The impact of employment restriction on the risk of an accident at work in the mining industry in Poland

• Autorzy: Małysa Tomasz , Nowacki Krzysztof , Łakomy Karolina , Lykholat Svitlana

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DOI

10.30657/pea.2024.30.6

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The European Union's energy policy has necessitated a reduction in coal mining, with significant consequences for occupational safety within the industry. This study investigates the correlation between employment reduction and accident risk within Poland's mining sector during 2006-2020, a period marked by over a 40% decrease in coal extraction and a corresponding 30% decrease in mining employment. An escalation in the relative risk (RR) of accidents was observed, increasing from 1.28 to 2.33. More critically, the RR of fatal accidents rose from 2.54 to 8.22 by 2019. Analysis revealed a critical employment threshold: a fall in mining employment below 140,000 is associated with a marked increase in accident risk, particularly fatal accidents. A linear model was developed to suggest that a reduction in the RR of accidents to 0.7 is requisite to achieve a national average risk for fatal accidents (RR = 1). The findings advocate for targeted safety interventions and propose a preventive strategy model. The implications are vital for policymakers and industry stakeholders aiming to improve worker safety in response to employment changes within the mining sector

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Accidents at work; Employment; Mining industry; Poland; relative risk

PL

wypadki przy pracy; zatrudnienie; przemysł wydobywczy; Polska; ryzyko względne

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Menedżerów Jakości i Produkcji
• Czasopismo: Production Engineering Archives
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 30, Iss. 1
• Strony: 67--74
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 45 poz,. rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Małysa Tomasz

• Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Material Engineering, Department of Production Engineering, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-0528

autor

Nowacki Krzysztof

• Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Material Engineering, Department of Production Engineering, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2925-084X

autor

Łakomy Karolina

• Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Material Engineering, Department of Production Engineering, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-1542

autor

Lykholat Svitlana

• Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Marketing and Logistics, 79-000 Lviv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0517-6852

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).