RISK-ORIENTED SAFETY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ON INLAND WATERWAYS OF UKRAINE

Abstract

Introduction. Over the past 20 years, the cargo flow by river in Ukraine has a 6–7 times decrease, although the volume of traffic has recently tended to increase. According to the results of 2018, it amounted to only 10 million tons, and passenger traffic was reduced to almost zero. It is known that the traditional approach to safety is based on the categorical imperative: to ensure "absolute" safety and to prevent any accidents. As practice shows, such a concept is not adequate to the real situation. The modern world rejected the concept of “absolute” safety, in view of the impossibility of achieving it, and came up with the concept of acceptable (admissible) risk. Large financial resources spent on improving the safety of technical systems reduce the amount of funds allocated for the purchase of personal protective equipment, medical care, wages, etc. In this case, the social sphere of production can be significantly damaged. Safety of inland navigation can be defined as the property to implement production processes without consequences, and in case of emergencies to be able to restore the parameters or normal functioning of production processes carried out at this facility. Purpose. The aim of the research is to develop the theoretical foundations of the safety navigation management strategy on inland waterways based on the concept of acceptable risk. Results. In the model of the safety management process for the production processes of inland navigation is proposed, the conceptual difference of which from the traditional one is the joint participation of all stakeholders in the management at all project phases. The condition for the project initiation should be considered as the condition under which the project budget is less than reducing the risk of an emergency as a result of the implementation of this project. The overall mission of such a program can be formulated as follows: ensuring the use of such a level of experts in safety, the use of such organizational and technological schemes, such a state of inland navigation infrastructure facilities, in which the risk of an emergency as a result of any technological process does not exceed an acceptable level. It is known that there are three classification methods: hierarchical, facet and descriptor [34]. Obviously, due to the specifics of the problem being solved, the facet method is of the greatest value. The facet classification method assumes that the initial set of objects is divided into subsets of groupings according to the classification criteria, that is, facets, which are independent of each other. A facet is a set of values for an individual classification criterion; all facets are mutually independent. Conclusions. The peculiarity of the proposed model is that it simultaneously initiates and implements many safety projects. Therefore, a portfolio of projects for ensuring the inland navigation infrastructure safety, that is, a set of projects or programs combined together to effectively manage them, achieve goals and fulfill safety requirements, should be considered. This portfolio should be continuously reviewed and constantly re-planned at various decision-making levels. Decision-making on the expediency of including a group of projects in the portfolio is carried out at the stage of project re-evaluation and if the corresponding decision is made, then the next selection of projects for ranking is initiated.