During the week from May 5 to May 12, 2025, the Department of Occupational Safety and Environment held festive events dedicated to World Occupational Safety and Health Day.
In our country, this day is celebrated annually in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated August 18, 2006 №685/2006.
This year, in accordance with the Rector’s Order №139 OD dated April 30, 2025, our department organized and held informational messages by scientific and pedagogical workers and employees of NTU “KhPI”, a methodological seminar of the department, meetings and classes with students, as well as a Lecture-Report dedicated to the issues of Occupational Safety and Life Safety. During their communication with students, our teachers not only told them about the importance and necessity of studying the Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Human Health, but also gave modern examples and answered questions.
Almost all teachers noted the students’ interest in the topic of the role of artificial intelligence in ensuring occupational safety and the historical aspects of the emergence of World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
Under the leadership of assoc. prof. Kuzmenko O., a methodological seminar was held, at which, together with the guarantors of educational programs, assoc. prof. Mezentseva I. and Yevtushenko N., as well as members of the support groups, the prospects for introducing the latest technologies in the field of “Occupational health and safety” into bachelor’s and master’s level educational programs were discussed.
A separate general event was organized and held not only for employees of NTU “KhPI”. The Scientific and Technical Library of our university, together with our department, proposed and held an online Lecture-Report on May 9, 2025, «Revolutionary Approaches to Occupational Health and Safety – Implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization», which was held on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
The leaders and organizers of this event were the director of the scientific and technical library, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Glavcheva Yulia, and the guarantor of the master’s level OPP, Candidate of Technical Sciences, assoc. prof. Mezentseva Iryna.
The main issues of the lecture-report covered pressing problems, as well as new trends and approaches in the field of Occupational health and safety:
1. The current state of occupational safety in Ukraine.
2. Digital tools in the occupational health and safety management system and artificial intelligence for occupational safety.
3. The relevance of teaching occupational safety issues in higher education institutions.
The lecture-report with modern approaches to teaching material and information aroused genuine interest and lively discussion with the participation of both professors and higher education students. Professor Berezutsky V.V. and scientists and teachers from other educational institutions took part in the discussion of the report.
The staff of our department thanks everyone who participated in the weekly celebration of Occupational health and safety.
We express our sincere gratitude to the Rector, the management of NTU “KhPI”, and the staff of the scientific and technical library of our university for the opportunity and support in holding these events dedicated to World Occupational Safety and Health Day!
Department OandES.