PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AS HIDDEN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF RESCUE DOG HANDLERS: WAYS TO IMPROVE APPROACHES TO INVESTIGATION

Abstract

The article identifies the features of the professional activities of rescue dog handlers, which are characterized by high intensity of physical and psycho-emotional stress, work in extreme and unpredictable conditions, constant responsibility for the lives of people and service dogs. The combination of these factors creates an increased level of professional risks, in particular psycho-physiological ones. It has been established that the accumulation of fatigue leads to a decrease in attention, an increase in the likelihood of erroneous actions and violation of occupational safety requirements. In such conditions, fatigue is not a background, but a direct risk factor for the occurrence of dangerous situations and accidents. The need to improve the procedure for investigating accidents caused by psycho-physiological causes is substantiated, since traditional approaches to the analysis of injuries do not allow to fully identify hidden mechanisms of violations of safe behavior associated with fatigue, stress and overload. The integration of psychophysiological indicators into the accident investigation process will contribute to a more accurate determination of the causes of injuries, the formation of substantiated preventive measures and increasing the efficiency of the safety and health management system for employees. The system of preventive measures aimed at increasing the level of safety of rescue canine handlers should be based on an integrated approach and include organizational, psychophysiological, educational and regulatory components. The feasibility of transitioning from formal accident accounting to a preventive risk management model focused on early detection of fatigue and other psychophysiological prerequisites for dangerous situations has been updated.