Application of Scientific Research Methodology to Improve Labor Safety Management at the Enterprises of the Mining and Metallurgical Complex

The article substantiates the need to apply the methodology of scientific research to increase the effectiveness of improving the management of occupational safety. It was noted that occupational risk is one of the indicators characterizing the state of occupational safety (at the workplace, in the unit, etc.), and can also be used as an assessment of the effectiveness of specific decisions (or a plan of measures) for occupational safety management. In addition, an important aspect of effective management in modern conditions is the justification of the amount of funds necessary for the implementation of management measures. The results of the analysis of scientific publications show that today approaches are used that ensure the maintenance of the level of professional risk within the defined acceptable values, for the effective practical implementation of which the methodology for the formation of alternative versions of relevant management decisions must be additionally defined, as well as clearly defined criteria for choosing optimal solutions . The considered decision-making situation is characterized by the following circumstances: control and measuring devices are actively used in the workshop during the production process, the possibility of the occurrence of various abnormal situations is considered: from a slight deviation of parameters from permissible values to the complete failure of any of the devices, production losses may occur. Failures in the operation of these devices can lead to emergency situations, accidents, failure of production equipment. Therefore, the solution to the task was to choose a variant of the measure that would ensure the minimization of the expected amount of costs for the maintenance of devices and losses due to failure (or downtime) of these devices. To solve this problem, the Savage criterion was applied, as a result, it was established that the most profitable for the enterprise would be to conduct monthly inspections (alternative a3). It is this alternative that provides for the minimization of the expected amount of costs for the maintenance of devices and losses due to failure (or downtime) of these devices.