#PPE
Modern personal and collective protective equipment (PPE). A systematic approach to selecting and implementing PPE ensuring both reliable protection and comfort. Includes cases on risk-oriented issuance norms, dermatological PPE testing, and automating storage processes.
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.
Can You Save Yourself? The Practice of Issuing Self-Rescuers to Employees
The article discusses the practice of providing employees with filtering self-rescuers during introductory occupational health and safety briefings to protect respiratory organs during evacuation in fires or accidents. It considers the types of self-rescuers, the procedure for their application, as well as the benefits of issuing them to protect workers' health and comply with fire safety requirements. In addition, the material pays attention to organizing staff training on the rules for using t...
How Do Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Control HSE at Industrial Facilities?
Implementation of an AI and computer vision-based video analytics system for automatic control of HSE compliance. The solution recognizes correct PPE usage, personnel presence in dynamic hazardous areas, and uses Multimodal LLM for contextual incident analysis.
HSE 4.0: Effective HSE Management System through Automation and Digitalization
Implementation of a unified automated HSE information system for a company with over 30,000 employees. The system integrates directories, SAWC modules, medical exams, training, and PPE, ensuring a seamless digital employee journey and automatic assignment of activities.
Changes in the SAWT Methodology
On September 1, 2024, a new Methodology for conducting a special assessment of working conditions came into force, which changed the rules for identifying harmful factors, the work of commissions, and the procedure for filling out the SOUT card. The article examines the main legislative innovations and practical experience in optimizing the procedure using framework agreements and employee participation in risk identification. The article will help to properly organize the assessment process and...
Occupational Safety in Russia: Analysis of Indicators, Conclusions, and Prospects
The article contains an analysis of current trends and indicators in the field of occupational health and safety in Russia, examining the dynamics of injuries, the development of digitalization, and the growth of investments in personal protective equipment. The material examines the key causes of workplace incidents — from organizational shortcomings to the human factor — and evaluates risks in construction and manufacturing. The material shows how the implementation of innovations, the develop...
Safety Leadership
A safety culture transformation project through the development of management leadership skills. It includes working with deep-seated employee beliefs, implementing a "leader's personal commitment" model, and building effective feedback, which radically changed employees' attitudes toward safety.
Injuries When Working with Angle Grinders
Angle grinders are widely used in material processing; however, improper operation and disregard for safety rules lead to thousands of injuries every year. This article examines the key causes of accidents when working with angle grinders and ways to prevent them, including worker training, the use of personal protective equipment, and equipment inspection. In addition, the author shares visual presentation materials used for conducting safety briefings before starting work.
Turnkey PPE Provision Process Project
A comprehensive transition to outsourcing personal protective equipment (PPE) provision at a large manufacturing enterprise. The project includes transferring PPE procurement, storage, issuance, washing, repair, and disposal processes to a specialized contractor, as well as implementing digital solutions (vending machines, parcel lockers, electronic fitting rooms, chatbots) to automate workwear issuance and maintenance.
VR Technologies in HSE Training: Play, but Don't Overplay
VR simulators are effective to use as an additional tool when training workers in the use of personal protective equipment, supplementing in-person practice with real equipment. Since virtual reality does not provide tactile sensations, it does not replace the practice of mechanical skills, but helps develop skills in inspecting PPE, checking completeness, and adhering to the sequence of operations. The use of VR makes it possible to visually simulate the consequences of errors and conduct an au...
HSE Dispatch Center
Creation of a 24/7 HSE dispatch center using video analytics and messengers for rapid violation control. The practice includes integration with GLONASS/GPS systems for traffic control and rebooting the HSE representatives institute.
Exoskeletons: Science Fiction or Reality?
The article discusses the development of exoskeletons and the experience of testing them in production to reduce the physical load on employees. Tests showed that available industrial models are still far from perfect due to inconvenience of use, low autonomy, and uncertainty of legal status. The material highlights current problems and limitations of the technology, as well as its potential for injury prevention in the field of occupational health and safety.