms, regulations, instructions for providing employees with benefits and compensation for working conditions;
— providing statements on violations of labor protection and fire safety;
— conducting briefings for employees on labor protection and fire safety;
— reporting on labor protection and fire safety issues.

Labor safety engineer

March 2010 – present, LLC Construction Company “VIAT”, Magnitogorsk.
Functional responsibilities:
— preparation and receipt for the enterprise of all necessary permits in accordance with the requirements of legislation on labor protection and industrial safety;
— work with regulatory and inspection authorities;
— monitoring compliance by employees and company managers with instructions, rules, laws, regulations on labor protection;
— organizing training for company employees to obtain permits to perform high-risk work;
— carrying out preventive work to prevent industrial injuries;
— control over the enterprise’s compliance with the instructions of state supervisory authorities;
— conducting introductory and other briefings for company employees;
— development and revision of instructions and regulations on labor protection and safety;
— development of draft orders on labor protection;
— control over the company’s compliance as a whole with legislative norms, rules, standards, regulations and instructions on labor protection and fire safety;
— maintaining internal documentation on labor protection;
— organizing and conducting certification and certification of workplaces;
— organizing and managing the work of the accident investigation commission at the enterprise, drawing up and submitting accident investigation reports;
— identification and declaration of high-risk objects;
— participation in inspections, surveys of the technical condition of buildings, determining their compliance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts on labor protection.

Professional skills:

— Confident PC user;
— Knowledge of MS Office;
— Skills in finding all the necessary resources on the Internet;
— Knowledge of legislation, regulations on labor protection and safety;
— Skills in operational and methodological management of labor protection work at the enterprise;
— Experience in passing inspections by regulatory authorities;
- Language skills: Russian - fluent; English – basic level.

Personal qualities:

Consistency and quality of performance of duties, I love the accuracy and thoughtfulness of the work performed, excellent memory.

Additional information:

Marital status: Married.
Do you have children.
Possibility of business trips: yes.
Driving license: categories A, B, C

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In accordance with the Qualification Directory of Positions of Managers, Specialists and Other Employees (approved by Resolution of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation of August 21, 1998 N 37, as amended on January 21, August 4, 2000), a labor protection engineer performs the following duties:
1. Monitors compliance in the divisions of the enterprise with legislative and other regulatory legal acts on labor protection, over the provision of established benefits and compensation to employees for working conditions.
2. Studies working conditions in the workplace, prepares and makes proposals for the development and implementation of more advanced designs of fencing equipment, safety and locking devices, and other means of protection from the effects of hazardous and harmful production factors.


3. Participates in inspections and surveys of the technical condition of buildings, structures, equipment, machines and mechanisms, the efficiency of ventilation systems, the condition of sanitary and technical devices, sanitary facilities, means of collective and individual protection of workers, determining their compliance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts on labor protection and when violations are identified that pose a threat to the life and health of workers or may lead to an accident, takes measures to stop the operation of machines, equipment and work in workshops, areas, and workplaces.
4. Together with other departments of the enterprise, it carries out work on certification and certification of workplaces and production equipment for compliance with labor protection requirements.
5. Participates in the development of measures to prevent occupational diseases and accidents at work, to improve working conditions and bring them to the requirements of regulatory legal acts on labor protection, and also provides organizational assistance in the implementation of the developed measures.
6. Monitors the timeliness of the relevant services carrying out the necessary tests and technical examinations of the condition of equipment, machines and mechanisms, compliance with schedules for measuring the parameters of dangerous and harmful production factors, compliance with the instructions of state supervisory authorities and monitoring compliance with current norms, rules and instructions on labor protection, safety standards labor in the production process, as well as in projects of new and reconstructed production facilities, participates in their acceptance for operation.
7. Participates in the consideration of the issue of compensation by the employer for harm caused to employees by injury, occupational disease or other damage to health related to the performance of their work duties.
8. Provides departments of the enterprise with methodological assistance in compiling lists of professions and positions, in accordance with which employees must undergo mandatory medical examinations, as well as lists of professions and positions, in accordance with which, on the basis of current legislation, workers are provided with compensation and benefits for severe, harmful or hazardous working conditions; when developing and revising labor safety instructions, enterprise standards, a system of labor safety standards; on organizing briefing, training and testing the knowledge of workers on labor protection.
9. Conducts introductory briefings on labor protection with all new hires, business travelers, students and students arriving for on-the-job training or practice.
10. Participates in the drafting of the “Occupational Safety and Health” section of the collective agreement, in the investigation of cases of industrial injuries, occupational and work-related diseases, studies their causes, and analyzes the effectiveness of measures taken to prevent them.
11. Monitors the organization of storage, issuance, washing, dry cleaning, drying, dust removal, degreasing and repair of special clothing, special shoes and other personal protective equipment, the condition of safety devices and protective devices, as well as the correct expenditure in the departments of the enterprise of funds allocated to carry out labor protection measures.
12. Prepares labor safety reports in established forms and within the appropriate time frames.
In order to perform his duties efficiently, a labor protection engineer must know:
- legislative and regulatory legal acts, methodological materials on labor protection issues;
- basic technological processes of production of the enterprise’s products;
- methods for studying working conditions in the workplace;
- organization of work on labor protection;
- system of labor safety standards;
- psychophysiological requirements for workers based on the category of severity of work, restrictions on the use of labor by women, adolescents, and workers transferred to light work;
- features of operation of equipment used at the enterprise;
- rules and means of monitoring compliance of the technical condition of equipment with the requirements for safe work;
- advanced domestic and foreign experience in labor protection;
- methods and forms of propaganda and information on labor protection; the procedure and timing for reporting on the implementation of labor protection measures; fundamentals of economics, organization of production, labor and management;
- basics of labor legislation.
Based on the requirements for a labor protection engineer, he must know and be able to do a lot, be a good organizer and psychologist, be able to find contacts with workers, specialists and managers at all levels, as well as with representatives of regulatory authorities.
And if there are no complaints against the occupational safety engineer across the entire range of activities, it means that he is a good specialist and corresponds to his position.

Code of Professional Activity of a Labor Safety Specialist


By the way, Viktor Pavlovich Kovalev, who has extensive experience in the field of labor protection, developed “Code of professional activity of an engineer (specialist) in labor protection.”
I quote it with slight abbreviations:

1. Continuous audit of the state of labor protection, fire and industrial safety issues (hereinafter referred to as HSE) in all divisions of the organization with the preparation of plans to eliminate identified deficiencies in the near and future.
2. Introduction of existing methods of conducting introductory and initial briefings at workplaces with their subsequent continuous improvement.
3. Create a personal file for an employee of the organization, which should reflect the stages of completing all types of training, permits, certifications, obtaining personal protective equipment, professional skills and other issues related to the performance of professional duties.
4. Careful analysis of existing labor protection instructions, their selection for each profession, specialty, development of new ones for newly introduced professions (specialties) in the organization. Strives to have such instructions on the “hands” of every employee, in rest areas (locker rooms, etc.).
5. Timely submit applications to specialized training centers for real training on labor protection, electrical and fire safety, operation of hazardous facilities for employees of the organization according to specially approved lists. Those who have not completed training, internship, or testing their level of knowledge will be removed from work.
6. Pay special attention to hazardous production facilities of the enterprise. Achieve exemplary condition of existing documents, permits, workplaces, strict compliance with instructions and rules.
7. Achieve the availability of passports for each technical equipment, tool, fixture, building and structure. Without passports, use of tools, etc. forbid.
8. Based on existing standards (the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and the tripartite agreement), prepare justifications for financing activities on health and safety issues for the current year and the near future.
9. Organize your own workplace and equip it with the appropriate equipment: a modern PC, copier, scanner, laser and color printer, etc., an OT room for conducting classes, briefings, making posters, manuals, etc.
10. Prepare proposals for the purchase of specialized stands, posters, electronic directories, etc. for total awareness of personnel, promotion of compliance with issues of labor protection, technology and fire safety and ease of use of the created arsenal.
11. Continuously study the real state of labor safety conditions at each workplace based on existing workplace certification rules, promptly eliminate identified “minor” violations, offer for study incoming information on the prevention of compliance with labor protection, technology and fire safety rules.
12. Provide primary fire extinguishing equipment (fire extinguishers, special protective blankets, etc.) and first aid kits to all individual structural units and offices of the organization. Train personnel on actions in extreme situations, followed by control checks of their actions.
13. Depending on professions (specialties), provide employees with personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with established standards.
14. Study the job responsibilities of the organization’s employees, which must necessarily reflect issues of compliance with labor protection and personal responsibility in accordance with current legislation.
15. In case of violation of the requirements of existing legislative and internal regulations, issue instructions to the heads of structural units, assist in eliminating identified deficiencies, and if comments are repeated, seek an investigation and punish the perpetrator morally (disciplinary) and materially (deprivation).
16. Establish reliable working contacts with all structural divisions, while constantly informing the head of the organization and the person delegated by him to oversee health and safety issues about their real status. Some positive results of activity should be regarded as an attempt to resolve the issue properly. Any information must be documented in a regulated manner.
17. Introduce economic incentives (deprivation, rewards) for compliance with health and safety issues in the organization.
18. Implement organization standards (STO) on health and safety issues. Establish their priority functioning in the organization.
19. Constantly improve personal professional qualities.
20. Implement specific measures (intentions) for strict implementation of labor legislation in the field of labor protection (suspension from work in these cases, punishment of guilty officials for violations, rewards for achieved results in preserving the life and health of workers).
21. Regularly conduct classes with the management of the organization on health and safety issues based on specific results of practical activities, clarification of new documents, internal local acts.
22. Regularly inspect the territory and workplaces of the organization’s employees, check them during breaks, in the most dangerous and intense moments of activity (production). Know the real state of production culture, compliance with health and safety issues both at specific workplaces and areas (shops) in general.
23. Use production capabilities to organize the implementation of visual propaganda means by manufacturing and installing them in the required places according to the theme and production of work. Posters and other visual information must be placed within the direct visibility of each workplace. Promotion of healthy and safe working conditions should be a priority in our activities.
24. Participate in production meetings to present the results of compliance with health and safety requirements.
25. Know the methodology for organizing inspections by representatives of the labor inspectorate, Gospozhnadzor, Rospotrebnadzor, FSS, Rostechnadzor, have samples of drawing up inspection reports, instructions, and be prepared for such inspections. When contacting representatives of supervisory authorities, be extremely careful and coordinate all emerging issues with the management of the enterprise.
Taking into account the Russian mentality and reality, persistently strive to comply with existing regulatory legal legislation while fulfilling assigned duties.

Accreditation of organizations providing services in the field of labor protection

I cannot help but mention the following document, which is related to the topic of today’s conversation.
On April 1, 2010, the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation issued an order No. 205n “On approval of the list of services in the field of labor protection, the provision of which requires accreditation, and the rules for accreditation of organizations providing services in the field of labor protection.”
The order establishes the following services in the field of labor protection:
1. Carrying out the functions of the labor protection service or labor protection specialist of an employer whose number of employees does not exceed 50 people.
2. Certification of workplaces based on working conditions.
3. Training of employers and employees on labor protection issues.
An organization wishing to provide these services submits an application to the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development, which states:
- full and abbreviated name of the legal entity in accordance with the entry in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE), its organizational and legal form;
- postal address of the location of the organization;
- state registration number of the legal entity;
- information about the document confirming the fact of making an entry about the legal entity in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities;
- taxpayer identification number;
- information about the document confirming the fact of registration of the organization with the tax authority;
- type of service in the field of labor protection, for the provision of which accreditation is carried out;
- information about the presence in the organization’s charter as one of the types of activity “provision of services in the field of labor protection”;
- information about the absence of a decision to liquidate the organization and the absence of a decision of the arbitration court to declare the organization bankrupt and to open bankruptcy proceedings on the day of filing an application for accreditation of an organization providing services in the field of labor protection;
- information about the absence of a decision to suspend the organization’s activities;
- information about the availability of a reference database of current legislative and other regulatory legal acts on labor protection, as well as reference documentation on labor protection.
An organization that intends to perform the functions of a labor protection service or a labor protection specialist of an employer whose number of employees does not exceed 50 people, in addition, indicates in the application information about specialists who have higher professional education, confirmed by a state-issued document, and the length of their practical work in the field labor protection.
Entry into the register of organizations providing services in the field of labor protection is carried out by notification.
There is no fee for the accreditation procedure from the applicant.
The Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia, within 3 working days from the date of entering information about the organization providing services in the field of labor protection into the register, ensures that a written notification is sent to the applicant about its inclusion in the register.

Tags: Labor protection engineer, technical condition of buildings and equipment, organization of inspections by regulatory authorities, labor protection instructions

Update date: 21.08.2019

City: Permian

Industry: Other

Salary: 30000

Employment type: Constant

Work experience (years): 10

Education: Higher

Summary text:

Professional skills:
-conducting briefings, organizing timely training and testing knowledge of labor protection requirements, fire safety of enterprise employees;
-development of introductory and initial training programs, training programs;
-development and revision of labor protection instructions for professions and types of work;
-organization of preliminary, periodic, pre-trip medical examinations, mandatory psychiatric examinations;
-organization of a special assessment of working conditions, certification of workplaces, development of measures to improve working conditions;
-investigation and recording of industrial accidents, incl. severe, carrying out preventive work to prevent industrial injuries and occupational diseases;
- production control over compliance in the enterprise’s divisions with current instructions, rules and regulations on labor protection, industrial sanitation, fire and environmental safety;
-drawing up a production control program, passports for carcinogenic production, organizing measurements of harmful factors in the workplace;
-drawing up annexes to the collective agreement;
- control of the provision of workers with personal protective equipment, flushing (neutralizing) agents;
-development of a labor safety management system, drawing up orders, acts, regulations, reporting in established forms;

Development and coordination of documents in the field of water use (standards of permissible discharges, agreements and decisions on the provision of water bodies for use, obtaining permits for wastewater discharge);
-development and approval of hazardous waste passports, draft standards for waste generation and limits on their disposal, preparation of a package of documents for obtaining a license for hazardous waste management;
-conducting an inventory of sources of pollutant emissions, organizing instrumental measurements of the efficiency of dust and gas treatment plants, air quality at the border of the sanitary protection zone;
- compilation and coordination of statistical reporting 2-tp air, water management, waste, 4-os, technical report, industrial environmental control program, calculation of fees for negative impact on the environment, environmental fee;
-instrumental control of emissions from mobile sources, control of the operation of wastewater treatment facilities;
-organization of removal of production and consumption waste;
- setting up objects of negative impact on state accounting;

Conducting tenders, working with contractors, coordinating and concluding contracts;
-participation in scheduled and unscheduled inspections by regulatory authorities, compliance with regulations (state labor inspection, Rospotrebnadzor, Rosprirodnadzor).

Occupational safety certificate, fire safety minimum, work at height, general industrial safety requirements, certification as a member of the certification commission of organizations operating pressure vessels, professional training for the right to work with hazardous waste, group 4 on electrical safety

Experience:
2013-present JSC "Perm Meat Processing Plant"
Occupational health and safety specialist, environmental engineer
2013 LLC Emergency Rescue Unit “Ecological Perspective”
, occupational safety engineer
2012-2013 OJSC "39 Arsenal"
Environmental engineer
2010-2012 Locomotive repair depot, JSC Russian Railways
Environmental Engineer
2009-2010 IP Potapova L.V.
Environmental Engineer
2005-2008 Administration of the Gornozavodsky municipal district
Chief Specialist of the Environmental Protection Department

Contact Information:
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