HSE Training. Practical Methods

With the entry into force of the new HSE training rules (Resolution No. 2464), specialists faced an acute choice: continue working with training centers or build an internal training system. The presentation details the practical experience of transitioning to internal training, which allows not only optimizing the budget but also adapting programs to real production risks. The webinar speaker, Head of the HSE Department at the Saratov Reservoir Plant, Ekaterina Bespalova, shares proven algorithms for organizing the educational process.

Economics and Organization of the Internal Training Process

Creating your own training base often scares people away with its apparent complexity and equipment costs. However, calculations show the opposite. Using the example of an enterprise with an average headcount of 280 people, the speaker analyzes the economic efficiency of internal training. The difference between the cost of training center services (taking into account staff turnover and mandatory programs, first aid, and the use of PPE) and the cost of creating your own classroom amounted to about a million rubles. At the same time, even a small room of 12 square meters allows meeting the standard — one training place per 100 employees.

The main advantage of this approach is the ability to tie the program to the specifics of specific workplaces. Instead of abstract lectures, employees study the hazards they face daily, and practice their skills on specialized equipment.

Specifics of Protocol Execution and Work with the Ministry of Labor Registry

Registering trained employees in the unified system of the Ministry of Labor revealed a number of non-obvious administrative barriers. The presentation details the data entry process and typical mistakes when formalizing comprehensive training.

Despite the fact that the rules allow combining several programs, in practice this creates difficulties during registration. The system allows selecting only one type of training to assign a registration number. Therefore, it is advisable to draw up programs and enter trainees into the protocol for each direction separately. The speaker also recommends leaving blank columns in printed protocols for manual entry of registration numbers and knowledge assessment results, since unsatisfactory grades are also subject to mandatory recording in the registry.

Creative Engagement Methods and Communication with Management

In addition to formal compliance with legal requirements, safety efficiency depends on the format of material presentation. Replacing standard reading of instructions with a video film for introductory briefings allows standardizing the quality of information and improving its visual perception. Additionally, pocket memos with basic rules and the personal phone number of the Head of the HSE Department were introduced, which reduces the distance between workers and specialists of the relevant unit.

Implementing such initiatives requires management support. The speaker shows by example how to build argumentation: operate with calculations of downtime and fines, provide printouts of specific clauses of regulations, and use the method of sequential approvals, starting with the highest priority tasks.

What you will learn from this webinar:

• How to calculate the economic feasibility of transitioning to internal HSE training?
• How to properly execute knowledge assessment protocols to avoid mistakes when entering data into the Ministry of Labor registry?
• How to organize practical classes on safe work methods without long interruptions from production?
• What arguments and calculations are most effective when agreeing on the HSE budget with the director?