In 2023, the Labor Inspection Service conducted 3,765 safety inspections, and applied sanctions in 2,527 cases

In 2023, 34 people died at workplaces. InterpressNews was told about this in the Labor Inspection Service.

According to their information, all the deceased are men.

In 2023, the Labor Inspection Service conducted 3,765 inspections in the direction of safety and applied sanctions in 2,527 cases, among which, in 361 cases, the activity of the object carrying out economic activity was suspended. In 643 cases a fine was used, and in 1523 cases - a warning.

"In 2023, the Labor Inspection Service conducted 3,765 safety inspections. The following sanctions were applied in 2527 cases of violation of norms: warning - 1523, suspension of activity - 361, fine - 643.

The most frequently detected violations are: failure to conduct training/instruction at the facility, lack of equipping employees with individual protective equipment, underestimation of risks at the facility; lack of equipping the facility with means of collective protection; failure to place a first aid box on the site; Untested technical equipment on site; Absence of a labor safety specialist at the facility," the Labor Inspection said.

According to the information of the Labor Inspection Service, the inspections conducted during 2023 affected 81,904 employed persons.

"It is important that the inspections conducted in 2023 are several times higher than the data of the previous year (2022). It is also worth noting that 51% of the facilities eliminated the detected violations during the first inspection.

The number of workplace deaths has decreased by 42% compared to 2018. In 2023, 34 people died at the workplace," said the Labor Inspectorate.

For information, 35 people died in the workplace in 2022.