A seminar on the subject “Labor as the process of threats detection and prevention” was held within the TOP-Class school of the Corporate university on 22 July, Moscow. The “Volga-Dnepr” top executives and heads of line units gathered at the training, and a recognized security expert acted as a moderator.

The training subject was chosen for a reason. The world around us is full of threats – we have never denied it – but some of them turned out to be a lot more far-fetching than anyone could predict. Security expert highlighted that no one but the company staff could create new knowledge on prevention of increasing terrorist threats as even the most experienced external professionals are unaware of the in-company business processes. In this light the training was conducted in a form of a structured discussion.

The participants were united in 4 groups: HR and internal security, Flight accidents and incidents prevention, Information security and knowledge management, Security of operational processes. Within the groups they analyzed the threats and developed the list of competences required for their prevention.

Sergey Shklyanik, Senior Vice-President:
– That was really useful. The problems we discussed today concern every staff member of our company and everyone can contribute to their solution.

Konstantin Zorin, Director of economic affairs, VDM:
– Group work and system thinking often lead to new and even unexpected results. Within just two hours we have discovered lots of useful things that the company lack. Amazing! The form of structured discussion is very helpful and interesting.

Dmitry Obsharov, Vice-President, Organization Development:
– The subject of today’s event is certainly a matter of HR and internal security. Firstly, we have a system of corporate values which encourages the employees to check themselves whether they fit the standards of this system and detect fluctuations. Secondly, we should never forget that the company staff work in different parts of the world including those with potential safety hazards. For that reason we must take care of various threats prevention. The group work at the event was quite productive – we managed to define the areas which require improvement in terms of safety and security and drafted initial actions.

Mikhail Smirnykh, General director, Volga-Dnepr airline:
– For me as an airline manager it was necessary to go through these issues. Together with the colleagues we managed to specify the details and additional features. It’s what we deal with on a daily basis both in terms of the airline operations and the future system development.

The event attendees unanimously agreed that the training outcomes would become basement for the threats prevention action plan.

In conclusion, the company president Alexey Isaykin made a point that labor as a benefit-brining process also includes detection and prevention of threats to the company’s, customers’ and personal existence. «Information overflow is dangerous, – Alexey summed it up. – We need to focus on the knowledge search and acquisition that can save somebody’s life here and now. This will enable us to detect threats and take measures not after something wrong happens but before it».