#HSE
Fundamentals of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management. A foundational section combining key concepts for creating a safe business. Integration of the HSE function into corporate governance, striking a balance between productivity and safety, and establishing transparent reporting to stakeholders.
Transforming Typical Safety Briefings: From "Best HSE Idea" to "Video Briefing"
Transforming typical HSE safety briefings into short instructional videos created directly at the workplace by employees. The practice was implemented through motivational competitions with a prize pool, enabling workforce engagement, building a library of safe work practices, and integrating videos into instructions via QR codes.
🛡️ Safety: Is the "Polished Reports" Disease Curable?
Why are “polished” reports that hide real problems so popular in the field of occupational health and safety and industrial safety? We examine where this corporate disease comes from, why technologies like AI won't save the situation, and how a leader's personal example can change safety culture.
🛡️ 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲: Fasten Your Seatbelts
In an economic crisis, industrial companies cut HSE budgets, returning to "paper" safety. Find out why abandoning a safety culture leads to management degradation and how a long-term anti-crisis strategy will help preserve the business.
AI Agents and Vibecoding: What Has Changed in HSE Over the Last 6 Months
The application of autonomous AI agents and vibecoding technology to automate routine processes in industrial safety. The practice includes using neural networks to independently identify hazards from photos, fill out risk registers, calculate budgets, and generate local regulatory acts without involving IT specialists. Implementing this approach transforms the role of the HSE specialist into a "knowledge broker," radically reducing the time spent on analyzing regulatory frameworks and investiga...
The Universal Language: Safety Signs
Safety signs are a key element of visualization in the occupational health and safety management system, working to prevent workplace injuries. Thanks to the standardization of color and shape, pictograms instantly convey unambiguous information in conditions of noise and distracted attention, easily overcoming language barriers. The article reveals the main functions of safety signs, the features of their perception by the human brain, and the history of the establishment of global ISO standard...
Safety Culture, Peter the Great Style: How an 18th-Century Shipyard Fostered Order, Responsibility, and Mentorship
The article examines the "Regulation on the Governance of the Admiralty and Shipyard" of 1722, in which safety requirements were embedded into the duties of specific positions at 18th-century shipyards. Using examples of working with rigging, cranes, masts, and flammable materials, the author shows how hazardous processes and incoming control of materials were regulated. An analysis of Petrine experience demonstrates a historical prototype of modern HSE systems, where a safety culture was built...
The Story of Pryanik and One Important Conversation with a Dog Trainer
The story of a ten-month-old American Bully named Pryanik shows that an affectionate and gentle nature can lie behind an impressive appearance. A conversation with a dog trainer prompted the dog owner to remind about important rules for interacting with unfamiliar pets on the street, compliance with which helps make every such encounter safe for both human and animal.
Airborne Dreams and Harsh Reality: Why Safety in Hobby Sports Matters!
The author of the article, drawing on personal experience with trampoline jumping, shows how blind trust and a lack of equipment inspection can lead to a serious injury. The story explains why safety is necessary not only for professional athletes, but also for amateurs who come to the gym for emotions and stress relief. Using their own example, the author urges readers to inspect the equipment themselves before training so that a favorite hobby does not put them out of action for months.
HSE Budgeting: Structure, Calculation, and Defense
The article reveals an approach to budgeting in the field of occupational health and safety and industrial safety as a tool for managing production risks, dividing expenses into mandatory and development areas. The material examines regulatory, risk-oriented, and combined budget calculation methods, as well as the practical application of artificial intelligence. The author explains how to defend financial line items to management using ROI, scenario analysis, and FSS compensations to prevent lo...
HSE Training Videos: A Trendy Case Study or a Vital Employee Training Tool?
The article examines practical experience in using videos on occupational health and safety for visual and accessible training of employees at enterprises with different work schedules. The author analyzes in detail the advantages of the format, including the visualization of complex technological processes and the possibility of reducing the number of occupational accidents. The material also contains step-by-step recommendations for organizing the filming process, drafting a script lasting fro...
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...
Risk Assessment for Newly Installed Equipment
The article examines a practical tool for production facilities, warehouses, and offices — a risk assessment checklist for the procurement and installation of simple equipment. The author describes a step-by-step verification process involving a committee, from the preliminary analysis of the operating manual to the drafting of an action plan prior to commissioning. Such a procedure helps ensure equipment safety and prevent the commissioning of facilities that pose high risks to the life and hea...