#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.
Risk Management Through Eliminating Root Causes of Hazardous Situations
A systemic approach to risk management through root cause analysis of hazardous situations and non-conformities (Five Whys method, barrier analysis). The practice includes collecting data from various sources (audits, BSA, video recording, hotline), identifying recurring basic causes, and transforming training programs based on real cases.
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.
How to Help Workers Distinguish Hazards from Risks?
The article explains the difference between a hazard as a potential source of harm and a risk as the probability of an event occurring and its consequences. To help workers who confuse these concepts, the author offers two methods — explaining the differences using the example of a lion and discussing hazard and risk using a picture. These approaches can be used in any training and education sessions to identify clear examples even without the qualification of an occupational health and safety s...
HSE Mobile Application – HSE Herald
Development and implementation of a corporate mobile app for prompt risk identification at workplaces and personnel preparation for Rostechnadzor certification. The app includes safety control modules with offline capabilities, testing, access to the knowledge base, and company news.
SIMOPS: Safety Management During Commissioning and Startup
Safety management during simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) at the commissioning stage. Includes the use of readiness checklists, LOTO systems, notification matrices, and visualization to minimize risks when builder and commissioning tasks overlap.
Are You Confident in the Quality of Your Facility's Permit-to-Work System?
The article examines a methodology for assessing the effectiveness of a permit-to-work system at an enterprise, based on monitoring the responsibility of three key roles and maintaining workspace cleanliness. Measurement results from occupational health and safety and industrial safety specialists, as well as data from a mobile application, are consolidated into a single IT system to generate ratings of contractors and departments. Such an approach helps to establish transparent control over the...
5 Steps to High-Risk Work Safety
A comprehensive high-risk work management system including work categorization, strict planning, work permit automation using digital signatures, and video recording to identify hidden risks. System implementation increased planned work to 95% and completely eliminated injuries.
Critical Risk Management Through a Barrier Approach
Transitioning from formal hazard lists to a dynamic critical risk management system via a barrier approach. Practices include integrating risk assessment into the budget campaign, distributing barrier control responsibilities among management levels during walkarounds, and building a motivation system based on risk identification.
Reducing Risks in Permit-to-Work Operations
The article describes the experience of implementing the first part of a risk management tool in the permit-to-work system, dedicated to assessing fatal risks. The methodology relies on the automatic printing of checklists with visualization of safety barriers for four cross-cutting risks and checking their effectiveness directly at the work site. The tool helps focus attention on key protective measures and improve the quality of work admission, although it requires additional time.
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.
Risk Assessment Before Starting Work
The article introduces a practical tool for manufacturing enterprises: pre-job risk assessment (PJRA), which helps account for non-standard and hazardous situations. The author describes the procedure for conducting a PJRA by a supervisor and employees prior to high-risk work or in the absence of standard occupational health and safety instructions. Drawing on the experience of their enterprise, the author explains the advantage of such a detailed format over conventional work permits and sugges...
Cybersecurity and Power Engineering: How Digitalization and the Internet of Things (IoT) Impact Electrical System Safety
The integration of digitalization and the Internet of Things (IoT) into the electric power industry allows for the implementation of intelligent monitoring systems and increases the efficiency of power grids. However, the increasing number of connected devices elevates the risks of cyberattacks, such as unauthorized access, malware, and DDoS attacks. The article examines key threats and explains how encryption, multi-factor authentication, continuous monitoring, and regular software updates help...