#Employee engagement
Involving personnel in occupational health and industrial safety issues: leadership walk-arounds, behavioral audits, observation and suggestion systems, developing open dialogue on site. This section features the experience of companies moving from a paradigm of control and punishment to partnership, instilling conscious attitudes towards safety and active risk identification in workers.
The Role of Trade Unions in HSE
The article examines the role of the trade union organization in protecting workers' rights and improving working conditions through a collective agreement. Using specific examples, such as conducting a special assessment of working conditions, the author explains how the trade union identifies violations, organizes an independent expert evaluation, and monitors occupational health and safety in the workplace. The material demonstrates the practical capabilities of trade unions in protecting lab...
Developing an HSE Brand within the Company
Today, safety is becoming one of the main values of companies alongside care for people and efficiency, so the development of the occupational health and safety brand acquires special relevance. The article examines the occupational health and safety brand as a holistic perception of safety culture by employees and external stakeholders, going beyond the scope of a standard set of rules and instructions. A strong occupational health and safety brand helps build trust, increase employee engagemen...
The Impact of Interpersonal Conflicts on Workplace Incidents
Employees' psychological state, emotional burnout, and misunderstandings within the team directly affect the work atmosphere and increase the likelihood of workplace accidents. The article examines the role of the occupational health and safety department in the timely resolution of disagreements between colleagues before they lead to incidents. The author explains how daily preventive work, forecasting problems, and training employees in competent behavior in conflict situations help mitigate s...
5S - Accident Prevention System: The "Standardization" Step
The article examines the practical application of the fourth step of the 5S system — "Standardization" — to ensure order and reduce risks in production. The author shares experience in implementing work area layout maps and conducting checklist audits, which help compare the established standard with reality and improve safety culture. As a ready-made basis for developing one's own procedures, an example of a production area layout map and an audit checklist are attached to the material.
Fundamental Principles of Implementing Changes
The article is dedicated to the fundamental principles of safely implementing changes in a company and working with people involved in transformations. The material examines the issues of creating a unified standard, conducting multi-level communication, step-by-step training, and leadership development. A clear action plan helps convey the importance of transformations, deal with employee sabotage, and maintain motivation to work in a new way.
Critical Risk Management Through a Barrier Approach
Transitioning from formal hazard lists to a dynamic critical risk management system via a barrier approach. Practices include integrating risk assessment into the budget campaign, distributing barrier control responsibilities among management levels during walkarounds, and building a motivation system based on risk identification.
Developing a Safety Culture with Limited Resources
Implementation of basic safety culture tools under limited resources at geographically distributed oil and gas production facilities. Practices include visualizing rules, installing mirrors for PPE checks, marking hard hats of first-aid ready employees, and launching a hotline and Hazard Observation Card (HOC) system with financial motivation for proactivity.
ESG - Caring for People and Their Safety at JSC "Russian Railways"
The article discusses the Sustainable Development Policy of JSCo "RZD" and the company's practical measures to ensure safety and support employees. The material examines social and bonus packages for workers, corporate and distance learning programs, as well as the development of the mentorship system in the field of occupational health and safety. Special attention is paid to improving the company's ESG rating and conducting professional championships to demonstrate industrial safety skills.
New Opportunities for Safe Employment of Women at JSC Russian Railways
The entry into force of the order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia enabled JSCo "RZD" to expand the list of professions available to women, including work as part of locomotive crews and rolling stock repair. To ensure comfort and safety, the company is introducing lightweight equipment, updating workwear, equipping rest areas, and providing psychological support. The material examines a set of key steps and a plan for 2021–2025 to improve working conditions and social guarantees for female wo...
Delivering the Main Message is Key
The practice of conducting "safety contacts" is intended to engage employees in discussing safety issues at work and at home, as well as to build a culture of safe behavior. The article analyzes typical errors in applying this tool, including replacing it with a briefing, conducting it on a schedule, or assigning this task to the occupational health and safety department. The text explains how to properly convey the key message and select topics in order to form a habit among the team of looking...
How to Engage Young Employees in Safety: Tips and Tools
The article highlights methods and tools for engaging young employees in occupational health and safety and industrial safety issues. The material examines practical approaches, including training using modern technologies, holding competitions, participation in decision-making, and creating specialized communities. The value of these methods is confirmed by the experience of PJSC RusHydro, where young specialists developed guidelines on the use of personal protective equipment that received hig...
Communication with Contractors
The article examines the practice of regular communication with contractor organizations using the example of the monthly "Safety Day" event held at OTEKO. The meeting is chaired by the Construction Director with the participation of executives from the customer, general contractor, and subcontractor organizations, and is dedicated exclusively to production safety issues. The event serves as a single communication and discussion platform for analyzing incidents, summarizing work results, and fre...