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Conducting Safety Lineups at the Kursk NPP-2 Construction Site
At the construction sites of JSC "Energospetsmontazh", 10–15-minute "Safety Line-ups" are held before the start of the work shift. As part of four-level control, foremen and work supervisors inspect personnel, check the availability of personal protective equipment, and inform them about the hazardous factors of the daily task. The material describes the main tasks, the procedure for organizing such briefings, and the procedure for applying liability measures for violations of industrial safety requirements.
The HSE Cost Iceberg
The concept of the "cost iceberg" in occupational health and safety allows evaluating not only visible direct safety expenses, but also hidden indirect costs, such as fines, downtime, and damage. Proper forecasting of all cost elements helps find a balance between the implemented measures and their economic benefits. This tool serves for the efficient use of resources, risk management, and ensuring the overall economic efficiency of the enterprise.
ECOSPACE (Waste Management Schemes)
The article examines a practical tool for improving the environmental culture of personnel using the example of the Novovoronezh NPP — 'Waste Management Schemes'. This algorithm helps blue-collar workers, office staff, and contractor organizations to clearly understand what types of waste are generated at workplaces and how to properly separate them. Many years of practice show that such an approach facilitates waste sorting by type and increases worker responsibility.
ECO-SPACE (Staff Training, Environmental Competence)
The article is dedicated to a systematic approach to personnel training and the development of employees' environmental competence in accordance with the GOST R ISO 14004-2017 and GOST R ISO 14001-2016 standards. The material examines the main types of personnel training, as well as the organization's obligations to ensure and document the qualifications of workers who affect environmental performance. The publication reveals the essence of environmental competence as a specialist's awareness of responsibility for the state of the environment in their professional activity.
Safety Tagging System for Scaffolding and Access Equipment
The article explains the procedure for applying a system of red and green safety tags to indicate the condition of scaffolding equipment at work sites. The material describes tagging rules during assembly and daily inspections, as well as the procedure for authorizing personnel to work at height in accordance with occupational health and safety requirements and GOST R 58752-2019. The use of visual tags allows for effective monitoring of scaffolding serviceability and the prevention of occupational injuries.
Soothe My Sorrows: Target Audience "Pains" and Needs in HSE Training and How to Address Them
The article is devoted to analyzing the problems and unmet needs of employees undergoing mandatory training in occupational health and safety and industrial safety. The author proposes exploring the "pain points" of the target audience in order to replace the formal memorization of standards with engaging and practice-oriented formats. The analysis of specific solutions helps transform staff training into an effective learning system with a deep understanding of the subject and the practicing of real skills.
HSE Training: Can It Be Engaging and Dynamic, and What Does It Depend On?
Occupational health and safety training is often perceived as a boring formality, but it can be made lively and interesting. The article explores how an instructor's personal passion, simple explanations, and genuine care for learners shape their conscious attitude toward safety. The author shares key techniques for conducting such training, including practical skill practice, facilitation, and the 'flipped classroom' format.
Internship
The article is devoted to occupational risk management at the enterprise and the analysis of personnel errors as one of the key risk factors. The author explains how systematizing omissions into a single database and practical training — from internships to working with a mentor — help form safe work execution skills. Such an approach allows eliminating the repetition of errors and increasing the reliability of operational procedures.
ECOSPACE (Sustainable Development Concept, Goals, Eco-policy)
The article reveals the formation of the UN sustainable development concept, the 17 SDGs, and the implementation of ESG principles in the activities of modern organizations. The material presents the regulatory acts of Russia's environmental policy, as well as demonstrates the practice of Rosatom State Corporation in implementing the international environmental agenda and safety standards.
ECO-SPACE (Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, and Environmental Safety)
The article examines the relationship between sustainable development, environmental safety, and the need for the greening of the education system. The author points out the shortcomings of traditional educational programs and emphasizes the special role of training enterprise managers whose activities are associated with environmental risks. The publication explains the procedure, frequency, and main sections of advanced training for specialists to prevent environmental threats and prevent financial losses of organizations.
HSE ONLINE
The article talks about the experience of holding the intellectual quiz game “Occupational Health and Safety ONLINE,” created to draw attention to safety issues in an online format. During the live-streamed Quiz-style competition, teams compete by solving text questions, videos, and images. This initiative grew into a traditional international project that united enterprises from five countries.
Training Approaches for Different Target Audiences: What Key Attitudes and Skills Need to Be Developed?
The article considers an individualized approach to occupational health and safety training instead of standard programs, proposing to pre-determine specific attitudes and skills for each target audience. Using the example of top managers, line managers, and workers, the author shows how to identify necessary safety values and skills for different categories of personnel. This allows building a custom training system based on core values and the company's level of safety culture.