#Mentoring
Mentoring programs and the transmission of safety culture from top management to line personnel and contractors. Real cases of converting mentors into key carriers of safe practices and replacing directive control with trusting cooperation.
Safety Ambassadors: From Denial to Awareness
Creating an institute of safety ambassadors (volunteers) from among line employees to overcome the barrier of mistrust between production and the HSE service. The program includes five areas of work (communication, training, methodology, fire safety, prevention) and a motivation system, which allows involving workers in independent risk identification and promoting a safety culture.
Going to Work with Mom, or a True Mission to Save Lives!
A story about how high school graduate Ksusha completed an internship in the industrial safety department under the leadership of her mother and changed her attitude toward this profession. Using a real-life example, the author shows how behind workshop inspections and rule compliance, an important mission unfolds — safeguarding the lives of factory workers every day. The article tells how practical experience helped the girl realize the value of protection against risks and decide on her choice...
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...
From System to Initiative: Leadership as a Trigger for Cultural Shift in Safety
A project to develop safety leadership among line managers at a mining enterprise. The "leadership triangle" methodology was implemented, including personal example, team influence, and regular practices (BSA, leadership walkarounds). Training is based on situational leadership and Kurt Lewin's change management theories.
DOR Practicum
In the article, Roman Portnyagin talks about the "DOR Practicum"—a tool for individual training of actions in emergency situations directly at employees' workplaces. The tool helps develop practical decision-making skills under stress and identify hidden equipment problems that are not noticeable during scheduled drills. The author explains how short practical sessions with trainers allow transitioning from formal documentation to real human preparation.
The Difference Between a Leader and a Manager
The article examines key differences between a manager and a leader, their roles in a company, and the possibility of combining these qualities in one person. While a manager focuses on making strategic decisions, managing resources, and controlling tasks, a leader builds an emotional connection with the team, motivates employees, and develops their potential. The material helps to understand the characteristics of both approaches in order to create a cohesive team and effectively achieve compan...
Feedback: An Effective Tool for Interacting with Employees
The article reveals the role of feedback as a key managerial tool for engaging subordinates, reinforcing effective behavior, and improving the quality of work. The material examines supportive and corrective types of feedback, basic principles of communication, as well as step-by-step algorithms for interaction within the team. The author explains how proper communication helps develop employees, improve the workplace climate, and reduce the risks of occupational injuries.
Functional Coaching: What Is It and Why Is It a Breakthrough in HSE Training?
Functional coaching in industrial safety is an approach where training is conducted by internal company experts who face real risks on a daily basis. Training from colleagues in HSE and production departments provides down-to-earth practical knowledge, high trust, and honest feedback on how safety procedures work. With methodological and organizational support from the Corporate University, this approach helps to effectively develop a safety culture on the ground.
Internship. Part 5. Goals and Business Results. Or: Effective Communication Skills and Moving Away from the Administrative Behavioral Model
In the article, the author shares the experience of conducting internships for young managers at the workplace of the head of the occupational health and safety department. The material shows how practicing effective communication skills and moving away from an administrative behavioral model help build partnerships between occupational health and safety specialists, production staff, and contractors. Specific examples reveal the benefits of sharing good practices to increase employee engagement...
HSE Specialist Internships in Production: A Path from Control to Trust
The article examines the practice of internships for occupational health, safety, and industrial safety specialists directly in production workshops, where for several days they work shoulder to shoulder with the team. Such immersion helps to see real production processes and problems from the inside, thanks to which the implemented measures cease to be formal. The practice allows breaking down stereotypes about the OHS&IS service, building an open dialogue with workers, and laying the foundatio...
Developing an Internal Trainer Institute. How Can a Trainer Become a Heard Voice of Safety?
Creating and scaling an internal safety culture trainer institute at a large industrial enterprise. The practice includes multi-stage selection, trainer preparation, on-site internships, and the use of artificial intelligence (electronic badges) for objective assessment of training quality.
Internship. Part 4. Preparing the Report. Or: How to Learn to Be Objective and Persuasive
The article describes the final stage of the internship for future managers, who are to deliver a report on the state of occupational health and safety to management and colleagues. The material outlines an approach to report preparation that helps objectively evaluate a department's performance based on qualitative and quantitative indicators, risks, and positive practices. The experience of public defense before a wide audience helps trainees overcome public speaking anxiety, learn to express...