Accidents at work

No enterprise has a 100% insured against injury to employees during the performance of their current work. Indeed, industrial accidents occur quite often, which naturally leads to the need to take some measures.

As a rule, the most problems arise before the accounts department, since the employees of this department have to think about how to reflect the incident in the documentation and to what category it should be attributed. Every manager of an enterprise for the production of goods or services is required to completely equip the employee's workplace in order to protect him as much as possible from possible injuries. In addition, mandatory measures should be taken to prevent damage and minimize the consequences of disasters.

A legal entity has the right to involve in the improvement of the security system part of the contributions to the reserve fund, which were listed in the previous period. However, you can use no more than 20% of the amount paid, less the costs of the previous reporting period. According to the current legislation, if accidents at work occur due to incomplete or inadequate performance by the management of their duties to provide a workplace, then the company is penalized. And in the Russian Federation the amount of the fine is on average 40 thousand rubles, and the director of the company is obliged to pay a more modest amount of up to 5 thousand rubles. As a result, even a successfully operating enterprise will have to freeze production for up to 3 months.

In order to avoid such unpleasant consequences, the enterprise management apparatus develops and introduces the procedure for investigating and recording accidents at work. So, the Labor Code provides that in the category of accidents can be attributed not all incidents. First of all, it is necessary to investigate the conditions and causes.

In addition, the proceedings are subject to those accidents at work that occurred during a trip on a business trip, handling uniforms, riding in transport provided by the employer, and during a break approved by the schedule. Moreover, it is necessary to pay attention to the employees who visited the enterprise on invitation for business trips. Accidents at the enterprise require the formation of a special commission that conducts an investigation.

The commission includes representatives of the trade union, a member of the labor protection department and employees of other departments. The concrete structure and members of the commission are approved by the order of the director of the firm. However, the injured person has the right to participate in the investigation or to familiarize himself with the facts. The investigation procedure starts from the moment of inspection of the place where the injury was received. It is necessary to document everything, to reproduce the event in detail, and then to interview witnesses.

The victim himself goes to the clinic, where a thorough examination takes place. The doctor only on a preliminary request issues a conclusion revealing the severity of the injury. Usually, all economic entities are trying to protect themselves from unforeseen expenses, therefore insurance against accidents at work is carried out. Then you can expect a decent compensation covering the cost of medical care and drugs.

Accidents at work, which were confirmed by the commission, must be paid to the injured person. So, the employee receives a certain amount from the insurance organization, an allowance from the enterprise, as well as compensation payments. However, in practice it can be difficult to prove absolute compliance with all safety standards, which gives the management reason to refuse to pay compensation and punish the worker.