More than 400 officials of the Vitebsk region were fined in 2010 for violations of labor protection rules

January 24, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. For violations of labor protection legislation in the Vitebsk region in 2010, 415 employers and 368 officials were fined. Their total fines amounted to Br421 million, the first deputy head of the Vitebsk regional department of the State Labor Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Sergey Anufriev, told a BELTA correspondent. In accordance with the requirements of Directive No. 1, for violations of labor protection rules that caused injury or death of workers, 24 officials were dismissed last year, including three heads of organizations. In total, in 2010, state labor inspectors conducted 1.2 thousand inspections at enterprises and organizations in the region, as a result of which 10.6 thousand violations of labor and labor protection legislation were identified, the operation of 587 machine tools, machines and other equipment posing a threat to the life and health of workers was suspended, as well as seven workshops. During the inspections, 722 workers were suspended at the request of the inspectors. Last year, 25 workers died at enterprises in the region, and 89 received serious injuries, which is 31.6% and 14.1% higher, respectively, compared to the 2009 level. At the same time, an increase in fatal cases is noted in organizations of small businesses, agriculture and housing and communal services, and construction enterprises. An analysis of accidents with severe and fatal outcomes showed that their main causes were violations of labor and production discipline by the victims (24.1%), failure by managers and specialists to fulfill labor protection duties (17.3%), and operation of faulty machinery and equipment that did not comply with safety requirements (8%). The factor of alcohol consumption in the workplace also remains relevant. -0-