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From page 26... ... 26 Safety culture has become an increasing focus of conversation and research since the late 1980s, particularly after a series of orga-nizational disasters including the U.S. space shuttle Columbia explosion in 2003, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meltdown in Japan in 2011,1 and the South Korean Sewol Ferry capsizing in 2014. Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... Safety Culture 27 dress) , espoused beliefs and values, and basic underlying assumptions (i.e., unconscious, taken-for-granted beliefs and values) Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 28 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry can be loosely labeled safety culture (Schein 2010) , encompassing the organization's values, beliefs, attitudes, social norms, rules, practices, competencies, and behaviors regarding safety (Mearns and Flin 1999) Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... Safety Culture 29 2000) Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... 30 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry involved at all levels within the organization" (NAE and NRC 2011, 116) Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... Safety Culture 31 ship must fully embrace and the entire organization must commit to, engage in, and execute every day. As noted earlier, safety culture is characterized by subcultures for different groups (e.g., departments, professions) Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 32 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Wright [1994] for an example from the offshore oil and gas industry) Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Safety Culture 33 that institutionalizing safety as a priority and value is both elusive and uniquely challenging. In practical terms, organizations often wrestle with the inevitable (at least in the short term) Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 34 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry guiding framework for this report, and the research support for each of its nine factors is reviewed. ELEMENTS OF A STRONG SAFETY CULTURE Many reviews have focused on safety culture in particular industries in various countries, including oil and gas (NEB 2014) Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Safety Culture 35 leagues (2009) identify seven dimensions of safety culture. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... 36 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry BOX 2-1 Nine Essential Elements of a Strong Safety Culture Identified by BSEE The nine essential elements of a strong safety culture identified by BSEE are as follows: • Leadership commitment to safety values and actions. Leaders demonstrate a commitment to safety and environmental stewardship in their decisions and behaviors. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Safety Culture 37 taxonomy mirrors leading scholarly reviews of safety culture research and leading frameworks in other industries, is grounded in empirical research, is supported by a key regulator, and is useful for the offshore industry. In developing its list of nine essential elements, BSEE relied heavily on the attributes of safety culture ("traits of a healthy safety culture") Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... TA B LE 2 -1 C om pa ri so n of S af et y C ul tu re A tt ri bu te s B S EE (s ee B ox 2 -1 ) Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... Pe rs on al ac co un ta bi lit y Ev er yo ne pe rs on al ly re sp on si bl e fo r sa fe ty C le ar ly d ef in ed ac co un ta bi lit y; em pl oy er s fe el p er so na lly re sp on si bl e Ev er yo ne in vo lv ed in sa fe ty D ef er en ce to ex pe rt is e w ith th e sp ec ifi c sa fe ty is su e, no t t o fo rm al au th or it y In qu ir in g at tit ud e Q ue st io ni ng at tit ud e cu lti va te d R ep or tin g an d in fo rm ed cu ltu re Pr eo cc up at io n w ith fa ilu re (s ee ki ng po te nt ia l th re at s to s af et y sy st em ) Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... 40 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry that "investment in building competency, like continuous learning, builds trust and confidence that management cares about safety, their employees and contractor personnel, and the public" (API 2014, 23) Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Safety Culture 41 through action and changes to work processes. These practices also subject safety performance (both good and bad) Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... 42 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry offshore, where the traditional macho culture can inhibit disclosure and learning (Ely and Meyerson 2010) Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... Safety Culture 43 (Edmondson 2004) Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 44 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry openness to learning (Ely and Meyerson 2010) Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Safety Culture 45 ronment) , speaking up and listening have an impact on safety and reflect a strong safety culture. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry tools, such as root-cause, first-cause analysis teams, incident reviews, and other forms of self-analysis, are evident in industries such as nuclear power and chemical processing as means of providing deeper understanding of organizational systems that reveals leverage points, suggests new interventions, and strengthens safety culture and safety performance (Carroll 1998) Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Safety Culture 47 air traffic control [LaPorte and Consolini 1991] ; and nuclear power control rooms [Schulman 1993] Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry shared understanding of potential threats to safety throughout the unit (sensitivity to operations) Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... Safety Culture 49 range of possible scenarios, including low-frequency, high-consequence events, has long been a part of nearly error-free high-reliability organizations (Rochlin et al. 1987; LaPorte and Consolini 1991) Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Their structured format guides participants in jointly constructing a comprehensive representation that integrates their individual interpretations (Ron et al. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... Safety Culture 51 Continuous improvement through structured learning practices also helps make the work environment more respectful, encourages raising concerns, and enhances work processes such as cross-checking orders. These practices support leaders' provision of concrete and actionable feedback (Vashdi et al. Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry with relevant stakeholders to stimulate their participation in continuously strengthening the safety culture. FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS • Despite the many definitions of safety culture, overall consistency across industries regarding the essential elements of such a culture enables the establishment of norms to facilitate clear communication across systems and industries. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... Safety Culture 53 in partnership among regulators (e.g., BSEE) , industry (e.g., the Center for Offshore Safety) Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEB National Energy Board of Canada NRC National Research Council PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... Safety Culture 55 BP U.S. Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Duhigg, C Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Safety Culture 57 Gherardi, S., 2006. Organizational Knowledge: The Texture of Workplace Learning. Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... 58 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Knox, G Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... Safety Culture 59 NEB. Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... 60 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Rochlin, G Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... Safety Culture 61 Tangirala, S., and R Ramanujam. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... 62 Strengthening the Safety Culture of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Vogus, T Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... Safety Culture 63 Zohar, D Read the entire page →

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... 26 Safety culture has become an increasing focus of conversation and research since the late 1980s, particularly after a series of orga-nizational disasters including the U.S. space shuttle Columbia explosion in 2003, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meltdown in Japan in 2011,1 and the South Korean Sewol Ferry capsizing in 2014.