#Behavioral safety audit
Behavioral Safety Audits (BSA): methodology of open workplace dialogue, observer training, analyzing root causes of unsafe actions. Experience in implementing BSA to identify routine violations and prevent dangerous situations.
Resistance to Influence: A Psychological Phenomenon
The article by safety culture trainer Roman Portnyagin is dedicated to the phenomenon of psychological reactance, due to which employees may reject even logical arguments during a behavioral safety audit. The material explains why people experience internal protest when they feel a threat to their freedom of choice during attempts to influence them. The author examines psychological principles of communication that allow reducing the employee's defensive reactions and making the dialogue about s...
Interview with Safety Leaders: Vladimir Varlamov
Systemic transformation of safety culture at large industrial enterprises through top management engagement, implementation of a cascade of safety committees, and manager work standards. Practices include using the "safety dialogue" tool, reducing the number of contractors to lower injury rates, and adapting approaches under limited funding.
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Roundtable "Proactive Safety Indicators: What Really Works and What Becomes a Fiction?"
Implementation of proactive safety indicators to transition from reactive to preventive management. Decomposition of strategic goals (zero injuries) to the line manager level through metrics such as the number of observations conducted, violations identified, and improvements implemented.
Top 10 Safety Barriers: Joint Solution Generation Session
An interactive joint solution generation session to identify and systematize key barriers hindering HSE integration into real business processes. Participants identified the top 10 problems, including conflict of interest, formalism, and lack of leadership and competencies, for subsequent detailed elaboration.
Living Safety Culture: From Instructions to Communications
Implementation of internal functional coaching and communication practices to develop a safety culture. The approach includes training line managers in live incident reporting (storytelling, dialogue, rituals) and improving the effectiveness of safety tools (DRA, BSA) through open dialogue with employees.
Training Project Management: Universal Stages
Implementation of a structured algorithm for managing personnel training projects, including needs analysis, piloting, effectiveness evaluation, and scaling. The practice covers creating training grounds for technical personnel, cascading behavioral safety audits through internal trainers, developing an 11-day introductory course for new employees, and using gamification.
Strategic Directions for Developing the Occupational Safety System at SUEK-Khakassia LLC
A comprehensive approach to ensuring safety at open-pit mining enterprises, including risk-based thinking training, critical risk management, behavioral audits, and the implementation of digital monitoring systems (sensors, tags, Karyer system). The practice demonstrates the integration of technical solutions with data analysis to evaluate training effectiveness and interaction with production departments.
Development of a Safety Culture at Tugnuisky Open Pit JSC
A comprehensive approach to developing a safety culture at a mining enterprise, based on critical risk analysis and multi-level barriers. The practice includes digitalizing feedback via QR codes, using technical protection means (directional light systems, driver monitoring, voltage indicators), and engaging personnel through training and motivation.
Risk Management Through Eliminating Root Causes of Hazardous Situations
A systemic approach to risk management through root cause analysis of hazardous situations and non-conformities (Five Whys method, barrier analysis). The practice includes collecting data from various sources (audits, BSA, video recording, hotline), identifying recurring basic causes, and transforming training programs based on real cases.
Digitalization of Occupational Safety Processes
Creation of an HSE digital service ecosystem by an in-house programmer. Modules for behavioral audits, hazard registration, order relevance control, and electronic permits-to-work were implemented with integration into the corporate portal and accounting system.
How to Evaluate the Quality of Behavioral Safety Audits?
The article describes how to evaluate the quality of behavioral safety audits (BSA) for their further improvement using a special checklist. The tool includes the stages of conducting BSAs with scores from 0 to 2, an additional persuasiveness step, and is suitable for use directly at the enterprise or during practical training sessions. Recording in the checklist the positives and what could be done better allows saving the necessary records for subsequent feedback.
How to Train Employees to Conduct High-Quality Behavior-Based Safety Audits?
Integration of Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) training into professional skills competitions and mini-trainings. Practical training of BBS skills using simulated situations, prepared "violators", photo cases, and checklists with a "persuasiveness" criterion.