The Human Factors of Process Safety and Worker Empowerment in the Offshore Oil Industry Proceedings of a Workshop (2018) / Chapter Skim
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6 Lessons from Offshore Operations in Other Regions
6 Lessons from Offshore Operations in Other Regions
Pages 47-54
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• A system of elected safety representatives established in the North Sea could be adapted and implemented elsewhere.
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Large percentages of both workers and supervisors in the Gulf of Mexico have worked only there and have not interacted with oil industry employees from elsewhere. As a result, Macrae explained, lessons learned and work practices have passed down through generations of Gulf of Mexico employees.
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with broad representation was established in 2009 to address these and other industry safety performance concerns. Rae explained that the WIG conducted a comprehensive Offshore Workforce Survey on the use of ESRs and safety committees, which confirmed that the workforce saw both functions as critical to achieving workforce engagement in health and safety management offshore.
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The U.K. HSE also developed an inspection template based on the following subsections of the SI 971 regulations: • ESRs, constituencies, and the election balloting process; • functions and powers of ESRs; • functionality and effectiveness of offshore safety committees; • support roles of duty holders, platform managers, and employing companies; • ESRs' time off for development and access to training; • commitment to capturing and sharing good practices and investiga tion findings; and • documenting and following up on inspection findings and use of a standardized U.K.
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Connor's client endorsed what he wanted to do. Jobs included advance planning meetings, after-action reviews, and processes for deriving lessons learned.
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According to Engler, this difference reflects an earlier merger of the oil, chemical, and atomic workers into the United Steelworkers Union, which represents approximately 30,000 refinery workers and steelworkers today. He observed that the collective bargaining rights provided for under the 1935 National Labor Relations Act enable unions to negotiate on wages, hours, and working conditions, which for the oil industry has resulted in a number of health and safety improvements.
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They are the ones who can "stand up, speak out, and pose challenges about how to move ahead." One approach, for example, would be forming an educational association of Gulf workers that would enable them to obtain additional training, raise technical questions, and report hazards anonymously. In the discussion following Engler's presentation, several workshop participants made the point that empowerment does not require unionization.
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