Occupational safety research team

The profile of the research team's activity includes education and scientific research in the broadly understood scope of occupational safety and protection. Teaching focuses on the issues of natural phenomena, material factors of the work environment and human behavior. Cognitive and application research works are aimed at implementing new organizational and technical solutions in engineering practice, aimed at improving conditions and increasing the efficiency and quality of work, with particular emphasis on the prevention of natural, technical and personal hazards and shaping employees' awareness of the principles of safe work. The activities undertaken include, among others, aspects of the harmfulness of environmental factors, accidents and occupational diseases, organization and ergonomics of work stations, selection of personal and collective protective equipment and employee training. Issues related to occupational safety management systems in enterprises focus mainly on the possibilities of assessing occupational risk, and the specificity and diversity of hazards occurring in mining determine the search for new methods of their assessment and combating. Another area of ​​interest is the fire safety of designed road tunnels, taking into account the proper evacuation of people at risk of poisoning with fire gases. The issues in question are implemented interdisciplinarily, in cooperation with enterprises, including mining plants, supervisory authorities and other entities from the health and safety industry. Employees have qualifications to work in health and safety services and authorizations of an expert for mining plant operations and participate in the work of advisory and opinion-forming teams.