Organization of operational management of industrial risks at Kovdorsky GOK JSC: training of line managers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-4-72-77

Читать на русскоя языкеV.N. Kuletsky1, S.V. Zhunda1, P.M. Mikhailov1, A.V. Galkin2
1 JSC Kovdorsky Mining and Processing Plant, Kovdor, Russian Federation
2 LLC NIIOGR, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №4 / 2025 p. 72-77

Abstract: The article describes the main trends and results of activities aimed at developing primary skills of operational management of industrial risks among the personnel of the Kovdorsky GOK JSC. In order to form primary skills of applying a risk-oriented approach to organizing production activities, a training program was developed and implemented, which provided solutions to the following tasks: 1 - conducting a detailed analysis of adverse events that took place at mining companies in Russia and at the Kovdorsky GOK JSC in terms of the realized threats; 2 - building a logical model regarding the occurrence of preconditions for an adverse event and its occurrence; 3 - elaborating the basic methodological principles of the risk-oriented thinking: “I am aware, I recognize, I prevent”. The main objective of the conducted training was to develop primary skills of the line managers to timely recognize the preconditions for the emergence and development of hazardous industrial situations. In the future, this will allow to forecast the occurrence probability of hazardous industrial situations at the production process planning stage, assess the risk level of adverse events, and provide for the necessary resources to reduce the occurrence probability of such events.

Keywords: industrial risk, risk-oriented approach, adverse event, hazardous industrial situation, safe behavior

For citation: Kuletsky V.N., Zhunda S.V., Mikhailov P.M., Galkin A.V. Organization of operational management of industrial risks at Kovdorsky GOK JSC: training of line managers. Russian Mining Industry. 2025;(4):72–77. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-4-72-77

Article info

Received: 19.05.2025

Revised: 10.06.2025

Accepted: 17.06.2025

Information about the authors

Valery N. Kuletsky – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), General Director, JSC Kovdorsky Mining and Processing Plant, Kovdor, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sergey V. Zhunda – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Deputy General Director for Industrial Safety, Labor Protection and Occupational Medicine, JSC Kovdorsky Mining and Processing Plant, Kovdor, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Peter M. Mikhailov – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Kovdorsky Mining and Processing Plant JSC, Kovdor, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexey V. Galkin – Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Head of the Laboratory of Industrial Risks, LLC NIIOGR, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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