Metinvest Polytechnic continues to implement innovative approaches to health and safety training, helping manufacturing facilities minimise industrial risks. A series of two-day training sessions for line managers, focused on safe work practices related to railway transport, was held at Kamet Steel. The programme included reviews of real-world shopfloor cases, assessments of critical risks, and examples of injury prevention.

As an important component of the production process at steel plants, railway transport presents a heightened exposure to hazards. Poor work management, violations of technical regulations, and human error can all lead to accidents. That's why the training focused on practical aspects of safety: participants reviewed real-world cases, simulated critical situations, and looked for effective solutions to mitigate risks.

Nataliia Volodchenkova, Dean of the Mining and Metallurgy Faculty at Metinvest Polytechnic, notes that modern occupational health and safety standards demand more than just knowledge of the rules – they require the ability to react swiftly to threats. She stressed that the hands-on training format, used by Ukraine’s first private mining and metallurgical university, helps develop required skills and ensure safety standards on par with the world’s leading companies.

In total, there are seven key training areas designed to reduce the Top industrial risks. They cover various aspects of safety, including working with electrical equipment, operating moving and lifting machinery, working at height, assessing the risk of objects falling from height, using the LOTO system, and ensuring the safe movement of railway traffic at industrial sites.