Prevention of student injuries during the study at higher education institutions and the work in student construction teams

Introduction. The article addresses one of the most important student problems: accidents and injuries both during the period of study at higher education institutions and in the course of the work in student construction teams (SCB). A comparison was made between the social guarantees provided to students and the military personnel. The authors have found that there is no reliable statistical data on accidents and traumatism among students. The correlation between student attendance, successful learning, accident and traumatism prevention was analyzed. Causes of accidents in the course of construction activities are provided. The purpose of the article is to arouse a dispute, which may lead to the comprehensive solution to the problem of the social security of students during the period of their study at higher education institutions and work in student construction teams. Materials and methods. This problem was addressed from the standpoint of the social security of students and the safety of their personal data. The general statistics of accidents and injuries among young people during their study and work in student construction teams is provided. Continuous and sampling research methods were used to select statistical data in the process of solving this problem. Results. The article addresses the problem of investigation, registration and accounting of accidents that happened to students during their stay in organizations carrying out educational activities and in student construction teams. The authors suggest an empirical formula that has an additional coefficient for assessing the student performance. The formula takes account of the student attendance score and allows to make recommendations for improving preventive activities in the field of occupational safety of employment with student construction teams. Conclusions. The authors identified the problem of implementing prevention programmes focused on the reduction of morbidity and injuries among students. This problem deals with poor communications between the university schools, leaders of student construction teams, and occupational safety departments. The authors make recommendations on enhancing occupational safety activities are made.