The Company spent around RUR 13 thousand per one employee.

The structure and costs for labor protection in 2008 remained at the level of the previous year for IDGC of North-West. Total costs of the company were RUR 169.6 RUR m last year.

According to the Head of the Department for Productive Control under the executive body of the company Roman Yakobson, “such stability is explained by the fact that costs of labor protection are of systematic character”.

Main costs of the energy company for labor protection are connected with provision of workers with personal protective equipment. In 2008 the company spent RUR 111.4 m on it. More than RUR 22 m (13.2% from the total costs) were invested by the company in prevention of accidents; RUR 19.3 m (11.4%) in general improvement of working conditions; RUR 16.2 m (9.6%) in sanitation measures.

In average, costs of one employee within the measures of labor protection were about RUR 13 thousand for IDGC of North-West in 2008.

“Komienergo” was one of the branches which significantly increased expenses on labor protection. In 2007 the company spent RUR 32.7 m for these needs, comparing with the year 2008 when it spent RUR 43.5 m. It allowed significant improvement of general working conditions. During the reporting period “Komienergo” spent RUR 3.6 m for these needs comparing with RUR 1.9 m in the previous year.

Expenses of the branch on provision of workers with personal protective equipment increased from RUR 2.3 m to RUR 2.7 m at the end of the previous year. Special emphasis within the frameworks of labor protection complex in Komi was laid at measured on prevention of accidents by a 3.1-time increase of financing of this expense item comparing with the year 2007. The company spent RUR 8.2 m on it, according to the results of the year. “Komienergo” shows the highest in IDGC of North-West level of costs for labor protection for one employee – RUR 15,030.

“Karelenergo” also increased financing of labor protection significantly last year from RUR 14.8 m to RUR 18.7 m. “Arkhenergo” increased from RUR 16.6 m to RUR 17.1 m. Costs of other companies on implementation of labor protection programs are commensurable to the costs of the previous reporting period.