Analysing and Assessing the State of Safety Culture at the Mining Industry Facilities in the Irkutsk Region

Abstract

Abstract Safety at work is an important factor in the successful operation of an enterprise. In practice, it is quite difficult to achieve safety at work, but there exist all necessary conditions for this. The article considers the role of the systematic management of an enterprise, which helps to ensure safety at all stages of the production life cycle. In the paper, we discuss the system of organizational culture that supports the management system, the concept of safety culture and how it can be implemented. Also in this study, we discuss the history of systematic safety management drawing on the experience of mining enterprises in the Irkutsk Region. The article contains practical research and calculated data on the evaluation of safety culture at such enterprises as Angasolsky Crushed Stone Plant, Pereval Quarry, and the stone-cutting production of Baikalquartzsamotsvety OJSC. The article concludes with a discussion of how to achieve high safety culture at these enterprises taking into account the regulatory environment that can encourage the development of the systematic safety culture management without this being a burden for organizations.