Assessment of professional competence of experts in the field of labor protection and its impact on labor relations

Abstract

In the context of a dynamically developing digital economy in Russia, the labor protection management system in organizations is integrated into production management processes, based on the principles of social partnership and digitalization of labor protection processes. Emerging new and existing problems of finding tools for effective management of labor protection in modern socio-economic conditions can also be solved based on a competence-based approach. In order to study the impact of professional competence of specialists in the field of labor protection on the effectiveness of labor protection management and the development of social and labor relations in the field of labor protection in the organization, there was conducted an analytical study using empirical material from more than 1,600 organizations. There was studied state of professional competence of more than 2,600 specialists in the field of labor protection. The expert method identifies various levels of professional competence of specialists in the field of labor protection: high, medium and low. The method of mathematical analysis (main components) is used to assess the factors of formation of their professional competence, such as basic education, experience and work experience, professional development, and the availability of additional competencies. Using the methods of analysis and synthesis, the authors justified and proposed indicators of social and labor relations in the field of labor protection, which are influenced by the professional competence of specialists in the field of labor protection. The main indicator was the rate of accidents at work. As a result, the method of factor analysis determined the complex influence of the level of professional competence of specialists in the field of labor protection on the development of social and labor relations in the field of labor protection. From the positions of various categories of personnel, this influence is estimated as directly proportional, constructive, nominal and destructive. The authors obtained a quantitative assessment of the impact of the level of professional competence of specialists in the field of labor protection on the level of injuries as one of the indicators of social and labor relations in the field of labor protection in organizations on the example of one of the factors of its formation - basic specialized education. The article shows the positive impact of improving the professional competence of specialists in the field of labor protection on the economic efficiency of the enterprise.