Methodological and organizational problems of professional risk management in construction

摘要

The construction industry is one of the most traumatic industries, therefore, the improvement of the occupational safety and health management system (OSH) in construction is an urgent problem. The Russian government has set the task of reforming the national OSH on the basis of professional risk management, which will allow switching from the practice of responding to the incidents that have already occurred to preventive detection and elimination of potential threats. This article discusses the issues of the objective nature of occupational risks, methods for assessing the probability and severity of damage from risk events, and also provides recommendations on the content of the functional responsibilities of officials of the construction organization.