Expert Blog
Risk Hunting
The article discusses "risk hunting"—a universal tool for identifying hazards in production and in everyday life. As part of this method, a team of experts identifies potential threats and suggests measures to eliminate them or reduce them to an acceptable level. The material explains how dynamic risk assessment helps anticipate negative scenarios, prevent incidents, and develop a safety culture.
Environmental Risks. Expert Group. Expectation vs. Reality
The effectiveness of environmental risk identification using the ENVID method directly depends on the quality of the expert group's work; however, in practice, risk sessions are often inefficient due to distractions and a lack of specialist activity. The article uses examples to examine the real behavior of participants during an in-person brainstorming session. The author shares basic rules for forming a working group of 6–8 people capable of expressing their opinions freely and delivering results.
Metalloinvest's Experience in Training Employees in Safety Culture
The article is dedicated to the experience of Metalloinvest in developing a safety culture and training employees in the risk management system. The material examines the creation of proactive courses, the work of the Corporate University and the Institute of Internal Trainers, as well as practical skill training in production with the participation of supervisors. The described approach demonstrates how the phased implementation of new standards helps employees identify risks and maintain a conscious attitude toward safety.
HSE Specialist: How to Become In-Demand and Keep Moving Forward
The article examines the professional development paths of an HSE specialist under conditions of constant change, high workload, and changing legislative requirements. The author explains how to build and promote a personal brand based on real knowledge and reputation, as well as how to organize continuous and targeted learning. Building an individual trajectory through assessment, creating a development plan, and taking systematic actions helps the specialist remain in demand in the labor market.
Nine Rules for Life and Work: Cardinal Safety Rules and Their Implementation Mechanism
The article describes an updated approach to compliance with Cardinal Safety Rules and the implementation of a point system for assessing violations. The author explains how workers are assigned 1 to 10 points depending on the severity of consequences and the intentionality of actions. The material shows how collegial commissions individually review each case, taking working conditions into account to ensure transparency of the decisions made.
How to Engage an Employee in Dialogue and Achieve Results?
The article examines the "Leader's Norms" practice applied at Metalloinvest to establish a constructive dialogue on safety with employees during line walks. The author shares recommendations on preparing for a conversation on the shop floor, adhering to the 20/80 rule, and asking open-ended questions that require detailed answers. The material explains how a manager can act as a mentor, motivate personnel, and change attitudes toward safety through communication and observation.
Safety Conversations
Traditional regulations and instructions on industrial safety are losing the competition for employees' attention to modern social networks and video platforms. The article examines how to revise HSE communication formats using short videos, memorable checklists, and engaging employees themselves as safety ambassadors. The author explains how to strike a balance between useful and entertaining content to make information easily accessible and increase colleagues' trust.
How to Teach Safety Culture Using Standard Training Methods?
The implementation of new occupational health and safety practices occurs most effectively not through separate courses, which are perceived by employees as an additional burden, but through their integration into familiar training programs. Using the example of the company Metalloinvest, the article examines the inclusion of risk-based approach tools and hazard assessment into the standard training of workers and managers. Such an approach helps to make a proactive safety culture an integral part of work, increase training efficiency, and reduce the time spent on it.
Targeted Briefing: Moving Beyond Formality
The article examines the experience of Metalloinvest in the phased integration of the pre-job risk discussion (PJRD) tool with targeted safety briefing. Discussing hazards directly at the work site in a dialogue mode made it possible to improve the quality of briefings and move away from a merely formal signature in the logbook. Such an approach enables an objective assessment of workers' level of risk understanding and prompt adjustment of their knowledge.
Implementing a Mobile Complex for HSE Management System Assessment and Development at Russian Railways
The article examines the experience of JSCo "RZD" in improving the occupational health and safety management system and introducing active forms of worker training to reduce occupational injuries. To improve the quality of personnel training, including in remote divisions, the company uses mobile complexes — occupational health and safety railcars equipped with simulators and training programs. The material is useful for organizations using mobile tools in occupational health and safety management systems and training employees in remote areas.
Strolling Down Pedestrian Street, Turning onto Bakery Street
The article tells about the family festival "Safe City", held for the first time in Zarechny on the initiative of JSC Concern Rosenergoatom, the Beloyarsk NPP, and the city administration. At themed locations, festival guests learn first aid skills, safe driving, firefighting, eco-habits, and rules of conduct in extreme situations. Practicing practical algorithms at workshops helps children and their parents gain personal experience and form a conscious model of safe behavior in everyday life and at work.
LTIFR as a Tool for Managing, Assessing, and Analyzing Occupational Injuries
The article describes the LTIFR (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate) indicator, which reflects the frequency of lost time injuries per one million hours worked. The publication provides the formula and a calculation example for this rate, used to assess the level of safety in production. The material explains how regular monitoring of LTIFR allows companies to compare injury rates, identify trends, and make informed decisions to improve working conditions.