The Mayor of Kazan: «Work safety is a crucial responsibility of any manager, which should be at the top of the list of priorities»

The Mayor of Kazan: «Work safety is a crucial responsibility of any manager, which should be at the top of the list of priorities»

Twenty-eight industrial accidents were registered in the capital of Tatarstan this year

Since the beginning of this year, the Coordinating Council for Work Safety of the Kazan Executive Committee has received 50 records of accidents at various enterprises. Of these, 28 were determined to be industrial accidents. This information was announced at the Business Monday meeting by Ildar Shakirov, Deputy Head of the Kazan Executive Committee.

«Work safety is not an option, but a crucial responsibility for any company manager. It should be at the top of the list of priorities. While these figures may seem insignificant when compared to a city with 1.3 million people, they represent a significant tragedy for each individual family. Human error can occur anywhere, and it's important for managers to take work safety seriously», – said Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan.

Kazan Mayor noted the aspiration of the capital city of Tatarstan to become a city of the best employers, emphasized that without solving issues related to work safety, this goal will not be achieved. «Coordinating Council must continue its work and ensure that the results are appropriate», – he said.

The Mayor also reminded that in the past century, any enterprise had indicators for assessments by ministries based on their achievements in work safetu.

According to Ildar Shakirov, the most workplace injury risks occur at industrial enterprises (15 cases), trade and services (6 cases), construction (4 cases), and transport (2 cases).

Kazan is a leader in housing construction in Tatarstan and the Volga Federal District, therefore special attention has been paid to monitoring work safety in the construction industry. The process is carried out in several stages. At the first stage, checklists on work safety were sent to 55 major developers and more than 220 contractors. According to the assessment results, at the second stage, they visited 16 developers and contractors.

«The developers and contractors commented on the issues promptly, stopping activities until the gross violations were eliminated. Overall, a work safety management system was created in these organizations», – Ildar Shakirov noted.

The Coordinating Council organized visits to production facilities where accidents had occurred. At one plant, the management was advised to improve lighting, and at another, it was necessary to provide additional documentation.