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Side Rearview Mirrors: A Distance That Costs Lives...
The article explains why the inscription “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear” is applied to the right side mirror of a car and how the convex shape of the mirror expands the field of view. Due to the characteristics of the spherical mirror, the driver can make a mistake in estimating the time to collision by 0.5 seconds. The material describes the purpose of this safety measure and reminds of the need to additionally check “blind spots” by turning one's head.
Conscious Safety. Myth or Reality?
The material examines an approach to conscious safety in production, formed through the knowledge and skills of the employee. The author analyzes key types of attitudes toward rule compliance — 'prisoner', 'vacationer', and 'partner'. The publication helps to understand how a personal choice in favor of safety affects professionalism and the preservation of employees' lives.
Psychological Tools for Conducting Targeted Briefings
The article considers the human factor as one of the main causes of occupational injuries and proposes moving to a qualitatively new level of safety. The author explains how conducting targeted safety briefings in the form of an active dialogue and with a positive emotional background helps manage employee attention. The material shows that changing the format of safety briefings allows workers to independently identify risk factors and consciously apply safety measures.
Focus on Risks: A Practical Approach That Changes Safety Culture
The article tells about the project "Focus on Risks" — a practical training system that helps shift attention from responding to incidents to preventing them. Using a three-step algorithm, employees learn to notice, assess, and eliminate workplace hazards before they lead to accidents. The use of this approach turns compliance with safety rules from a formality into a daily work habit and helps form a sustainable safety culture.
The Art of Safety: How to Turn Rules into Artworks
At Vorkuta LPUMG, an unconventional approach was applied to integrating safety culture into the daily lives of employees. Street art artist Sergey Volgin created a series of 12 paintings illustrating the Key Safety Rules of PJSC Gazprom. The paintings were placed in shift residential complexes and recreational areas, allowing workers to constantly see and remember the rules in an informal setting.
A Game Against Violations
Game-based learning in the field of occupational health and safety allows translating complex instructions into the language of practical dilemmas. In the safe space of the game, employees can make mistakes without health risks, explore cause-and-effect relationships, and find solutions together. This helps participants understand the internal logic of regulations and make a choice in favor of safety without preachy lectures and constant supervision.
Safety Minutes: How 5 Minutes Change HSE Culture
The article talks about the practice of "safety minutes"—a five-minute live dialogue in the field where colleagues discuss production risks as equals and with specific examples. Open discussion of real-life stories and other people's accidents shatters the myth of immortality among experienced workers, builds trust in management, and helps apply occupational health and safety rules in practice. As a result, short meetings become a daily ritual and a living tradition, in which employees themselves suggest topics and feel responsible for each other's safety.
Real-Life HSE
The author shares personal experience working as an occupational health and safety specialist with three types of employees and their different perceptions of safety rules. The material shows how individual tactics — from analyzing archived accidents to paying attention to the health of office workers — help build effective interaction. The article explains why the specialist's task is not control, but integrating safety into the work culture of production.
The Cornerstone of Environmental Investments: Offsetting Costs Against Negative Environmental Impact Fees
The article clarifies the legal mechanism for offsetting expenses on environmental protection measures when calculating payments for negative environmental impact (NVOS). The material considers the conditions for cost deduction through approved Environmental Efficiency Improvement Programs (PPEE) and Environmental Protection Action Plans (PMOOS), as well as the risks of fee recalculation with a coefficient of 100 if the required effect is not achieved. The author points out a legislative restriction due to which enterprises complying with environmental standards without developing a PMOOS or PPEE cannot claim payment adjustments.
Digitalization in HSE: Russian and International Experience
The implementation of modern IT solutions in occupational health and safety allows for a transition from incident response to proactive risk management. The article examines key digital tools, compares digitalization approaches in Russia and abroad, and analyzes the prospects of applying artificial intelligence, industrial IoT, and robotics. The material helps to understand how digital technologies make occupational safety processes smarter and more efficient, and what steps are necessary for their successful implementation.
How to Make Content Viral and Engaging?
Konstantin Ermolaev, Head of the Safety Culture Promotion Department at Nornickel, continues a series of video notes with practical observations on building effective communications in occupational health and safety. The latest episode examines the topic of creating engaging and viral content. The video note demonstrates practical approaches to shaping communications for promoting a safety culture.
Mentorship Experience: An Inside Look
The author shares personal experience of mentoring in the field of occupational health and safety and explains why the transfer of practical knowledge from an expert to a novice specialist becomes a strategic necessity for building a safety culture. The article examines the personal benefits of mentoring for both sides: the expert gains the opportunity to structure their own experience and hone management skills, while the mentee receives proven action algorithms and support for confident career growth.