In Astana opened the international conference and exhibition "KIOSH 2017"
Today in the exhibition center "Korme" (Astana), with the support of the Ministry of labor and social protection of population of the RK (hereinafter – the MLSP RK) the VII Kazakhstan international conference and exhibition on labor protection and industrial security "KIOSH 2017", dedicated to the world day of labor protection.
The purpose of the conference is to unite efforts of state agencies, businesses and public organizations to reduce injuries in factories, reduce the risk of accidents at the production facilities, minimizing potential damage to the environment and to society, prevention of occupational diseases, increase productivity.
Opening the conference, Minister of labor and social protection of population of Kazakhstan Tamara Duissenova noted that the creation of safe working conditions and reduce occupational injuries is one of the key objectives of the Government and the MLSP RK.
"According to official statistics, of the 1.7 million employees of enterprises surveyed in 2016 368,8 thousand or every fourth citizen were employed in hazardous working conditions. At the end of last year, more than 670,3 thousand people received compensation for work in harmful working conditions in the form of additional holidays, bonuses, reduction of working hours, etc. For this purpose directed by the employers of the order of 99.7 billion KZT," - said Tamara Duissenova.
The new Labor code entered into force on 1 January 2016, are aimed at creating a modern system of safety management and labor protection at the enterprises of the Republic.
With begining 2016, the country has created 12 thousand 257 industrial security and labor protection, whose decisions are binding for the employer.
Strengthened requirements for carrying out certification of production objects on working conditions stipulating the mandatory presence of accreditation of testing laboratories.
Mechanisms aimed at encouraging employers, through voluntary Declaration of their activity.
The Minister stressed the need to address a number of topical issues such as the lack of an effective system of professional risk management, quality of certification of production objects on working conditions, the low effectiveness of measures taken and the failure to comply with employers standards for the number, compensation of employees working in harmful and dangerous working conditions.
"It is necessary to introduce a modern system of professional risk management. This will assess the current state of the system of labor protection management on the basis of professional risk management. In the next 3 years it is planned to revise regulations on safety and labor protection.
It will increase the efficiency of state control through the expansion of preventive measures in the vicinity of the subject control system based on risk assessment and identification of hidden accidents at production with the aim of social protection of injured workers.
Plan to automate functions in the sphere of labor protection. The collection of reliable data is essential for prioritizing and improving programs for the prevention of accidents in the workplace.
Also requires effective utilization of the Institute of social partnership. Safety issues and labor protection will be covered at each level of social partnership within the framework of agreements between government, employers ' associations and trade unions," - said Tamara Duissenova.
During the two-day conference is planned to discuss the status of labor conditions at the enterprises of Kazakhstan and measures for its improvement, control and Supervisory activities of the state labor Inspectorate and the sanitary-epidemiological service of Kazakhstan.
Also at the conference will be summed up competition on safety and labor protection "SENIM" among employers of the Republic.
We will remind, the exhibition "KIOSH" is the only specialised exhibition in Kazakhstan, created to share experiences and showcase the latest achievements in the field of industrial safety. The exhibition presents a full range of products and services required for comprehensive security in the oil and gas, mining, chemical industries, energy, transport and construction.
The international labor organization has declared 28 April the world day of labor protection in order to draw attention to the issues of workers ' rights, improving their social protection and labor protection.