On the basis of the order of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Education) dated 16.06.2014 No. 545, on 01.07.2014, a department of labor safety was created as part of the NIHE.
The Labor Safety Department (hereinafter referred to as the Department) is a scientific and methodological structural subdivision of the State Educational Institution "National Institute of Higher Education", which organizes and provides assistance to educational institutions and other organizations subordinate to the Ministry of Education (hereinafter - Organizations) in improving working conditions and labor protection, compliance with the requirements of legislation in the field of labor protection, industrial safety, fire safety and radiation safety.

Acting in accordance with the action plan for the implementation of task 4 “Improving working conditions and labor protection” of the set of measures of the State Program “Labor Market and Employment Promotion” for 2021–2025, approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus on December 30, 2020 No. 777, the Department is following:
1. Control of ensuring the work of organizations to create working conditions that ensure the preservation of the life and health of workers; on compliance with labor legislation and labor protection, industrial, fire and radiation safety; fulfillment of collective agreements, stimulation by employers of workers who do not allow violations of production, technological, performance and labor discipline.
The results of the work of organizations are considered at the annual collegiums of the Ministry of Education.
2. Maintaining an up-to-date database of labor protection specialists (including information about persons responsible, advanced training and testing knowledge on labor protection issues of working organizations, etc.).
3. Data collection and analysis of the causes of industrial injuries, as well as accidents with students and pupils (quarterly). Analysis of measures to eliminate the causes of accidents and prevent similar events in the future.
4. Monitoring the timely passing of knowledge testing on labor protection issues by the heads and members of the commissions of the Organizations. Organization of the work of the commission of the Ministry of Education to test knowledge on labor protection issues.
5. Data collection and analysis of the implementation by the Organizations of the sectoral Action Plan for the implementation of the Directive of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 11, 2004 No. 1
"On measures to strengthen public security and discipline" and to ensure the safety of production activities.
6. Collection and analysis of reports from Organizations on the implementation of measures to fulfill task 4 “Improving working conditions and labor protection” of the set of measures of the State Program “Labor Market and Employment Promotion” for 2021-2025 (including the holding of the World Occupational Safety and Health Day, Zero Injury Week ).
7. Collection and compilation of information, formation and submission of a report 2-working conditions to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus.
8. Maintaining the database of industrial safety facilities operated by the Organizations up to date (including information about the persons responsible for industrial safety, training and testing knowledge on industrial safety issues, etc.).
9. Data collection, analysis and processing of data on the state of industrial safety, on the implementation of action plans to ensure industrial safety, the results of inspections, the elimination of violations, the implementation of instructions from supervisory authorities; analysis of the information received, sending relevant information letters on its results to the Organization.
10. Maintaining up-to-date database of ionizing radiation sources (hereinafter referred to as SIR) controlled by the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus. Control over compliance with special conditions for the storage and use of IRS in Organizations by users. Formation and analysis of information about authorized persons exercising control over radiation safety (including information about persons responsible for radiation safety, their work experience, advanced training and knowledge testing on radiation safety issues, etc.).
Collection of data reflecting the issues of the state of radiation safety, their analysis and sending relevant information letters on its results to the Organization.
11. Monitoring the state of conditions and labor protection, fire industrial and radiation safety in subordinate Organizations with field visits.
12. Maintaining an up-to-date database of the fire situation of the Organizations (including information about responsible persons, fire safety training, etc.). In accordance with the order of the Minister of Education dated March 27, 2018 No. 230a “On ensuring fire safety”, control was organized over the adoption by the heads of organizations of measures to bring facilities in line with the requirements of technical regulatory legal acts in the field of fire safety.

13. Provision of analytical materials and proposals on labor protection, fire, industrial and radiation safety at the request of the Ministry of Education, other republican government bodies.

Head of Department - Geruta Natalya Nikolaevna

tel. 205-44-50.

room 801