Digital Tools for Developing a Safety Culture

Digitalization as the Foundation of Safety Culture

The development of a safety culture in a modern enterprise cannot be considered in isolation from digitalization. The implementation of IT tools directly affects organizational, technical, and human factors. Using the experience of Kemerovo Azot as an example, Olga Volkova examines how digital solutions transform occupational health and industrial safety (HSE) processes, making them more transparent and efficient.

Remote Induction Training: The First Step to Awareness

The introduction of any employee or contractor to the enterprise begins with induction training. Transitioning this process to a remote format with mandatory knowledge testing immediately sets the tone: you cannot just sit through it. Only the successful completion of the final test grants the right to receive a pass and access the site.

The speaker notes that the system requires constant adaptation. During the first year of operation, the program was adjusted five times, including based on feedback from contractors, to make the tool not only strict but also user-friendly.

Pre-Shift Testing: Continuous Knowledge Control

Annual knowledge testing is not enough to maintain a high level of competence. Pre-shift testing acts as a tool for regular monitoring. It includes questions on both safety and technological process management.

This approach allows tracking knowledge gaps between training sessions and precisely adjusting employee preparation. However, the speaker warns: keeping the question database up to date when legislation or internal requirements change requires significant resources.

Training System: Eliminating Barriers

For employees to comply with mandatory requirements, the process must be as accessible as possible. The implemented system allows booking a knowledge test down to the minute via a personal phone from anywhere.

Eliminating bureaucratic hurdles and complex procedures ("seven circles of hell") reduces staff resistance and makes fulfilling HSE duties more natural and simple.

Electronic Permit-to-Work: Debureaucratization and Control

The transition from paper permits-to-work to electronic ones is a step towards simplifying processes. The main principle of successful implementation, according to the speaker, is adapting the software to the existing enterprise processes, not vice versa. This makes the system understandable for repairmen and other executors.

An electronic system with clearly structured responsibility deprives employees of the opportunity to justify non-compliance with requirements by the complexity of approvals. At the same time, it is important to remember: pressing a button in the system does not replace the physical verification of safety measures on site.

What you will learn from this webinar:

• How does remote induction training change contractors' attitudes toward safety?
• Why is pre-shift testing more effective than annual knowledge checks?
• How does eliminating barriers in the training system increase staff engagement?
• What is the main mistake when implementing electronic permits-to-work?
• How does digitalization make hiding violations unprofitable?