Formation of a Safety Culture in the Education System of Ukraine
Formation of a Safety Culture in the Education System of Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The article reveals the importance of forming a safety culture, which is due to the high levelof injuries of children and young people in everyday life and the consequences of a large-scalewar in Ukraine. It is noted that improving the level of security in the country is possible throughthe formation of a security culture as a new worldview of the system of values, attitudes, attitudesand stereotypes of human behavior that determine its attitude to security. The structure andcomponents of the safety culture as a set of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that ensurethe safe behavior of people are determined; the purpose and tasks of forming safety culture in theeducation system of Ukraine are revealed. The peculiarities of the formation of a safety culturein preschool education institutions, which are due to the age and psychological characteristics ofpreschool children, are analyzed. Variants of education of safety culture with general secondaryeducation institutions, during the study of the special subject “Health, Safety, Welfare”, and in theform of integrated training in the basics of safety are revealed. The significance and tasks of the all-Ukrainian information and educational project “Safety Class” are described. The article defines themeasures, results and features of the formation of a safety culture among students in vocational andhigher education institutions. Emphasized the importance of the influence of youth and children’spublic associations on the education of a culture of youth safety. The importance and capabilities ofmobile safety classes for raising public awareness of mine and other military hazards are revealed.

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