RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL MOUNTAINEERING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AT HIGH-ALTITUDE CIVIL AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
The modern safety management system implies a transition from the priority of responding to incidents (actions after the fact) to the priority of preventive risk management of the occurrence of an undesirable event. The analysis of statistical data on accidents associated with staying at altitude confirms the need for the formation of risk-oriented thinking among professionals involved in performing production or service tasks in the high-altitude sphere. The presence of stable risk management skills among industrial climbers and rescuers allows highly effective and with minimal risk to life, health and property to carry out both work and emergency rescue measures against the background of the influence of traumatic factors, adverse weather conditions, the destructive influence of stressogens inherent in man-made accidents and large-scale disasters. The article considers the risks inherent in the rope access method as the most technically and organizationally complex method of performing work at height, and shows the need to train highly qualified professionals who are ready to ensure the safety of personnel and other persons when performing such work.