A university representative at the 23rd meeting of the Interstate Council on Industrial Safety of the CIS countries
The 23rd meeting of the Interstate Council on Industrial Safety of the CIS countries was held in Kazan from October 6 to 10, 2025. Ivan Starokon, Head of the Department of Automation of Oil and Gas Industry Structures Design at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) and Head of the Rostekhnadzor Public Council Commission on Safety at Oil and Gas Facilities, presented a report entitled "The Experience of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) as a Scientific Organization for Addressing the Challenges of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological, and Nuclear Supervision." In his report, he discussed the cooperation between Gubkin University and Rostekhnadzor, the signing of a cooperation agreement between them, and the creation of the Industrial Safety research and education center to address the scientific and organizational challenges facing Rostekhnadzor. Ivan Starokon also discussed the university's development in industrial safety, obtaining a license for industrial safety expertise, and establishing laboratories for destructive, non-destructive, and electrical testing, equipped with a range of instruments and technical means for all types of work. These organizational measures have enabled the university to become more actively involved in addressing the service's challenges, including participating in accident investigations at hazardous industrial facilities. In 2024, Gubkin University, as part of the accident investigation commission, investigated the accident on the main gas pipeline of LUKOIL-PERM LLC and Gazpromneft-ONPZ JSC.
Furthermore, the report presented information on the university's innovative developments in industrial safety. One such development is the creation of digital twins for various destructive testing methods, enabling the virtual training, testing, and subsequent certification of destructive testing specialists. The proposed solutions, being implemented under the supervision of Professor Oksana Elagina, Head of the Department of Tribology and Oil and Gas Equipment Repair Technology, will significantly reduce the cost and time required to train specialists.
Ivan Starokon also discussed how the university is implementing modern educational technologies in industrial safety. For example, using modern virtual reality technologies, personnel operating hazardous production facilities are trained in oil spill response, fire prevention, and other hazardous incidents and accidents.
