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How Not to Lose Yourself on the Path to a Safety Culture?
The article examines typical challenges in the work of an occupational health and safety specialist, including professional burnout, loss of focus due to multitasking, employee resistance, and the search for solutions. The author explains how to develop expertise without chasing vertical growth, apply ready-made tools from other companies, and not hesitate to ask for help. The material shows how sharing experience and support from colleagues help cope with difficult challenges and not lose oneself on the way to shared safety.
I Thought I Wouldn't Get Caught
The story of a fire safety inspection at an enterprise shows why regular lectures on the dangers of smoking do not help prevent employee violations. Catching the violator was only possible after installing a smoke detector that detected smoke. The author explains why it is important to document safety processes, automate monitoring, and conduct employee training in an interesting and engaging form.
What is Our Life? A Game!
The article is dedicated to gamification — the application of game mechanics in the adult learning process to make it interesting, effective, and memorable. The author explains how using a game format helps to practice industrial safety skills, visually study working with equipment, and reduce the risks of errors without allowing real accidents. The material demonstrates how such an approach increases employee motivation and helps them realize the value of their own life and health.
Leadership Principles
The article reveals the key qualities and principles of a true leader who inspires the team, knows how to take responsibility, and achieves results under any conditions. The material helps to understand how a leader differs from a regular manager and offers specific ways to develop the necessary skills — from specialized training and reading books to daily practical actions. It examines how proactive thinking, competent distribution of duties, and employee support help overcome difficulties and bring benefits to the entire organization.
Creative Safety Rules VS "I've been doing this for years and everything's always been fine"
The article examines the key principles of safe work and reminds of the need to anticipate potential hazards in the workplace to protect one's health. The author explains that cooperation with colleagues, compliance with precautions, and the use of safety glasses and gloves help to significantly reduce the risk of accidents. The material emphasizes that safety is a value in any workplace, and neglecting its requirements is unacceptable.
How to Organize an HSE Day at a Production Facility?
The article is devoted to the practical experience of the company "ZARUBEZHNEFT-dobycha Kharyaga" in preparing and holding the World Day for Safety and Health at Work in production. The material describes in detail the key stages of organizing the event — from budgeting and program approval to holding competitive contests, demonstration performances, and leadership safety audits. The publication shows how holding interactive games, practical rescue demonstrations, and rewarding employees help draw attention to occupational health and safety and support the concept of zero injuries.
"Health School" at the Field
In 2023, the "Health School" project was launched at oil fields, created for disease prevention and the development of self-help skills among workers over 45 years of age. During regular practical classes, paramedics teach employees to monitor blood pressure, provide first pre-medical aid during acute flare-ups, and determine individual levels of cardiovascular risk. The program helps raise staff awareness about diseases of the circulatory system and foster a conscious attitude toward their own health among workers.
THE FIFTH ELEMENT OF LIFE
Using the movie "The Fifth Element" as an analogy, the article examines natural elements and the role of a human who uses them wisely and with caution. The author shows how the absence of safety measures turns the forces of nature into a source of danger, while a safety culture becomes the foundation for protection against threats and the reasonable use of resources. The material helps to reflect on safety culture as a system of personal beliefs, behavior, and life stance.
Calling Emergency Services
The article examines the specifics of calling emergency services from workplace landline phones at an enterprise in cases where mobile communication is unavailable. The author shares practical experience where calling from the workplace required non-standard dialing and a pause before dial tones, which employees were unaware of. The material explains the need for regular testing of all emergency communication methods during fire and emergency response drills.
Working at Height
The article examines a comprehensive approach to the safe organization of work at height in an enterprise, from risk assessment to interaction with in-house employees and contractors. The author shares key practical solutions for selecting fall protection equipment, tracking PPE, monitoring rule compliance, and administrative response to violations. The material explains how to combine mandatory occupational health and safety requirements with common sense and respectful dialogue with personnel.
Identification, Risk Assessment, and Violations in Industrial Control at Tatneft
The article examines the 'Red Zone' risk classifier implemented at Tatneft Company for managing production risks and developing an occupational health and safety culture. The material explains the criteria for ranking threats into red, yellow, and green zones, as well as the principles for separating identified risks and violations. It describes the regulated procedure for actions by personnel and specialists at various stages of production control upon detecting hazards and taking measures to eliminate them.
Your Own Expert in Safety Culture Assessment
The article is devoted to the practice of regular monitoring and self-assessment of safety culture at the JSC "Apatit" enterprise after the launch of a large-scale transformation project. The author explains why intermediate internal assessments must be conducted using a single methodology consistent with the initial one and rely on a clear model, transparent tools, and trained in-house experts. The material shows how the involvement of trained employees makes the assessment process not just periodic, but continuous and dynamic.