#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.
Key Directions of EVRAZ HSE Management System Development
Transformation of the HSE management system in a large metallurgical company focusing on employee behavior change and safety culture development. Implementation of micro-injury recording tools, removal of LTIFR KPIs, and use of a digital risk heat map for proactive safety management in production areas.
Risk Identification Tools: Daily Monitoring, Safety Behavioral Audits, Improvement Proposals
A comprehensive risk identification system including daily monitoring, behavioral audits, and collecting improvement proposals. The practice aims to identify unconscious unsafe behavior and engage line managers and workers in the safety process.
Preparing Personnel for Inspections. A Course for Improvement
A systematic approach to preparing personnel for external and internal inspections, including the use of checklists for self-audits, training in behavioral standards when interacting with inspectors, and analyzing the root causes of identified non-conformities. The practice is aimed at reducing employee stress and turning inspections into a tool for process improvement.
Practical Skills Development Center: How to Foster Conscious Safety Attitudes Among Production Personnel?
Creation of an internal Practical Skills Development Center (PSDC) for training production personnel. The practice involves abandoning external training centers in favor of developing internal expertise, focusing on conscious safety attitudes, and practicing real skills (PPE usage, first aid, firefighting).
How to Retain Standards After Employee Training? Or Why Don't Employees Apply Acquired Knowledge in Practice?
A system for reinforcing safe behavior skills after training through practical exercises on the shop floor with mentors and regular retention assessment. It includes cascade training from top management to workers and a modular approach from simple to complex.
Developing Line Managers Through Safety Tools
A system for engaging line managers in safety processes through WISE Leadership training, an engagement matrix with activity scoring, and cascade meetings (SIM). The practice includes linking process audit results to the bonus system and using intangible motivation (team-building events, recognition program).
How to Evaluate Employee Engagement in Safety Programs?
Transitioning from reactive safety indicators to proactive employee engagement assessment through near miss and low-level event registration. The practice includes transforming safety minutes into an experience-sharing tool for employees and implementing metrics for voluntary reporting of incidents without consequences.
Effective Tools for Engaging Employees in Creating Comfortable and Safe Working Conditions
Implementation of a continuous improvement system and a corporate portal to engage employees in HSE and healthy lifestyle topics. The practice includes a transparent idea submission algorithm, expert council evaluation with subsequent financial rewards, and regular sharing of best solutions between departments.
Communication Tools with Workforce on Occupational Safety Issues
A comprehensive communication system with the workforce on occupational safety issues, including visualization (boards, signs with QR codes), digital channels (mobile app, Telegram channel with chatbots), and feedback tools (hotline, idea submission system). The practice aims to increase awareness, engagement, and develop a safety culture.
Safety Leadership Visits: A Tool to Increase Management Engagement in Safety Issues
Implementation of safety leadership visits (SLV) for top management to demonstrate safety commitment and build open dialogue with employees. The practice includes integrating leadership assessment into HR processes, training internal trainers, and extending requirements to contractors.
How to Make a Company More Efficient by Integrating Safety into Business Processes
Integration of the HSE function into key business processes, including the HR cycle, training system, and contractor management. Transforming the HSE department's role from a controlling body into an equal business partner by implementing mental wellbeing programs and involving line personnel in independent risk assessments.
How to Engage Field Team Employees in Personal Safety Issues?
Implementation of a mobile simulation game for HSE training of field team employees (sales representatives, drivers). The game simulates the workday of a manager who must balance generating profit and complying with safety rules while managing subordinates.