#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.
Environmental Risks: Setting Priorities During a Risk Session
The note is dedicated to the proper setting of goals when conducting risk sessions to identify environmental risks using the ENVID tool. The author explains why detailed damage calculations and final formulations should be moved outside the face-to-face meeting, focusing the expert group on maximum search and draft recording of risks. Such an approach allows recording an order of magnitude more risks during the session and eliminates manipulation of final assessments by experts.
The Aura of Communication: Conflict Behavior Strategies
Implementation of a systematic approach to training managers and workers in effective communication and conflict resolution skills. The practice includes standardizing the manager's work and developing the "safety aura" concept to transition from a pathological to a stable-systematic level of safety culture.
Speaking the Same Language
Different perspectives and inaccurate interpretations of hazardous situations can lead to the development of erroneous protective measures and the persistence of risks at the enterprise. The article examines the universal tool "Risk Formulation", implemented at Metalloinvest for the precise description of an injury, a hazardous event, conditions, and the cause of an incident. Using a single template allows training employees at all levels to describe risks unambiguously and significantly reduces...
Improving Despite the Challenges
The article describes the company's experience in adapting the practice of "Line Walkthroughs" to pandemic conditions and remote work formats through the implementation of "Remote Line Walkthroughs" (RLW) via video conferencing. The author discusses the structure of the meetings, the distribution of participants into groups, the use of a special checklist on safety and social issues, as well as monitoring the execution of decisions made. The material demonstrates how the new format made it possi...
HSE Management System: A Course on Worker Safety
Implementation of an original 12-element human-centric and risk-oriented HSE model. The model divides incident causes into unsafe acts (direct and indirect) and unsafe conditions (eliminable and manageable), forming protective barriers for each, including commitment development, telemedicine, root cause analysis, and personnel involvement.
Employee Image: Who We Are in the Eyes of Others
The effectiveness of the Industrial Safety and Occupational Health and Safety department's work and the success of implementing changes directly depend on how the function is perceived by the company's employees themselves. The article examines the image of occupational health and safety specialists as a specific tool of influence that determines the level of trust of the workforce. The author shows what makes up such a perception and what stages are included in the regular evaluation and transf...
Life-Saving Skills: First Aid Training
The article tells about practical first aid training at OTEKO, where employees practice vital skills in realistic game simulations. The training takes place without complex medical terms and allows practicing the procedure for injuries, bleeding, and critical conditions before doctors arrive. The material shows how simulating stressful situations helps overcome psychological barriers and prepare employees and schoolchildren for quick action in emergencies.
Debunking Industrial Safety Myths
False beliefs and familiar myths often cause unsafe behavior in production, leading to serious consequences for life and health. The article shows how to recognize these mindsets and replace them with correct beliefs to develop a safety culture. Using common misconceptions as examples — from using a helmet chinstrap to distributing responsibility for occupational health and safety — the reader will be able to take a fresh look at the situation in their workplace.
Risk Hunting
The article discusses "risk hunting"—a universal tool for identifying hazards in production and in everyday life. As part of this method, a team of experts identifies potential threats and suggests measures to eliminate them or reduce them to an acceptable level. The material explains how dynamic risk assessment helps anticipate negative scenarios, prevent incidents, and develop a safety culture.
On the Same Wavelength! How Irkutsk Oil Company Built a Communication System and Engaged Everyone in Safety Issues
A multilevel HSE communication system covering top management, line personnel, and contractors. It includes regular interaction platforms (committees, forums, stop hours, safety days) for open dialogue, incident analysis, and feedback collection, significantly reducing injury rates and improving safety culture.
Environmental Risks. Expert Group. Expectation vs. Reality
The effectiveness of environmental risk identification using the ENVID method directly depends on the quality of the expert group's work; however, in practice, risk sessions are often inefficient due to distractions and a lack of specialist activity. The article uses examples to examine the real behavior of participants during an in-person brainstorming session. The author shares basic rules for forming a working group of 6–8 people capable of expressing their opinions freely and delivering resu...
Metalloinvest's Experience in Training Employees in Safety Culture
The article is dedicated to the experience of Metalloinvest in developing a safety culture and training employees in the risk management system. The material examines the creation of proactive courses, the work of the Corporate University and the Institute of Internal Trainers, as well as practical skill training in production with the participation of supervisors. The described approach demonstrates how the phased implementation of new standards helps employees identify risks and maintain a con...