Occupational Safety
The basic principle of the Company’s activities in the field of occupational safety and health consists in the recognition and ensuring the priority of life and health of employees in relation to the results of production activities of the Company.
Kubanenergo PJSC constantly works to improve working conditions, prevent industrial and third-party injuries in accordance with the requirements of the current laws of the Russian Federation.
In order to establish a unified system for organizing labor management in the Company and to ensure safe and normal working conditions for employees at all stages of production, monitoring compliance with occupational safety requirements at all levels of management, the Company has a Regulation on Occupational Safety Management System. The company standard of the Integrated Management System STO 00104604-ISM 007-2015, which meets the requirements of GOST 12.0.230-2007, the international standard OHSAS 18001, interstate standards for occupational safety management systems, as well as the requirements of the labor laws of the Russian Federation.
The Company’s management is responsible for ensuring safe working conditions and occupational safety in Kubanenergo PJSC and their compliance with the requirements set. The Company completely fulfills requirements of the laws of the Russian Federation regarding the employer’s duties in the field of labor protection of workers.
In the reporting year, the Company performed permanent OHS measures developed in accordance with requirements of Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation “On Approval of Standard List of Measures Annually Implemented by Employer and Aimed at Improving Labor Conditions and Protection as well as Reducing Levels of Professional Risks ” No. 181n of 3/1/2012. The Company constantly controls observance of the rules of labor protection during organization and performance of work in electric facilities by employees. Behavioral audit is carried out as well as supervision of the process of organization and performance of the work directly on workplaces. Following the results of control, measures aimed at elimination and prevention of violations, including psychocorrective activities are developed.
25 conference calls were held to coordinate the work of the branches of Kubanenergo PJSC in the field of health protection and labor safety, 11 of which were held as a video conference with the participation of First Deputy Directors: Chief Engineers and Heads Of Divisions of the Company’s branches. Days of Occupational Safety are held monthly that make it possible to involve a large number of the Company’s employees in the process of self- and mutual control, as well as increase the employees’ level of knowledge and experience in the field of occupational safety and health.
In order to exchange experience and upgrade the skills of employees, for the correct organization and optimization of monitoring activities related to compliance with the standards and requirements of labor protection and safety rules seminar retreats were held with Deputy Chief Engineers: Heads of Production Safety and Production Control Divisions of the Company’s branches which addressed labor safety issues, organization of work of structural units, planning of measures for labor protection. In the form of business games involving specialists in psychophysiological assurance of the professional activity of the Company’s branches, trainings were held on the functioning of the labor protection system and timely identification of potential threats and risks to the health and life of the Company’s employees.
As part of the functioning of the internal technical control system in 2016, comprehensive inspections were conducted in the Company’s branches of Armavir, Krasnodar, Slavyansk and Tihoretsk Electric Grids. Thematic inspections of divisions of all branches of the Company were conducted throughout the year that made it possible to identify and eliminate violations at the same time.
In general, for Kubanenergo PJSC over the past five years, there has been a decrease in the number of industrial accidents from three cases in 2012 and 2014 up to 1 accident in 2015 and 2016. In 2013, industrial accidents were not registered.
No cases of occupational diseases of the personnel of Kubanenergo PJSC were registered in 2016.
In order to ensure the preservation of life and health of employees of the Company, the necessary protective equipment and supplies were acquired in 2016 to ensure the safety of work. The annual application for the purchase of special clothing and footwear was performed in full.
Unit costs of labor protection for Kubanenergo PJSC for 1 employee in 2012–2016, thous. rubles: