A recent survey has shown that some 50 percent of crews working on offshore support vessels are willing to compromise safety rather than say “no” to clients while nearly 80 percent believe commercial pressures could influence the safety of their working practices.
8The findings come from a newly published report
8The case study analysis established that many factors contributing to the accidents find root in a company's safety management.
8In particular, incomplete or non-existent hazard identification procedures, lack of safety procedures or failure to ensure they are implemented, lack of communication about safety hazards and insufficiently trained crews were mentioned as factors contributing to the accidents.
8After establishing the link between poor safety culture and accident causation, the research study focused on identifying to what extent a well-embedded organizational safety culture can contribute to safety leadership within the workboat industry.
8Again, three case studies were conducted, this time of companies with above-average safety records, and the framework developed based on the literature review was used to assess each company’s safety culture.
8All three companies communicate safety as their top operating priority and, despite not being legally obliged, two out of the three companies had established a certified safety management system.
8Communication of safety procedures and other safety-related information was found to be an important aspect and innovative ways were developed to achieve effective communication. All three companies established reporting mechanisms to encourage employee feedback and urged their crews to stop an operation they deem unsafe. Based on the research study findings, recommendations were made for companies in the workboat and OSV sectors wishing to improve their safety processes.
8It is time that Indian companies pick up such studies and look at their recommendations for implementation in their own ships.
8Operators such as ONGC can also pick cues from such studies.
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8The findings come from a newly published report
8The case study analysis established that many factors contributing to the accidents find root in a company's safety management.
8In particular, incomplete or non-existent hazard identification procedures, lack of safety procedures or failure to ensure they are implemented, lack of communication about safety hazards and insufficiently trained crews were mentioned as factors contributing to the accidents.
8After establishing the link between poor safety culture and accident causation, the research study focused on identifying to what extent a well-embedded organizational safety culture can contribute to safety leadership within the workboat industry.
8Again, three case studies were conducted, this time of companies with above-average safety records, and the framework developed based on the literature review was used to assess each company’s safety culture.
8All three companies communicate safety as their top operating priority and, despite not being legally obliged, two out of the three companies had established a certified safety management system.
8Communication of safety procedures and other safety-related information was found to be an important aspect and innovative ways were developed to achieve effective communication. All three companies established reporting mechanisms to encourage employee feedback and urged their crews to stop an operation they deem unsafe. Based on the research study findings, recommendations were made for companies in the workboat and OSV sectors wishing to improve their safety processes.
8It is time that Indian companies pick up such studies and look at their recommendations for implementation in their own ships.
8Operators such as ONGC can also pick cues from such studies.
For more details visit indianpetroplus.com
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