#Competence
Development of professional qualifications and competence of occupational safety personnel. Transitioning from formal oversight to conscious production partnership: cases showcasing multi-level corporate training systems. The focus is on forming leadership qualities in foremen who bear the primary responsibility for preventing hazardous situations on site.
Environmental Competence Development Program: Generating an ECO-Future
A practice-oriented system for developing environmental competencies and a safety culture at Novovoronezh NPP, spanning the entire cycle from kindergarten to school, university, and enterprise in partnership with 7 universities, 15 educational institutions, and 35 commercial enterprises. The approach integrates educational initiatives, corporate volunteering, and active learning methods (role-playing simulations, case studies, scenario-based drills, and incident root cause analysis via 8D and 5...
Where to Grow When the Traditional Career Ladder Reaches Its End?
Professional and career development methodology for safety specialists based on the portfolio career concept. Identifying and monetizing unique competencies (superpowers), working with mentors, and targeted soft skills development to increase market demand.
The occupational safety specialist: a profession that never loses relevance
The Deputy Head of the Occupational Health and Safety Service at Mosgortrans on a profession that almost always remains behind the scenes: why an occupational health and safety specialist today works not only with documents, but also with people, how "invisible" work affects company risks and expenses, and why the development of technology makes this role more complex, rather than simpler.
AI Agents in Health and Safety
A chatbot carries out one instruction and stops; an AI agent drives the task through to the result. We compare the two on a real end-to-end fatal accident investigation — and explain why managing agents is becoming a skill everyone needs.
Mentorship: Instructions for Use
Mentorship is not a magic pill, but a partnership where the mentor acts as a navigator. Find out why an outside perspective helps to overcome the "keyhole effect", structure experience, and accelerate professional growth in occupational health and safety.
Mentorship: A Key Link in Developing Professional Competencies
A two-tier mentorship system featuring workforce requirement calculations, rigorous selection, and continuous support through workplace supervision. To practice hands-on skills, a full-scale training and production site was created, operating on a shift schedule synchronized with main production. Bureaucratic burden was reduced by implementing a single three-year additional agreement, while a professional Telegram community was launched to foster engagement.
Process of Establishing a Corporate University Division with Mandatory Training Functions
Establishment of a separate corporate training center at a remote production site for mandatory personnel training and authorization. The system includes three tracks: training from scratch under an apprenticeship contract, supplementary training for specialists with formal certificates, and mastering related trades. The infrastructure combines theoretical classrooms and training grounds for practicing safe work skills, which both staff employees and contractors must pass through.
AI Prompting: A Fundamental Skill for the HSE Specialist of the Future
Integration of artificial intelligence into the daily tasks of an HSE specialist through mastering prompting skills and using no-code platforms. Practice includes automating routine processes, delegating analytical tasks to AI assistants, and transitioning to the Prompt First paradigm to improve management system efficiency.
Developing Competencies in HSE
Transformation of the HSE competency development system, shifting from formal training to practical skill building. Implementation of centralized providers, in-house trainer-mentors at production sites, and an LMS for training management.
Development Tools Without Million-Dollar Budgets: Practice of Building a Strong HSE Team
Forming an ecosystem for HSE team development without external budgets. Implemented cross-functional internships, role exchange with business trainers, brainstorming for idea testing, and internal coaching on practical skills.
Stop Inflicting Safety Culture and Start with Ourselves
Transforming the HSE function's image through specialist soft skills development, production internships, and the Safety Leadership project. Assessing worker perception using Patrick Hudson's ladder and targeted work with beliefs to increase trust levels.
Professional Skills Competition – Best HSE Specialist
For the first time, the Gazprom Energoholding Group of Companies held a competition for the best occupational health and safety specialist, aimed at motivating employees, enhancing their competencies, and sharing best practices. Participants competed in testing knowledge of regulatory and technical documentation, investigating workplace accidents, providing first aid, and selecting personal protective equipment. The competition helped identify the best employees and provided an opportunity for c...