Top of the most dangerous professions

Among the civil professions, the most dangerous profession is the miner's profession. Few of us imagine what it's like to keepin the hands of a heavy machine and drilling rock, and even at a depth of 1000 meters. Often, the equipment in the mine is obsolete, safety equipment (albeit with constant inspections) leaves much to be desired. Therefore, very often we have to hear about accidents that killed people.

Especially it concerns coal mines: the most large-scale accident in the world occurred in China. In April 1942, during the explosion of coal dust at the mine "Hinkeyko" killed 1572 people. Ukraine, along with China and Russia, is leading in terms of mortality in this industry.

To date, the profession of a journalist is considered dangerous. In pursuit of sensational informationrepresentatives of this profession are sometimes ready for crazy acts, so they face all kinds of trouble. Correspondents may suffer at the scene of reporting in a hot spot, some press and television workers conduct their own investigations into sensational cases. And all this often ends sadly. Probably everyone remembers about the sensational case of Georgiy Gongadze ...

According to many opinion polls, among the most dangerous professions are firemen, rescuers, police officers. These people, sometimes at the cost of their own lives,prevent the death of others. An electrician, car mechanic, air conditioner installer, welder, plasterer, builder hardly can boast of a calm and carefree pastime at the workplace.

And here Injuries are most often received by industrial workers and health workers. The most dangerous for health work in sugar factories, car manufacturing plants, which are engaged in the production of trucks, and in foundries.

In the US, the top ten most risky Such trades as a lumberjack, pilot ora civil aviation engineer, a fishing fleet sailor, a construction worker working with steel structures, a scavenger, a waste management employee, a farmer, an electrician serving the power transmission network, a heavy truck driver, an agricultural worker and a builder.

Here everything is clear, these are complex men's professions,and, it would seem, it's much easier to be a regular cleaner. But here everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance. Studies show that such work can also be dangerous to health - in about a quarter of cases, people who are professionally engaged in cleaning as a result of constant contact with dust and household chemicals develop asthma and bronchitis.

Many believe that the most dangerous profession is the profession of the leader of the state - the monarch, the president or the prime minister. These people often become victims of murderers. Russian Emperor Nicholas II, US Presidents John Kennedy and William McKinley, Prime Minister of the Congo Patrice Lumumba, King of Portugal Carlos I, King of Afghanistan Mohammed Nadir Shah, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulaf Palme, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi are far away not a complete list of statesmen of the twentieth century who were killed.

And yet, whether you are a simple worker or president of a country, do not forget about safety precautions at the workplace and safety, and then your relatives, and you yourself, will sleep peacefully at night.