#Safety leadership

Safety leadership in industrial environments: the role of top and middle management in corporate transformation. Case studies of companies applying leadership walk-arounds, open dialogue with workers, and personal examples to reach zero injuries.

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Aleksey Nechayev
Expert
Occupational Safety Business Partner
December 18, 2025

Control Architecture: How the System of Curators and Coordinators Changes Safety Culture and Business Efficiency

Implementation of a curator and coordinator system for managing contractor safety. Transferring responsibility for contractor admission and control to technical customers and on-site managers using checklists and linking KPIs to safety performance.

Safety leadership Safety culture Safety audit
Case
Maksim Basenko
HSE Director
Mikhailovsky GOK
Ilya Kasyanov
Head of Safety Culture Development Division
Mikhailovsky GOK
December 17, 2025

Achievements in the Proactive Development of Safety Culture. How to Maintain the Standard?

A systemic transition from a reactive to a proactive safety culture through modified risk identification tools, IT integration, and personnel involvement. Practices include a mobile app for threat recording, KPI-linked manager evaluations, and methods for justifying safety investments to top management.

Safety leadership Safety culture Employee engagement
Case
Alexey Avramenko
Head of Safety Culture Development Division
Nornickel
Oksana Zalevskaya
Independent expert
HSE DAYS
December 17, 2025

Stop Inflicting Safety Culture and Start with Ourselves

Transforming the HSE function's image through specialist soft skills development, production internships, and the Safety Leadership project. Assessing worker perception using Patrick Hudson's ladder and targeted work with beliefs to increase trust levels.

Safety leadership Safety culture Employee engagement
Case
Irina Tsvetkova
HSE Manager
Milk Logic
December 17, 2025

How to Maintain the System Amid Multiple Changes

A strategy for recovering and stabilizing the safety system amid organizational changes and staff turnover. It includes simplifying change management procedures, revising motivation systems, empowering frontline employees, and developing leadership competencies.

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Case
Vladimir Varlamov
Director of Health and Safety
Sibkor (SUEK)
December 17, 2025

Synergy of Safety Culture and Production

Integration of safety and production cultures through the adaptation of behavioral safety audits (BSA) and expanding the functionality of existing digital systems. Implementation of targeted BSAs combining risk and production process assessments, as well as using data from positioning, aerogas control, and electronic medical examination systems to improve efficiency without significant additional costs.

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Case
Vladimir Stepanov
Director of Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Department
OTEKO
December 17, 2025

HSE Strategy: How Not to Put Safety on Pause When the Storm Hits

Adapting the HSE strategy during an economic crisis by transitioning to short sprints (Agile), focusing on the top 5 critical risks, and cross-functional financing of safety projects using adjacent department budgets. Digitizing routine processes to free up managers' time for developing behavioral safety.

Safety leadership Safety culture Employee engagement
Case
Serik Mazhkenov
Chief Expert
All-Russian Research Institute of Labor of the Russian Ministry of Labor
Dmitriy Zubov
HSE Director
Cherkizovo Group
December 17, 2025

Occupational Safety in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions

Transition to a risk-oriented HSE management model, where occupational risk assessment becomes the foundation of all processes. Implementation of a human-centric approach, including quality staff selection considering risk propensity, onboarding, mentoring, and effective communication to build a conscious safety culture.

Safety leadership Safety culture Motivation
Case
Vladislav Gumennik
Deputy CEO for HSE
SBM Service Center
November 20, 2025

Collective Motivation System

Implementation of a collective motivation system for HSE leadership with a complete rejection of fines. Structural departments are evaluated using seven key indicators (including micro-injury registration, safety cards, and warning coupons), calculating a consolidated safety coefficient and awarding quarterly bonuses to the best teams.

Safety leadership HSE TOP 100 Safety culture
Case
Alina Kvartalnova
Chief Specialist
Gazprom LNG Portovaya
November 20, 2025

Safety Practices During Scheduled Preventive Maintenance

A comprehensive approach to safety management during scheduled preventive maintenance (SPM), including preventive practical training ("Safety Weeks") and weekly mass gatherings ("Safety Assemblies"). The practice aims to engage regular staff and contractors, increase risk awareness, and build a zero-injury culture through visual training, public recognition, and a feedback system.

Safety leadership HSE TOP 100 Safety culture
Case
Yuriy Shtelma
Head of Production Control and Occupational Safety Service
SUEK-Krasnoyarsk
November 19, 2025

Manager's Work Standard – Four Practices, One HSE Document

Combining disparate safety tools (assignment system, production control, behavioral audits, and HSE committees) into a single Manager's Work Standard. Implementation of formalized assignment algorithms, targeted checklists based on Bowtie risk assessment, and new quality metrics to evaluate communication and audit effectiveness.

Safety leadership HSE TOP 100 Safety culture
Case
Viktor Lubinskiy
Director of Occupational and Industrial Safety
Novo-Shirokinsky Mine, Highland Gold
November 19, 2025

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.

Safety leadership HSE TOP 100 Safety culture
Case
Vladimir Stepanov
Director of Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Department
OTEKO
November 19, 2025

Safety Curators: An Important Element of the HSE System

Introduction of the safety curators institution to overcome stagnation and develop safety culture. Curators act as mentors and a link between the HSE system and production departments, using line walkdowns, behavioral audits, and practical training.

Safety leadership HSE TOP 100 Safety culture
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