#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.
From Novice to Leader: A Successful Internship Story
Implementation of a mandatory five-stage internship for new managers at the workplace of the Head of the HSE Department. The program includes theoretical training, practical walkarounds to identify violation precursors, leadership walkarounds with top management, and public defense of results.
Internship: Preparing for Public Speaking. Or: How a Novice Manager Can Learn to Synthesize Information
Preparing a report on the results of an internship helps a future manager master key managerial skills, including communication, synthesizing information, and building an action strategy. In the process of work, trainees learn to independently assess risks, analyze the effectiveness of injury prevention measures, and formulate recommendations for improvements. It is the final public presentation of the report to management that turns out to be the most difficult stage for novice managers.
Safety Walkarounds: What a Novice Manager Needs to Know About Precursors and Leadership
The article describes a workplace internship system for young managers in the position of head of the occupational health and safety department, a key part of which is practical walk-throughs of various facilities. Such walk-throughs involving experienced inspectors and top executives help novice specialists notice early signs of violations, see positive practices, and build a friendly dialogue with staff. This practice helps to move away from formalism in occupational health and safety and lear...
Fast and Effective Internship: What a Novice Manager Needs to Know
The article describes an internship system for novice managers in the position of head of the occupational health and safety department to develop personnel management skills and ensure safety. The material describes the preparation procedure — from practical site inspections and risk assessments to the final report — and also presents feedback from program participants. The author explains how such training helps young leaders consciously build a safety culture and improve communication with su...
Safety Culture: How Practical Training Changes Employee Behavior
Integration of HSE issues and risk assessment into practical technical training programs for maintenance personnel. Creation of training complexes with duplicated equipment to practice safe routine operations, including verbalizing actions and mutual control via checklists.
Developing a Safety Culture with Limited Resources
Implementation of basic safety culture tools under limited resources at geographically distributed oil and gas production facilities. Practices include visualizing rules, installing mirrors for PPE checks, marking hard hats of first-aid ready employees, and launching a hotline and Hazard Observation Card (HOC) system with financial motivation for proactivity.
Mentoring as a Manager Development Tool. To Delegate or Not to Delegate, That is the Question?
Implementation of a mentoring and delegation system as a tool for developing managerial competencies. The practice includes 10 best manager practices, a PDCA delegation algorithm, and visual goal management.
How to Engage Young Employees in Safety: Tips and Tools
The article highlights methods and tools for engaging young employees in occupational health and safety and industrial safety issues. The material examines practical approaches, including training using modern technologies, holding competitions, participation in decision-making, and creating specialized communities. The value of these methods is confirmed by the experience of PJSC RusHydro, where young specialists developed guidelines on the use of personal protective equipment that received hig...
Professional Community of HSE Specialists: From Idea to Implementation
Creating a corporate professional community of HSE specialists from scratch. The practice includes organizing in-person thematic meetings, cross-functional visits to production sites, and hosting specialized forums by the specialists themselves to share experience and best practices.
From External Training Centers to an In-House Training System: Maximum Results at Minimum Cost
Transitioning from external training center services to an in-house occupational health and industrial safety training system. The practice includes obtaining accreditation, engaging teachers under civil law contracts, creating proprietary training grounds, and integrating training into the corporate culture.
Ensuring Environmental Safety Through Training
A cascade environmental training system for personnel at a manufacturing enterprise. It includes assessing baseline knowledge via questionnaires, preparing internal trainers, differentiated programs for managers and workers, and using visual tools (luminometers, color identification) to foster a conscious attitude toward waste management.
Safety Volunteer – A Catalyst for Change
Implementing a safety volunteer program among blue-collar workers to enhance the culture of safe behavior. The practice includes voluntary selection without quotas, interaction with line managers for short-term tasks, and non-financial motivation via targeted training and specialized events.