#Training
HSE personnel training and development: modern remote formats, interactive training grounds for hazardous work, gamification, and on-the-job microlearning. Transitioning from formal planned briefings to continuous educational programs converting theory into sustainable skills.
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.
Four Simple Solutions to Improve Communication with Workers
The article describes four practical approaches to informing and training employees in the field of occupational health and safety. The author shares experience in conducting five-minute safety briefings, joint safety instructions, walk-throughs, and sessions with feedback from workers. These solutions help identify the causes of violations, establish communication with staff, and control compliance with safety requirements more effectively.
Mentorship or Investment in the Future
Implementation of a mentorship institution to adapt young specialists and reduce occupational injuries. The practice includes developing measurable adaptation programs, integrating HSE requirements into on-the-job training, and a system of material and non-material motivation for mentors.
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.
Worker Admission System for Safe Work
Automated 1C-based worker admission system for high-risk work. A multi-level barrier system was implemented, preventing task issuance to personnel without up-to-date training, medical exams, or those absent from work.
ALROSA Safety Improvement Projects
The article is dedicated to ALROSA's projects on digitalization and improving occupational health and safety at the company's production sites. The material examines the implementation of digital work permit issuance, remote production control, the transition to PPE outsourcing, the LOTO system, as well as the installation of onboard vehicle monitoring kits. The described solutions make it possible to speed up documentation processing, eliminate injuries when working with equipment, and reduce r...
Improving Production Safety Based on the "Knowledge Monitoring" Information System
Implementation of the "Knowledge Monitoring" information system based on corporate smartphones for continuous personnel microlearning without interrupting production. The system includes NFC authorization, adaptation of questions to workshop specifics, and a web interface for managers to identify knowledge gaps and form a talent pool.
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.
A Game Against Violations
Game-based learning in the field of occupational health and safety allows translating complex instructions into the language of practical dilemmas. In the safe space of the game, employees can make mistakes without health risks, explore cause-and-effect relationships, and find solutions together. This helps participants understand the internal logic of regulations and make a choice in favor of safety without preachy lectures and constant supervision.
Defensive Driving: A Reliable Barrier to Reducing Traffic Accidents
The article reveals the essence of defensive driving — a set of actions aimed at preventing dangerous situations and reducing road accident rates. The material considers practical safety elements, including forecasting the road situation, visual scanning, maintaining distance, and taking weather conditions into account. The description of these principles explains how driver attentiveness reduces traffic accident risks and helps companies develop a corporate safety culture.
Emergency Drills as a Tool for Building a Safety Culture in an Organization
Implementation of six unconventional emergency drill formats (changing locations, role-playing with victims, quests, joint exercises with rescuers, unexpected timing, and combining with master classes). The practice aims to develop conscious personnel actions in abnormal situations and move away from a formal approach to evacuation.
Mentorship of Contractors as an Ecosystem of Trust and Safety Culture
Implementation of a contractor mentorship system where each contractor is assigned an active line manager. The mentor builds a partnership dialogue, jointly manages risks, and controls safety through regular meetings and digital dashboards.