Аннотация
The article deals with the issues of injury research at the enterprises of the electric power industry of the CIS countries and Kazakhstan. The study of the causes of injuries and ways to solve them at enterprises and industries of the mining, oil-gas and construction sectors has attracted a lot of attention of researchers in recent years and the study of this issue is also relevant in the western regions of Kazakhstan.The methodological basis of the study was the modern provisions of the theory and practice on occupational safety and health, injuries at enterprises and industries of the mining, oil and gas and construction sectors, as well as at enterprises of the electric power industry of Kazakhstan.According to the results of the study, it was also determined that the most common cause of accidents is a violation of safety and labor protection rules, unsatisfactory organization of work production. The study of the circumstances of accidents and the identification of their causes makes it possible to develop preventive measures that prevent the recurrence of emergencies. The obtained results of the study can be used at the enterprises of the electric power industry of the CIS countries and Kazakhstan.