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1 The offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico is among the most developed in the world; it provides thousands of jobs in the Gulf Coast region and meets a sizable portion of the energy requirements of the United States. In the Gulf of Mexico as of November 2015, 33 mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs)
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2 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Inconsistencies in the collection and reporting of information about accidents and injuries in the early days of the industry make it difficult to determine accurately whether incident rates and safety culture improved after these changes were instituted. However, reports based on incomplete data appear to indicate that the introduction of new regulations and practices in the 1960s and 1970s improved the offshore industry's occupational safety record in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Summary 3 DEFINITION OF SAFETY CULTURE The term safety culture was coined by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group during its investigation of the Chernobyl power plant accident in 1986. Since then, the definition of safety culture and the identification of the factors that strengthen such a culture have evolved.
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4 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry strengthening a safety culture and thus are particularly useful for the offshore industry. Recommendation 2.13: The committee recommends that the offshore industry and government regulators adopt the BSEE definition of safety culture and its essential elements as a guide for assessment and practice.
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Summary 5 with differing safety attitudes and practices and varied educational backgrounds. Moreover, the cyclic nature of the offshore oil and gas industry translates to frequent reductions in experienced staff during downturns and subsequent employment and training of relatively inexperienced workers during upturns.
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6 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING AND SUSTAINING A SAFETY CULTURE IN THE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY In response to its charge, the committee offers the following recommendations for strengthening and sustaining a safety culture in the offshore oil and gas industry, along with a list of topics on which further research is needed to fill knowledge gaps with respect to strengthening, assessing, improving, and sustaining safety culture. Recommendations for the Industry Collective and Collaborative Actions Recommendation 6.2.1: Industry leaders should encourage collective and collaborative actions to effect change in an industry as fragmented as the offshore oil and gas industry.
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Summary 7 causes as well as trends, and sharing of data across the industry and the regulators. In these efforts, it is essential that the industry and regulators go beyond ideas and possibilities to develop concrete plans for execution.
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8 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry organizations, including operators, contractors, and subcontractors, working in the offshore industry. Regulatory agencies should support this requirement for participation in a single industry-wide safety organization.
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Summary 9 Assessment of safety culture requires objectivity, expertise, and sensitivity to context. For some organizations, the process may require outside help initially, but having self-assessment and self-reflection capabilities is ideal as it creates a sense of ownership and accountability and encourages broad participation in the safety assessment process.
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10 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry less frequent or less detailed inspections. Inspectors should consider shifting from traditional compliance inspections to inspections that follow the safety management approach outlined in the SEMS rule.
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Summary 11 characteristics of an effective safety culture identified by BSEE, develop guidance for safety culture assessment and improvement, and facilitate information exchange and sharing of experiences in promoting safety culture. Memorandums of Understanding on Promoting Safety Culture The three regulatory agencies that oversee aspects of the offshore oil and gas industry -- BSEE, the U.S.
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12 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry support this effort by serving as a clearinghouse for and facilitator of industry-level exchanges of lessons learned and benchmarking. Future Research Directions Regulatory agencies, industry organizations, and other participants in the offshore industry need to work together to facilitate research and information sharing so as to advance knowledge and practice.
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