Social Commission Research Articles

Analysis of good practices of social impact measurement: the social balance sheet developed by the Spanish network of the social and solidarity economy

Purpose This study aims to analyse the good practices developed by the Spanish Social and Solidarity Network (one of the leading networks in the country) regarding its social balance sheet, created under the perspective of social and solidarity principles. This social balance sheet is implemented by its members for their self-evaluation. Design/methodology/approach By using a qualitative methodology based on triangulation, which includes a semi-structured interview with the manager of the social audit commission, the main good practices associated with this initiative of social impact measurement are attained. Moreover, two organisations implementing the social balance sheet have been analysed to obtain a complete perspective of the tool and the process developed by the network. Findings The main findings include: the social balance sheet dimensions are based on the social and solidarity principles, which enable companies to analyse the compliance of their activity with their philosophy; cooperation is crucial for the success of the tool; the efforts made by the network involve a range of different behaviours, all shared and published on social networks and the internet for free to diffuse the good practices of social impact measurement. Originality/value This research contributes to the literature on social entrepreneurship and social impact measurement by analysing the good practices regarding a social balance sheet, designed under the social and solidarity philosophy, whose procedure can serve as a reference for any other representative institutions or practitioners. From this view, this initiative can be considered a social innovation itself since it constitutes a step towards transforming society through the quantification of business activity from a more social perspective and through a process of participative governance by all the stakeholders involved.

Legal regulation of vacations of medical workers in Ukraine according to labor legislation

The relevance of this scientific research lies in clarifying the nature and features of the legal regulation of vacations for medical workers in Ukraine. The purpose of this study is to determine the specifics of the legal regulation of the types of vacations that may be granted to medical workers. The methodological basis of the study was general scientific and special legal methods of knowledge, in particular theoretical, formal, dogmatic, and comparative legal methods. The results of the study are that the rest time of a medical worker is proposed to be understood as a period of release from professional duties for the restoration of work capacity and professional development. Several features of the legal regulation of medical workers’ vacations have been identified. Please note that additional vacation may be assigned to medical workers of various specialties along with the main vacation. Additional vacations lasting 7 to 25 days are granted to medical workers of certain specialties who work in certain healthcare institutions due to harmful or special working conditions. Additional vacations are established for such medical workers as psychiatrists, pathologists, resuscitators, anesthesiologists, obstetricians, epidemiologists, doctors of medical and social expert commissions, bureaus of forensic medical examinations, and health care institutions for the fight against AIDS. It is emphasized that specific categories of medical workers have the right to additional vacation in connection with the experience of continuous work in rural areas or at another place of work. Also, medical workers have the right to use all types of additional social vacations, established for all categories of workers in Ukraine. The study concludes that a special Ukrainian law "On the Status of Medical Workers" would improve the legal regulation of medical workers’ labor relations. Taking into account the provisions of the current legislation, an author’s definition of the term "medical worker" has been formulated

Кримінально-правова характеристика кримінальних правопорушень, пов’язаних з корупцією в Україні

The article examines the criminal-legal characterization of criminal offenses related to corruption in Ukraine. Corruption has a high level of latency, it hinders reform efforts, causes significant harm, and negatively affects Ukraine's reputation in international relations. The main risk on the path to European integration lies in how willing the government structures and leadership of the country are to fulfill their obligations and meet the expectations that exist in society today. Therefore, the fundamental issue in this context is the problem of combating corruption, which is currently the most pressing problem in our country. The Criminal Code of Ukraine specifically defines which socially dangerous acts constitute criminal offenses related to corruption for which individuals can be held criminally liable and punished. It is noted that the concepts of corruption, corrupt offense, and offense related to corruption are not defined in the Criminal Code of Ukraine, but are elaborated in the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”. The characteristics of criminal offenses related to corruption are considered, including social danger, unlawfulness, guilt, and commission by a special subject. It is stated that the provisions of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine are arranged in separate sections based on the generic object, but the legislator does not adhere to this principle regarding criminal offenses related to corruption, and only Article 45 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine specifies which criminal offenses are classified as offenses related to corruption. It is mentioned that Ukraine has established a system of anti-corruption legislation, which defines the scope of subjects covered by this legislation and the circle of specially authorized subjects in the field of anti-corruption. In addition, the anti-corruption strategy in Ukraine is implemented through the implementation of a state program. Therefore, the legislation establishes a set of requirements and procedures aimed at preventing corruption. All these instruments form a complex of anti-corruption mechanisms that act as a barrier to the commission of criminal offenses related to corruption. However, this legislation must be clear and accessible for application by both theorists and practitioners. It is concluded that criminal offenses related to corruption are clearly defined in the Criminal Code of Ukraine as socially dangerous culpable acts (acts or omissions) that contain signs of corruption and are committed by the subject of the criminal offense related to corruption. As mentioned earlier, the peculiarity of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is that there is no one clear section among its divisions that encompasses all criminal offenses related to corruption, therefore, it is considered appropriate to include a separate section in the Criminal Code of Ukraine to unite all criminal offenses related to corruption in order to ensure proper application of criminal legislation and hold responsible individuals accountable for criminal offenses related to corruption.

What determines how governance indicators shape policy processes? Evidence from three environmental issues in India

AbstractGovernance indicators influence and shape policy processes. The need for exploring how governance indicators lead to efficient policy responses is a long‐drawn debate in the field of policy studies. While existing literature is mostly from developed world, there is a dearth of empirical evidence from developing countries like India. As cities continue to remain the fulcrum of economic growth despite the much‐argued development model practised across India, it remains to be seen how governance indicators determine policy processes in cities. Adapting United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific's (UNESCAP's) module on eight governance indicators we studied the policy process of three diverse climate change‐linked environmental issues ‐ air pollution, dengue, and extreme heat, from three urban Indian metropolis ‐ Delhi, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad, respectively. We used a semi‐structured questionnaire to interview 33 stakeholders. We coded interview findings and formulated a color‐coded matrix to highlight the importance of governance indicators by environmental issues. Transparency, accountability and participation played an important role in shaping policy processes. The importance of other governance indicators varied due to diversity in administrative structures across three cities. Our study's findings highlight a complex relationship between governance indicators and policy processes linked to the environmental issues. Our study shows that the relevance of governance indicators in shaping policies around environmental issues is determined by the nature of the environmental issue and the structure of governance. In addition, our study adds four new indicators, governance structures, capacity building, informality, and gender‐inclusivity, which influence policy processes.

Regional variation in intergenerational social mobility in Britain.

We present the first comprehensive set of estimates of variation in intergenerational social mobility across regions of Great Britain using data from the UK Labour Force Survey. Unlike the Social Mobility Index produced by the Social Mobility Commission, we focus directly on variation in measures of intergenerational social class mobility between the regions in which individuals were brought up. We define regions using the NUTS classification and we consider three levels, from 11 large NUTS1 regions, to 168 NUTS3 regions, across England, Wales, and Scotland. We investigate whether it is possible to form an index of social mobility from these measures and we address a neglected question: how much does the region in which someone was raised matter in comparison with the social class in which they were raised?

The Limits of ‘Opportunity’: Is There a Clear Labour or Conservative View of Social Mobility?

AbstractThis article considers the relationship between views of social mobility in British politics, identifying four competing views in government statements, political news stories and opinion pieces. The two established views are the Blairite liberal view, which seeks to widen entry into the ‘playing field’ of educational ‘opportunity’, and its companion bourgeois view, protecting the acclaim given to elite educational experiences. Against these established views are two insurgent views: a (politically ignored) socialist view and a ‘postliberal’ view introduced into the Social Mobility Commission under the chairship of the loosely Conservative‐aligned Katharine Birbalsingh. On the right, the postliberal and bourgeois views explicitly clash. On the left, with the socialist view dormant, the postliberal view is assimilated by Labour almost as a socialism substitute, appearing in turn with the Blairite liberal view in Labour rhetoric. The result is, respectively on right and left, disharmony and incoherence in the meaning of social mobility.

Industrial Replication and the Social Order System in the Soviet Art of the Early 1930s: Images of Industrialisation in the Urals

This article examines the phenomenon of large-edition art production in the Soviet fine art of the early 1930s. The relevance and proliferation of reproduction and other printing formats were driven by the necessity to develop mass propaganda tools for extensive ideological influence on the viewer and mobilisation of society, including during the era of widespread industrialisation. The objective of this paper is to examine the artistic representation of the industrialisation of the Urals in Soviet posters, mass images, popular prints (lubok) and postcards from the early 1930s, with reference to the system of social commissions and the practice of industrial reproduction in art. This article is based on an analysis of documentary sources, materials of art criticism from the 1930s, and current research from the turn of the twenty-first century. The prerequisites and features of picture and poster art production are outlined in detail. An essential element of this study is the characterisation and analysis of images of the industrialisation of the Urals in poster, mass picture, popular print (lubok) and postcard. This includes the interpretation of individual subjects and an examination of the compositional structure of images. The features and specifics of social commission in the utilisation of industrial methods for the production and distribution of fine art are examined with reference to large-edition art works of the early 1930s and objects of original painting and graphics created for reproduction.

Итоги 25-й сессии Северо- Евразийского климатического форума и стартового регионального семинара ЭСКАТО ООН по проекту: Расширение знаний и потенциала для повышения устойчивости к медленно наступающим стихийным бедствиям в Центральной Азии

The North Eurasian Climate Center held the 25th session of the North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF-25) combined with the project inception regional workshop under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). In total, 143 participants from 12 countries were registered at the event, 60 of them took part in the forum in person. During NEACOF-25, a consensus forecast of air temperature and precipitation anomalies for the territory of Northern Eurasia for the winter of 2023/2024 was presented. The NEACOF-25 consensus forecast is in agreement with the outlook of the large-scale atmospheric circulation from other world forecasting centers. Based on the consensus forecast and using the ESCAP methodology, an experimental outlook of the impact on agriculture, water resources and emergency management was given for the first time. During the program, work was also done to identify and harmonize national climate risk profiles in the countries of Central Asia. Keywords: North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum, ESCAP, climate model, climate risks, consensus outlook, air temperature and precipitation seasonal anomalies

Итоги 25-й сессии Северо- Евразийского климатического форума и стартового регионального семинара ЭСКАТО ООН по проекту: Расширение знаний и потенциала для повышения устойчивости к медленно наступающим стихийным бедствиям в Центральной Азии

The North Eurasian Climate Center held the 25th session of the North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF-25) combined with the project inception regional workshop under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). In total, 143 participants from 12 countries were registered at the event, 60 of them took part in the forum in person. During NEACOF-25, a consensus forecast of air temperature and precipitation anomalies for the territory of Northern Eurasia for the winter of 2023/2024 was presented. The NEACOF-25 consensus forecast is in agreement with the outlook of the large-scale atmospheric circulation from other world forecasting centers. Based on the consensus forecast and using the ESCAP methodology, an experimental outlook of the impact on agriculture, water resources and emergency management was given for the first time. During the program, work was also done to identify and harmonize national climate risk profiles in the countries of Central Asia. Keywords: North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum, ESCAP, climate model, climate risks, consensus outlook, air temperature and precipitation seasonal anomalies

Organizational Agility and Communicative Actions for Responsible Innovation: Evidence from manufacturing firms in South Korea

Responsible Innovation (RI) has increasingly attracted attention in academic research and business practice for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Especially, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) highlights RI as a key concept to address how to institutionalize and organize action programs to solve grand challenges. However, we know little about the determinants of organizing RI in business. By applying agile management and stakeholder theory, this study proposes the critical organizational factors to implement RI, namely: Organizational Agility and Communicative Actions. Based on the large-scale data analysis of 13,234 South Korean manufacturing firms during the period between 1999 and 2019, this paper investigates whether and how organizational factors can affect RI in the Asian context, using the zero-inflated negative binomial regression model. Findings show that well-organized agile management and communicative actions with stakeholders are essential to enhance RI performance in a holistic view. This study contributes to the recently emerging field of RI and offers novel theoretical and practical implications for academics and practitioners regarding the underlying mechanism of organizing RI.

Satisfaction of Catholics in Surabaya In Accessing Church Social Media

This study focuses on the satisfaction of Catholics in Surabaya in accessing the church's Youtube. The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world has also changed how religious people worship. Researchers measure motives and satisfaction with using Youtube. This research was conducted using a quantitative approach with descriptive study and survey research methods conducted online with a sample of 100 Catholics in Surabaya who will be taken using the purposive sampling technique. Respondents are satisfied using the church's Community Social Service Youtube of 2.85. The highest position of respondents lies in the information search indicator; the church's Community Social Service Youtube provides satisfaction in finding information for respondents. While respondents are not satisfied with social interaction indicators, the church's Community Social Service Youtube does not give pleasure when used to fulfil information in establishing social relationships. Academically, the benefits of this research can enrich the study of media communication, mainly social media Youtube. Practically, this research is helpful for the Surabaya Catholic Church Social Commission managers to manage the church's YouTube social media.

Social Entrepreneurship as a Form of Social Mandate and Implications for Today`s Evangelism

All believers are appointed by God to do His work on earth. There are three imperatives or orders: the cultural imperative, the missionary imperative, and the social imperative. Every believer has a duty to fulfill this commission, a responsibility that must be fulfilled. Nevertheless, some believers do not feel responsible for fulfilling their social and divine mission. A social commission is a divine command given to believers to pay attention and care for social problems as they arise. However, some believers still ignore social imperatives on the grounds that human social conditions will surely be destroyed and destroyed, so there is no point in influencing the structure of society. A Christian's only duty is to perform only spiritual acts of salvation. Indeed, when this social task is carried out by believers, there is a great opportunity if this task is carried out correctly and properly. However, if we consider social missions further, we find that social entrepreneurship is a social mission. Social entrepreneurship can also be a vehicle for gospel preaching today. The method of answering this research question is presented in a narrative format using a qualitative writing method and then a literature review approach. Using this method, we can understand that even though social entrepreneurship is a form of social mission, it can be realized through social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship can not only help people with social problems, but it can bring God's universal love to those who do not know God. Also, Allah's Shalom is readily available to all mankind from all aspects of life.

INJURIES RISK ASSESSMENT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AT THE MANUAL TRANSFERRING OF LOADS

The employment of persons with permanent functional changes in health state is a difficult issue taking into account the fact that, in addition to objective risks caused by the presence of equipment, vehicles and other sources of potential hazards in the production environment, there are subjective risks related to psychophysiological features of a person. The vulnerability of persons with disabilities, compared to other workers, leads to discrimination in employment on the workplaces, because employers tend to consider them as a potential direct or indirect source of increasing the level of injuries or accidents in the company. The lack of qualified specialists in most Ukrainian enterprises capable to assess the risks and implement the principle of reasonable adaptation of equipment and technological processes to the special needs of persons with disabilities determines the need to develop risk assessment methods that will allow effective management decisions to be made to ensure safety at employees' workplaces. The article proposes a method that allows assessing the risks of manual transferring of loads and takes into account the limitations of the life activities of persons with disabilities who, according to the conclusions of the medical and social expert commission, can do this work. The risk assessment methodology was developed on the basis of the international standard EN 1005-2 Safety of machinery – Human physical performance and adapted taking into account the peculiarities of the national legal framework. At the calculation of the risk, it is suggested to use a coefficient that depends on the degree of severity of life restrictions in relation to loads on the musculoskeletal system, established by the medical and social expert commission. This allows making the effective preventive decisions. For example, obtaining the value of the RІІ risk index at the level of 1.42 at the lifting a load weighing 10 kg, which is characterized as an unacceptable risk, can be adjusted both by changing the organization of the workplace and by reducing the weight of the load by 4 kg. The use of the methodology allows specialists who are responsible for the safety to assess risks and use the labour potential of employees without harming their health and increasing the level of industrial injuries. Keywords: risk, worker with disability, trauma, manual transferring of loads.

KESADARAN HUKUM RESTORAN PESAN ANTAR MAKANAN TERHADAP PENGATURAN MENGENAI PENGURANGAN KANTONG PLASTIK DI SURABAYA

The Surabaya municipality is facing unresolved issues due to the waste generated by community activities. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) reported that Surabaya generates 111,300 tons of waste, comprised of 32% plastic waste, 18% single-use food service waste, 14% plastic sanitation product waste, and 12% beverage bottle waste. In order to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Surabaya City Government has issued Surabaya Mayor Regulation No. 16 of 2022, which focuses on reducing the use of plastic bags in the region. One factor contributing to the increasing amount of plastic waste generation in Surabaya is the proliferation of restaurants offering online food delivery services. This study employs a juridical-empirical method by sampling 50 merchants affiliated with Go Food, Shopee Food, and Grab Food in Surabaya City. The sample consists of 30 privately-owned merchants and 20 merchants owned by legal entities. The results indicate that all respondents are aware of the Mayor's Regulation in Surabaya. However, only 20% of them consciously and consistently comply with it by using eco-friendly shopping bags and paying the additional fee through an application. The implementation of the Surabaya Mayor's Regulation has encountered obstacles due to a lack of supporting legal infrastructure, thereby resulting in suboptimal monitoring of its execution.

Strategic perspectives of integrating land use and transport development in Sri Lanka: a review

This article reviews the developments in the transport sector policy in Sri Lanka from the time of getting independence from Britain, highlighting the merits, gaps, prospects and opportunities noticeable in the present-day context. While the transport policy formulation happened in a compartmentalized manner focusing on sub-sectors of road, rail, water, and air, it did not seem to have an overall strategic perspective, especially to integrate the planning of human settlements and the sustainable use of limited land area and other resources of the island. Despite the availability of all-encompassing statutes and well-established institutions, large-scale projects in the road sector, the overall development has been ad-hoc and mostly demand-driven rather than as an integrated demand-managed approach. Such disintegration and dissociation with parallel spatial plans such as the Mahaweli Development Project, Greater Colombo Economic Development Commission projects, etc., has hindered both the development of the transport sector and the overall physical development of human settlements from contributing to rapid growth and sustainable socio-economic development of Sri Lanka. The article suggests a few opportunities and prospects currently available to formulate a cohesive and integrated transportation policy that would enable a strategic contribution to overall national development. The paper discusses the Colombo-Trincomalee Development Corridor, the spatial structure proposed in the National Physical Plan 2050, and the Asian Highway Network proposed by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПРОВЕДЕННЯ МЕДИКО-СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ЕКСПЕРТИЗИ В УМОВАХ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ

The article describes the process of medical and social examination. It was determined that it consists of a number of successive steps, which involve a significant number of competent persons. It is proposed to divide the process of medical and social examination into three stages: preparatory, direct and final. The first stage includes: firstly, the application of a person claiming to be disabled to a medical and preventive health care institution; secondly, the activities of the representatives of the relevant health care institution, their implementation of the necessary research and the subsequent referral of documentation for medical and social examination. The second stage involves a direct examination (including a second one) of the person who applied for the establishment of disability by the medical and social expert commission. The thirdly, last, stage consists in making an appropriate decision based on the results of a medical and social examination. Separate components of this activity, which underwent changes in connection with the introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine, were considered. The relevant normative and legal framework, which regulates the simplified procedure for conducting a medical and social examination, has been analyzed. The peculiarities of its implementation in the conditions of martial law are revealed.

Pancasila dalam Moderasi Beragama: Membaca Ruang Media Komisi Komunikasi Sosial Keuskupan Agung Semarang

One of the pillars of Pancasila which reads "Belief in One Almighty God" is used by the Semarang Archdiocese's Social Communication Commission as coercion in religious moderation in the media space. Even though religious moderation is often declared by certain Muslim activists. So this article aims to find out how this community builds religious moderation in the media space. The method used in this study uses a qualitative descriptive method with the data source, namely the Komsos Archdiocese of Semarang youtube channel. Data obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation related to research. The results in this study are that the Semarang Archdiocese's Komsos youtube channel has used the four pillars of religious moderation, namely; National Commitment with the acceptance of Pancasila as the state ideology. Tolerance, an attitude that is very necessary in society in order to bring about peace. Anti-violence, encouraging every religious community to avoid violence. Accommodating to local culture is an attitude that reflects an ability, but in this pillar the practice is not optimal.

Internal organ damage in arsenic hydrogen intoxication

Arsenic hydrogen is a colorless gas. It enters the body through the respiratory system, without irritating the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. It is a poison with a primary hemolytic effect. In the body, arsenic hydrogen is oxidized to arsenic and excreted from the body mainly through the kidneys and intestines. The consequence of rapid and massive hemolysis is anemia, hypoxia, damage to parenchymal organs (kidneys, liver), nervous and cardiovascular system. In addition to hemolysis, a significant role is played by the direct toxic effect of arsenic, which is formed during the oxidation of arsenic hydrogen, on the organs and tissues of the body. The development of acute and chronic poisoning with arsenic hydrogen is possible. Acute poisoning causes mild, moderate and severe intoxication. Chronic intoxication with arsenic hydrogen is very rare. Moderate anemia, which does not have clear clinical manifestations of hemolysis, is characteristic. Urgent hospitalization, rest, fluid intake in large quantities are necessary. Antidotes for arsenic hydrogen poisoning are unithiol and sodium thiosulfate. Prolonged inhalations of oxygen are indicated. In the absence of severe kidney damage, diuretics are used. In renal failure, hemodialysis is performed. In severe cases, an exchange transfusion is possible. The presence of a characteristic clinical picture of the disease, along with anamnesis data and an increased urine arsenic level, allows you to establish the correct diagnosis. After severe acute and significant chronic intoxications, a patient is released from work with arsenic hydrogen and other toxic substances. He is referred to the medical and social expert commission to establish a disability group due to an occupational disease. Prevention of arsenic hydrogen poisoning in industrial conditions should be reduced to careful control over the use of purer metals and acids that do not contain arsenic, the installation of effective local and general ventilation. Constant sanitary and hygienic control over the release of arsenic hydrogen into the air of working premises is necessary.

The Social Mobility Commission, State of the Nation 2022: A Fresh Approach to Social Mobility. A Commentary

AbstractThe Social Mobility Commission's most recent annual report is entitled State of the Nation 2022: A Fresh Approach to Social Mobility. We examine what in the report is new, whether explicitly or implicitly, and how far the newness serves to enhance our understanding of social mobility in Britain today and is of relevance to problems and policy issues that arise. We find that the supposed greater attention to the findings of academic research is selective and, overall, quite limited; that the proposed new focus on ‘small steps upwards’ shifts attention away from what are the most serious and enduring instances of inequality of opportunity in British society; that the emphasis on individual agency as a means of overcoming disadvantaged social origins neglects the role of agency in maintaining inequality in mobility chances; and that the determinedly upbeat tone of the report raises questions of the independence of the Social Mobility Commission, under its present leadership, as a body charged with holding governments to account in their efforts to ensure that ‘the circumstances of birth do not determine outcomes in life’.

Place of injuries of elbow joint in the structure of primary permanent disability among Ukrainian population

Despite the rapid development of orthopedics consequences of elbow injuries have a significant proportion of unsatisfactory treatment results until now. Owing to comprehend the sources of disability doctors could determine drawbacks of treatment and regulate rehabilitation program for patients with elbow injuries better. The purpose of the study was to investigate the structure of primary permanent disability due to elbow injuries among the Ukrainian population. The study was made on annual reports of Regional centers of medical and social expertise and the Center of medical and social expertise of the city of Kiev for 2018. During the reporting period a disability group due to upper extremity injuries was established totally for 1 211 patients in age over 18 years, among them 195 people had consequences of elbow traumas. That caused an intensive prevalence rate of 6.22 cases per 1 million of adults. Male patients (70.8%) and patients in working age (94.9%) prevailed among people with disability. 10.8% of patients were determined as people with disability without a revision period after the primary examination on medical and social expertise commission. The causes of primary permanent disability were domestic injuries (90.8%), occupational injuries (5.0%), injures during military service and battle injuries (2.1%) and disability since the childhood (2.1%). Structure according to disability groups showed the next distribution: 90.3% – the 3rd group, 9.2% – the 2nd group and 0.5% – the 1st group. Consequences of elbow injuries which led to primary permanent disability were caused by bone fractures (61.5%), elbow contractures and elbow ankyloses (19.0%), injuries of an ulnar nerve (8.7%), traumatic amputation at the elbow level (6.2%), forearm dislocations (3.1%), open wounds of elbow (1.0%), elbow ligaments ruptures (0.5%). Patients registered as disabled with a revision period during the first examination on commission had sufficient rehabilitation potential for restoration of elbow joint function and one of the upper limb in total.