UDK: 342
Svetlana V. Voronkova - Candidate of Law, Research Institute of Industrial and Maritime Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency
Abstract. The current paper deals with the administrative and legal aspects of protecting the health of transport employees and its place in the system of transport safety and security. There has been noted that the sustainable and safe functioning of the transport complex presupposes a state-regulated process of targeted influence on public relations aimed at preventing accidents and incidents, preserving the life and health of employees, passengers, vehicles, cargo, and the environment. At the same time, the efficiency of public administration in the field of transport security is based on an integrated approach to the implementation of public and private interests, the interaction of executive authorities, public organizations, employers, and employees. There has been given an information from the law enforcement practice of control and supervisory authorities on accidents and incidents in water transport, indicating the necessity for increased attention to the health status of employees. There have been considered main national and international regulations governing mandatory medical examinations and contraindications for working on sea and river vessels. Using the example of the activities of the FMBA of Russia, there have been presented methodological and organizational approaches to seafarers’ health protection, aimed at the safety of navigation, and influencing the provision of transport safety and security.
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