#Line managers

Line Managers as supreme security crusaders. Displacing ultimate duty from cushy HSE chairs right into the bloodstreams of shift foremen. Consolidates pure leadership juice, urging lower brass to 'be, not fake' lions.

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Case
Vladimir Varlamov
HSE Director
March 18, 2026

Safety Culture as a Driver of Operational Excellence

Integrating safety culture into enterprise production processes through Lean manufacturing tools and Total Quality Management (TQM) systems. Transforming the role of line managers from directive management to developmental leadership using behavioral safety audits and Near Miss systems. The practice aims to overcome the conflict between plan fulfillment and safety, reduce production losses, and increase operational efficiency.

Line managers HSE DAYS Safety culture
Case
Mikhail Zhiganov
Director of Safety Culture Development Department
Nornickel
Aleksey Avramenko
Head of Safety Culture Development Division
Nornickel
March 18, 2026

Leadership: Do You Really Need It?

Transformation of safety culture at a large industrial enterprise through the transition from directive control to engaging leadership. Implementation of developmental feedback tools, behavioral safety audits, and Just Culture principles for proactive management of minor injuries and near misses.

Line managers Safety culture Safety leadership
Expert blog
Ilya Musatov
Deputy Director for Occupational Safety and Production Control
SUEK-Khakassia
November 20, 2025

The Logic of a Manager and a Leader

Line managers Safety culture Leadership
Expert blog
Viktoriya Shevchuk
Lead Occupational Safety Specialist
UEC-Klimov
November 20, 2025

Four Simple Solutions to Improve Communication with Workers

Line managers Safety culture Employee engagement
Expert blog
Ilya Zabugin
Deputy Managing Director for HSE
Pokrovsky Mine
November 20, 2025

HSE Leadership: Why Leaders Set the Safety Culture

Line managers Safety culture Leadership
Expert blog
Andrey Tolstopyatov
Head of Occupational Safety, Fire and Environmental Safety Department
Formatsiya
October 12, 2025

Can You Cultivate the "I Want, I Do" HSE Principle in a Manager?

Line managers Safety culture Leadership
Case
Igor Lykov
Director of Industrial Safety and Occupational Health
Segezha Group
October 7, 2021

Practice of Creating Risk Management Systems Under the Safety II Concept

Implementing the Safety II concept focusing on the analysis of successful work operations and positive deviations. Empowering line managers (shift and department supervisors) as HSE representatives to collect information about errors and hidden risks directly at the workplaces.

Line managers Safety culture Employee engagement
Case
Anna Voronkova
HSE Manager
Heineken
August 19, 2021

Safety Leadership: Myths and Reality

Implementing servant leadership and adapting the Bow-Tie method to assess safety management decisions. The program includes mandatory training for First Line Management and leadership analysis across four areas: communication, interaction, risk-based decision-making, and personal leadership.

Line managers Safety culture Leadership
Case
Yuriy Solodovnikov
Head of department
Gazprom Neft
December 16, 2020

Managing Key and Significant Risks Through Bowtie Models

The company's transition to a risk-oriented approach through the "Safety Framework" program. Implementation of the bowtie model to prioritize critical and significant risks, develop protective barriers, and target HSE budgeting. Cascading risk analysis tools to line managers and eliminating ineffective practices.

Line managers Risk assessment Risk management
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