#Risk assessment
Assessment of occupational risks in production: danger identification methods, root cause analysis, and development of compensatory measures. Contains cases on transferring from reactive accident investigations to proactive threat prediction and mitigation, and tools for their digitalization.
Avoid Getting Blown Up by the Mental Mines of Cognitive Biases
The article proposes using Checklist No. 2 with questions about cognitive biases to prevent unplanned losses and minimize decision-making errors. The author analyzes typical mental "mines" that cause people and managers to underestimate or ignore risks. The material shows the insidiousness of these misconceptions through examples and invites readers to discuss the most dangerous thinking traps.
"Don't Fall into the 'Pitfall'!" Methodology
The article presents a methodology for assessing the relative probability of committing dangerous acts and erroneous decisions, "Don't Fall into the 'Pitfall!'", developed to block personnel errors and violations. The author identifies four types of risk factors — from situational-personal to organizational — and offers a checklist for employee self-checking. The publication contains a step-by-step algorithm and recommendations for completing mini-trainings to prevent unplanned losses due to the...
How to Manage Risks in Maintenance Planning
As part of changing the approaches to repair work planning, the practice of ranking them into three risk categories based on company historical data and industry experience was introduced. This allowed for changes to control processes and a priority focus on the preparation and execution of the most high-risk types of work. As a result, occupational health and safety services and industrial safety services are informed of all planned work, and preventive inspections are conducted taking into acc...
How Aviation and Large-Scale Chemistry Can Enrich Integrated Safety
The author of the article combines safety management experience in aviation and the nitrogen industry to analyze the impact of the human factor on accident rates in complex human-machine systems. The article examines cross-functional approaches to the Vision Zero concept, distinguishing between intentional violations and unintentional personnel errors resulting from stress and fatigue. Based on incident statistics, ways to reduce risks are proposed: from objective monitoring of violations to red...
Ways to Improve Operator Professional Reliability to Prevent Injuries and Errors Affecting Equipment Integrity (Using the Example of the Nitrogen Industry and Air-Breathing Engine Testing)
Integrating psychological support and VR simulators into the HSE management system to improve operator professional reliability. Implementing a multi-level psychological filter during hiring and pre-shift control, as well as using stress scenarios in virtual reality to practice reflex skills for safe behavior.
Safe Work Culture as an Employee's Personal Priority
A comprehensive communication program to form a conscious attitude toward safety. It includes engaging five-minute safety talks, per-shift risk assessments via a mobile app, behavioral audits, and a motivation system for personnel and contractors.
Our Approaches to HSE Training Require Changes
Transformation of HSE training approaches through simulated methods and gamification. Using interactive warm-ups, business games, situation analysis, and proprietary board/floor games to engage managers and workers in the learning process and realize the value of safe behavior.
Implementing Proactive Indicators for Injury Prevention
Implementation of a composite proactive KPI for managers, including staff engagement and HSE MS performance indicators. The practice covers investigating micro-injuries, conducting behavioral safety audits, and submitting improvement proposals with subsequent digitalization of data collection.
Roadmap for Deploying an Enterprise Operating System in HSE
Implementation of a five-level roadmap for integrating HSE into the enterprise operating system. The practice includes the phased development of processes from basic data registration to creating an accessible environment, working with medical center visit microdata to improve ergonomics, as well as visual management and multi-level risk assessment audits involving line managers and workers.
Incident Analytics
Building a transparent incident feedback collection system using QR codes and electronic forms. Automating task routing, classifying events into four categories (including non-occupational injuries), and analyzing accumulated data to identify hidden patterns and revise audit schedules.
Safety Culture Tools. Best Practices
Implementation of a face-to-face dialogue program with line managers to develop safety culture and overcome a formal approach to rules. Safety culture level is assessed locally using anonymous questionnaires based on seven criteria, mapping results onto the Hudson ladder.
Automation of Industrial Safety Processes
Comprehensive automation of industrial safety processes based on 1C. Implementation includes digitizing personal training cards, medical examination referrals, PPE lifecycle tracking using barcoding, as well as risk assessment and incident investigation processes. A "Safety Pyramid" dashboard integrated with Power BI was developed for data visualization.