#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.
Workplace Safety Without Financial Penalties
Traditional financial penalties for violations of occupational health and safety rules often lead to the formation of a culture of silence and the concealment of risky situations. This article examines alternative approaches and specific tools for implementing a safety system without fines and reprimands. The author explains how transitioning from punishments to a culture of trust, transparency, and employee engagement helps eliminate systemic causes of violations and prevent injuries.
Hazard Observation Cards Methodology as a Near Miss Management Tool
Implementation of a system for collecting and analyzing hazard observation cards (HOC) for near miss management. The practice includes a four-step HOC algorithm, accounting automation based on an internal IT solution, application of the "Five Whys" and "Bowtie" methods for investigation, and financial motivation of personnel for active risk identification.
Safety School – Key Elements in Reducing Injury Rates
Creation of an internal practice-oriented "Safety School" to train employees on production risks. The training includes a theoretical part on the 10 golden safety rules and practical exercises on specialized training stands (electrical safety, LOTO, forklift blind spots, PPE, ergonomics, working with chemicals).
PPE Service: How a Mobile App Changed the PPE Provision Process
Implementation of the "PPE Service" mobile app to automate employee personal protective equipment provision. The app integrates with SAP ERP HR and accounting, providing employees with a personal account to track standards, replacement dates, and feedback, while offering managers a real-time team provision monitoring tool.
Safety Ambassadors Internship at the Kola Site
Participants of the "Safety Ambassadors" project from the "Prevention and Mentorship" track completed an internship in the transport safety department of the Kola site. During territory rounds, incoming vehicle inspection, and participation in Occupational Health and Safety Day, the ambassadors studied practical aspects of the work of the Industrial Safety Department's units. The article tells how this experience helps ambassadors implement best practices and develop internal company interaction...
Zapolyarny Mine's Participation in the Review Competition
The article tells about the participation of the Zapolyarny mine in the production safety competition in Norilsk, where the enterprise won second place in the "Mining Divisions" category. The material examines the key factors behind this success: the implementation of modern equipment, continuous personnel training, and the creation of a comprehensive risk management system. The mine's experience demonstrates how systematic work on occupational health and safety helps prevent incidents and ensur...
Is Safety Profitable for Business? It's a Strategic Necessity!
The article considers the correct approach to safety as a strategic asset and a risk management tool, rather than merely an expense item. The author explains why incident prevention costs several times less than eliminating their consequences, as well as how silent threats like burnout and staff turnover affect profits. The material analyzes the causes of failures in safety culture and offers solutions for integrating care for people into the business management system.
While the Lion Slept, the Monkey Ruled the Forest. Part 2
The article analyzes psychological barriers and key shortcomings of occupational health and safety specialists that cause initiatives to face resistance from middle management and production teams. The material examines in detail why safety measures lack proven effectiveness, authority, and consideration of the real tasks of local managers. The author shows how formalism, systemic errors in implementing changes, and a lack of interaction with leaders lead to a loss of trust in safety processes.
SOCIOMETRY: A Revolution in Work Team Formation!
The article is devoted to the practical application of an automated complex for assessing communicative compatibility to form an optimal composition of work crews based on sociometry. The system visualizes the psychological climate, calculates indices of sociometric status and group cohesion, and also identifies leaders and employees requiring adaptation. The experience of implementing the development at LLC Gazprom Transgaz Yugorsk confirms its effectiveness in eliminating interpersonal conflic...
Monthly Employee Communications (Online Format)
The article describes the practice of holding monthly 40-minute online "EHS-update" meetings to inform employees about work results and plans in the field of occupational health and safety, environmental protection, and industrial safety. The author shares the presentation structure, which includes five-minute safety briefings, performance statistics, incident breakdowns, as well as sections featuring personal experience and expressions of gratitude to colleagues. Such an approach helps to incre...
Learning Through Play
Gamification and intellectual quizzes serve as an effective learning method, allowing to consolidate theoretical knowledge and develop teamwork skills. The article examines the advantages of educational games over traditional competitions and describes practical experience in applying the "Brain-ring" format. Using the example of three-year industrial safety tournaments for SPbSTI(TU) students, the author shows how game mechanics help future specialists prepare for work.
Transformation of the River Workers' Safety Culture
Transformation of safety culture in a shipping company through a systematic approach, including top management engagement, HSE function restructuring, the GOSA communication project, and interactive training formats. Digitized production control checklists were implemented, ensuring incident data transparency.