#Safety audit
Practice of internal safety audits: multi-stage control, transitioning from paper prescriptions to digital checklists and observation systems. Cases on how regular site inspections form a transparent picture of occupational health and safety.
Personnel Involvement in HSE Management
The article is devoted to the safety system at ALROSA, based on employee engagement, the work of occupational health and safety representatives, and leadership of managers. The material examines public control mechanisms, the procedure for conducting working conditions inspections, and ways to contact the single hotline. Readers will learn how the Company motivates personnel for their contribution to safety and what measures are taken based on the results of reviewing employee appeals.
HSE Management System Audit
Implementation of an internal HSE audit system based on 12 key elements and the Bradley Curve model. Integration of audit results into the line managers' motivation system to increase safety culture maturity and reduce injuries.
Focus on What Matters: Safety Months
The article describes the practice of holding thematic safety months at OTEKO, introduced in 2023. The material outlines a concentrated management cycle from goal setting and conducting walkthroughs to analytics in an automated safety management system (ASUB). The publication shows how this practice enables systematic risk management, develops managerial leadership, and fosters a culture of mutual responsibility.
Effective Control of Industrial Safety on Geographically Dispersed Production Sites of an Enterprise
Optimization of administrative and industrial control at geographically distributed facilities through the transition to a territorial-cluster inspection principle and the formation of mobile inspection groups. Implementation of targeted training for occupational safety representatives based on real violations to improve the effectiveness of control at workplaces.
Using Checklists: Making the Complex Simple
Checklists in the field of occupational health and safety and industrial safety allow for systematizing control and minimizing human error, turning the complex process of safety assessment into a sequence of clear steps. Thanks to a unified methodology, such a tool becomes a guide for both beginners and experienced specialists, preventing important parameters from being missed under tight time constraints. The use of clear and practical inspection algorithms simplifies internal audits, reduces t...
From Risk to Safety Culture: The LOTO Implementation Journey
Phased implementation of the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) system from scratch, including the development of regulations, creation of LOTO maps, and practical staff training on real equipment. The practice covers the visualization of lockout points, organization of local stands, and joint audits with the technical service.
Risk Management Methods Vary: Identifying and Eliminating Hazardous Production Situations
Risk management methodology through proactive identification and elimination of hazardous production situations (HPS) before they become incidents. Includes involving personnel in threat registration, maintaining a unified register, planning corrective actions, and multi-level execution control.
Job Rotation: How to Overcome the "Habituation Effect"
The article is devoted to the problem of the "professional blind spot" in occupational health and safety, due to which specialists stop noticing accumulating risks in familiar areas. As a solution, the author considers the rotation of duties — a planned change of areas of responsibility that restores vigilance and a "beginner's eye". The material explains the advantages of such an approach for the development of the safety system and describes practical steps for its implementation at the enterp...
Cross-Inspections: An Effective Tool for a "Fresh Perspective"
The article discusses cross-inspections in the field of occupational health and safety and industrial safety—a methodology in which inspections are conducted by specialists from other departments. Such an approach helps overcome the 'eye-blurring effect,' as external experts objectively identify violations that are routine for the regular team. Implementing this system allows for the timely elimination of hidden risks, the sharing of best practices, and the reduction of injuries at the enterpris...
Hazard Blindness: An Invisible Threat and Ways to Combat It
In the work of occupational health and safety and industrial safety specialists, routine can cause “eye fatigue” — a dulling of attention due to which dangerous deviations begin to be perceived as the norm. The article analyzes the risks of this effect on the effectiveness of the occupational health and safety management system and workplace inspections. The material describes systemic prevention methods that make it possible, through rotation, objective control tools, and employee training, to...
Comprehensive Intelligent Security and Fire Protection System
Creation of a specialized fire protection systems control service and implementation of a comprehensive intelligent security system. Integration of disparate systems (fire alarms, video surveillance, access control, personnel positioning with smart bracelets) into a unified platform for prompt incident response and audit automation via mobile checklists.
How Mobile Apps Simplify Operational Control
The article examines the replacement of traditional paper-based industrial control methods at enterprises with mobile applications that eliminate data transmission delays and human error. The use of digital checklists and photo recording of violations directly at the workplace allows for prompt transmission of information to management and automatic generation of corrective orders. The material explains how switching to mobile solutions saves resources by eliminating duplicate data entry and inc...