Analysis of Regulatory Requirements for Providing Personal Protective Equipment to Electric Power Industry Employees in Russia, the USA and Canada

This study analyzes statistical data on fatal accidents in the electric power industry, based on which the most injury-prone professions are identified. The role of personal protective equipment in the structure of technical causes of accidents is considered on the basis of retrospective data; the main changes in the labor legislation of the Russian Federation are also analyzed. The comparative analysis of the legislative base in the field of provision of personal protective equipment in Russia and abroad is carried out. Typical risks (hazards) characteristic of the most injury-prone group of occupations were identified and a basic set of personal protective equipment for the specified group was determined