#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.
DOR Practicum
In the article, Roman Portnyagin talks about the "DOR Practicum"—a tool for individual training of actions in emergency situations directly at employees' workplaces. The tool helps develop practical decision-making skills under stress and identify hidden equipment problems that are not noticeable during scheduled drills. The author explains how short practical sessions with trainers allow transitioning from formal documentation to real human preparation.
How to Avoid a Fatal Error in a Critical Situation and What Does Practice Have to Do With It?
Individual 15-minute emergency drills at the workplace (DRA Workshop). The trainer simulates an emergency, and the worker physically performs the necessary actions, followed by developmental feedback.
Psychological Readiness for Emergencies: Why Even Experienced Employees Freeze Up
The article explains why, in the event of a real threat, classic instructions do not save people from panic and stupor due to the specific features of how the brain's limbic system works. The material examines practical training techniques, including role-playing and micro-trainings, which help turn knowledge into automatic reactions. These approaches make it possible to build psychological readiness for emergencies and teach employees how to act correctly under stress.
Reducing Incident Rates Using the Video SOP Module
Implementing a system of Standard Operating Procedures as short video instructions (video SOPs) accessed via QR codes on equipment. This practice aims to reduce the human factor by converting complex text regulations into clear visual action algorithms.
Functional Coaching: What Is It and Why Is It a Breakthrough in HSE Training?
Functional coaching in industrial safety is an approach where training is conducted by internal company experts who face real risks on a daily basis. Training from colleagues in HSE and production departments provides down-to-earth practical knowledge, high trust, and honest feedback on how safety procedures work. With methodological and organizational support from the Corporate University, this approach helps to effectively develop a safety culture on the ground.
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...
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.
HSE Specialist Internships in Production: A Path from Control to Trust
The article examines the practice of internships for occupational health, safety, and industrial safety specialists directly in production workshops, where for several days they work shoulder to shoulder with the team. Such immersion helps to see real production processes and problems from the inside, thanks to which the implemented measures cease to be formal. The practice allows breaking down stereotypes about the OHS&IS service, building an open dialogue with workers, and laying the foundatio...
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.
Internship. Part 4. Preparing the Report. Or: How to Learn to Be Objective and Persuasive
The article describes the final stage of the internship for future managers, who are to deliver a report on the state of occupational health and safety to management and colleagues. The material outlines an approach to report preparation that helps objectively evaluate a department's performance based on qualitative and quantitative indicators, risks, and positive practices. The experience of public defense before a wide audience helps trainees overcome public speaking anxiety, learn to express...
From Novice to Leader: A Successful Internship Story
Implementation of a mandatory five-stage internship for new managers at the workplace of the Head of the HSE Department. The program includes theoretical training, practical walkarounds to identify violation precursors, leadership walkarounds with top management, and public defense of results.