In 1973, the Department of Occupational Safety was established at the Faculty of Agricultural Mechanization of the Kharkiv Institute of Agricultural Mechanization and Electrification..
The first head of the department was Hrianyk Hryhorii, associate professor, candidate of technical sciences since 1988 – professor.
The scientific and pedagogical activity of Professor Gryanyk GM found its reflection in many educational and methodical publications. Under his leadership, an R&D laboratory (Occupational Safety and Health Management System) was organized..
The composition of the department “Labor Protection” in 1989
Since 1990, Yuri Semenovych Skoblo, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences, has been appointed Head of the Department. In 1992, the Department of Civil Defense was joined to the Department of Labor Protection, as a result of which the department was reorganized with a change of name to “Life Safety”..
The composition of the department “Life Safety” in 2000
From the 2000-2001 academic year, the department opened a specialization in the training of occupational safety specialists. Since September 2004, the department is headed by Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences Kiriienko Mykola.
The composition of the department “Life Safety” in 2010
In 2016, the specialty “Law” was opened at the Department of “Life Safety” and the department changed its name to “Life Safety and Law”.
The composition of the department “Life Safety and Law” in 2020
