The textbook on lecture material is intended for students of technical specialties of the institute when studying the courses "Labor Protection," "Labor Protection and Industrial Ecology," "Life Safety," "Environmental Protection," "Engineering Ecology," "Dust Collecting Installations," "Safety of Production Processes and Equipment," "Ecology of Mining." This manual is recommended: for studying theoretical material when performing experimental, practical and calculation works; solving the tasks set in the section "Labor protection and industrial ecology" in diploma projects and works. The purpose of the manual is to teach students the skills to identify hazardous and harmful production factors and their impact on the environment.