#Safety culture
Development of a proactive safety culture in production: mindful leadership, motivation programs, contractor engagement, and addressing the human factor. Transitioning from reactive oversight to integrated risk management practices.
Internship. Part 5. Goals and Business Results. Or: Effective Communication Skills and Moving Away from the Administrative Behavioral Model
In the article, the author shares the experience of conducting internships for young managers at the workplace of the head of the occupational health and safety department. The material shows how practicing effective communication skills and moving away from an administrative behavioral model help build partnerships between occupational health and safety specialists, production staff, and contractors. Specific examples reveal the benefits of sharing good practices to increase employee engagement...
Making the Boring Interesting: Secrets of Engaging HSE Content
Industrial safety and occupational health and safety rules are often not well received by employees due to dry legalese, an abundance of documents, and endless prohibitions. This article examines how to change the approach to communications using visualization, short videos, infographics, and user-generated content (UGC). Employee engagement and presenting complex instructions in an understandable format help turn compliance with industrial safety and occupational health and safety rules into a...
A Safety Memo or an Injury? You Decide
Most violations of occupational health and safety rules occur not out of malicious intent, but due to ordinary forgetfulness and haste of employees. A one-page occupational health and safety memo helps quickly recall necessary information and reduce the number of errors in the workplace. In the article, the author talks about the benefits of this working tool and shares the experience of its implementation at planning meetings and safety minutes.
How Can Social Rules of Conduct Create a Trusting Safety Atmosphere?
Development and implementation of 9 basic rules of conduct for HSE function specialists to form a trusting atmosphere and change the service's image. The practice includes joint development of rules by employees, immersive training, broadcasting expectations to production departments, and regular effectiveness evaluation through surveys and ratings.
The Future of Video Monitoring: Protection, Not Surveillance. Protecting People, Equipment, and Production
The article addresses the problem of employees' formal attitude toward pre-shift equipment inspections and the occurrence of emergency situations. The author shares experience in implementing neural network video analytics, which automatically detects non-compliance with checklist items and sends notifications of violations. Such objective video monitoring makes it possible to switch from reactive management to preventive management, protecting people from injuries, equipment from breakdowns, an...
Debunking the Top 5 Myths Preventing Injury-Free Work
The article examines misconceptions in occupational health and safety that cause organizations to struggle with the consequences of incidents instead of eliminating their systemic causes. The author demonstrates how to move from punitive control to a culture of openness, employee involvement, and collaborative work on processes. The material offers practical steps to create a system where risk prevention, dialogue, and continuous improvement play the main role.
Without a Checklist, You've Already Failed the Audit
In the article, an occupational health and safety specialist talks about the practical benefits of a documentation checklist in conditions of a huge volume of regulatory requirements and the risk of fines. The tool includes more than 130 items in key areas and helps to quickly identify gaps, save time, and build a clear control system. Using such a navigator reduces the likelihood of errors and gives confidence that documents are in order during unannounced inspections.
Concept of the Electronic APC System (E-APC)
The article discusses the concept of an electronic APC system (E-APC) designed to replace paper inspection logs with digital safety control tools. The material describes the main functional modules of the system, including a mobile application, a web portal with analytics, and an automated notification system. Switching to an electronic format allows centralizing data storage, promptly tracking the resolution of violations, and improving execution discipline.
Director's Day as an HSE Specialist: How a Leader Changed Safety Culture in 8 Hours a Week
Weekly personal participation of the top executive as an HSE specialist on the production site. The practice includes direct communication with workers, prompt resolution of household and production issues, implementation of QR codes for hazard reporting, and gamification through the "Safe Shop" competition.
Engagement Board for Effective Communication
Implementation of the "Engagement Board" tool to transform incident analysis into a lively dialogue with workers. The practice involves short 15-minute meetings in front of a magnetic whiteboard on the shop floor, where the line manager discusses incidents with the team through the lens of workspace, personal, and group factors, concluding with a collective choice of corrective action.
Developing an Internal Trainer Institute. How Can a Trainer Become a Heard Voice of Safety?
Creating and scaling an internal safety culture trainer institute at a large industrial enterprise. The practice includes multi-stage selection, trainer preparation, on-site internships, and the use of artificial intelligence (electronic badges) for objective assessment of training quality.
Seryoga "The Pistol"
The story tells of Sergey, a slinger who was forced to change his profession as an installer due to an occupational injury to his right hand. During the construction of a military facility on the Franz Josef Land archipelago, he set off to accompany a new driver who did not know the road to the construction site. Sergey's attempt to indicate a right turn with a gesture using a crooked finger led to an erroneous maneuver and the vehicle driving off into a ravine.