Framework for the assessment of the safety culture in the oil and gas industry

Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2023 Dec 11:1-30. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2023.2293389. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAbstractApproaches to safety culture assessment may have many limits if supported exclusively by quantitative methods. Based on that, a research team developed a quantitative-qualitative approach to assess the maturity of the safety culture on an oil platform. To that end, the team sought to develop and test a method consisting of an initial ethnographic phase followed by 4 other distinct phases: definition of homogeneous groups; production of customized questionnaires; quantitative evaluation; and qualitative assessment. The results show the emergence of trends, from pre-defined themes in the safety culture to specific levels of maturity for each of the homogeneous groups. At the same time, it was possible to perceive that the maturity level of the groups is defined from the daily work practices developed by each one of them. This experience allowed us to propose a framework for assessing the maturity levels of safety culture for the oil and gas industry.PMID:38083834 | DOI:10.1080/10803548.2023.2293389
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Source Type: research