Occupational injuries – a global disease of life structures and innovative preventive measures

The article provides information about the victims of accidents at the factories of the world and Russia, as well as industrial diseases. As a result, annually more than 2.3 mln people die (350,000 due to accidents, and the rest as a result of occupational diseases). Information is provided on the number of accidents at factories with fatal outcomes per 100,000 workers. It is noted that in this ranking, Russia is in 24th place (6 deaths per 100,000 workers) among 89 countries of the world; for comparison, Belarus is in 54th place – 2.5 per 100,000 workers). The analysis of injuries in the life activity systems of the Russian OKVED structures based on data from Rosstat, Rostrud and the Social Fund of Russia (SFR) substantiates the conclusion that it is necessary to significantly strengthen work in the field of theoretical and practical directions of innovative improvement of technologies, methods and means of their implementation in the direction of dynamic reduction and elimination of occupational injuries. Brief information is provided in the form of author's logical analytical dependencies concerning innovative ways to solve occupational safety problems. As an example of innovation, a number of copyright patent decisions on the topic under discussion are briefly presented. There is an urgent need for opportunities to transfer potential hazards in an injury situation.