Interdependence of Professional Expertise and Occupational Risk of Oil and Gas Field Workers

Abstract

The article considers the interdependence of professional expertise and the risks of workers engaged in the development of oil and gas fields. The gradual automation of processes and the introduction of high-tech equipment requires enterprise personnel to have ever-increasing knowledge, unique competences and skills, as well as certain personal qualities or professional expertise. The aim of this work is to determine the influence of the workers’ professional expertise on the occupational risk and to introduce the “human factor” in the procedure for assessing occupational risks. A possible way of assessing a worker and his professional expertise is the so-called System for Assessing and Controlling Occupational Risks, the main purpose of which is to preserve the health of enterprise personnel. To implement this system, we chose Irkutsk Oil Company LLC, namely, the development site of the Yarakta field located in the Irkutsk Region. Based on the analysis and evaluation, it was found that a worker with a high level of professional expertise was able to perform tasks in particularly hazardous production working conditions at the proper level. This approach allows giving an objective assessment of the knowledge, skills and competences of each worker in a particular workplace.