RESEARCH OF THE CAUSES OF INJURIES TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Statement of the problem. There are around 60,000 construction fatalities worldwide each year, which equates to one accident every nine minutes. In the context of the analysis of statistical indicators of injury to workers, a systematic increase in the number of accidents at construction sites was established. The purpose of the article is to study the causes of industrial injuries and the problems of their cause-and-effect nature at construction sites in order to develop the principles of improving the work performance regulations. Conclusions. Analysis of industrial injuries in the construction industry confirms the highest rate of accidents and fatal cases consequences. It should be noted that the number of construction accidents with loss of working capacity increases with the onset of the autumn-winter period. As a result of the study of injury indicators, it was established that certain categories of workers were injured during construction work, namely: masons, plasterers, helpers, reinforcement workers. As a result of the study, the main factors affecting the quantitative indicators of construction accidents and the dependence of the worker's physiological status on the effect of low temperatures were established. The problems of the protective properties of personal protective equipment for construction workers have also been investigated. Formation of a set of personal protective equipment requires scientific justification. In the context of environmental temperature and different work intensity, the task of choosing the optimal set of personal protective equipment arises. Taking into account the peculiarities of the functional load of workers, the expediency of investigating the physiological status of each category of workers under different intensity of loads in the range of 200−420 W is substantiated. The application of the predicted methodology for the study of the protective properties of personal protective equipment and their impact on the physiological state of workers in dynamic conditions creates the need to improve work performance regulations.