Importance of cognitive Human Factors in the safety management for petroleum industry

2015 ◽  
pp. 2951-2956
Author(s):  
Stig Johnsen ◽  
Yuanhua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Petroleum Industry

scholarly journals A Safety Performance Assessment Framework for the Petroleum Industry’s Sustainable Development Based on FAHP-FCE and Human Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3564
Author(s):  
Junqiao Zhang ◽  
Xuebo Chen ◽  
Qiubai Sun
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Assessment Results

Sustainability is a key factor in petroleum industry development, determining whether an enterprise has the ability to maintain high-quality safety management in the long term. In order to reduce occupational injuries and accidents, and to improve safety in the petroleum industry, this study proposes a hybrid approach based on the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP), human factors, and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) method in order to assess safety performance in a petroleum enterprise. This paper is comprised of four stages. In the first stage, a model is constructed for assessing the safety of the petroleum industry based on a literature review. In the second stage, we use the FAHP to determine the weights of five factors and 19 sub-factors. In the third stage, employees are the subjects of a questionnaire on the safety performance of the petroleum enterprise. According to the analysis of the assessment results, we focus on improving employees’ safety behaviors and mental health. A second round of questionnaires is distributed to the employees, and a second set of assessment results obtained. Finally, the results of the two evaluations are compared, and the effectiveness of the combination of FAHP, human factors, and FCE is verified.

scholarly journals Missing focus on Human Factors – organizational and cognitive ergonomics – in the safety management for the petroleum industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stig O Johnsen ◽  
Stine Skaufel Kilskar ◽  
Knut Robert Fossum
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Cognitive Ergonomics ◽  
Physical Ergonomics ◽  
Human Operators

More attention has recently been given to Human Factors in petroleum accident investigations. The Human Factors areas examined in this article are organizational, cognitive and physical ergonomics. A key question to be explored is as follows: To what degree are the petroleum industry and safety authorities in Norway focusing on these Human Factors areas from the design phase? To investigate this, we conducted an innovative exploratory study of the development of four control centres in Norwegian oil and gas industry in collaboration between users, management and Human Factors experts. We also performed a literature survey and discussion with the professional Human Factors network in Norway. We investigated the Human Factors focus, reasons for not considering Human Factors and consequences of missing Human Factors in safety management. The results revealed an immature focus and organization of Human Factors. Expertise on organizational ergonomics and cognitive ergonomics are missing from companies and safety authorities and are poorly prioritized during the development. The easy observable part of Human Factors (i.e. physical ergonomics) is often in focus. Poor focus on Human Factors in the design process creates demanding conditions for human operators and impact safety and resilience. There is lack of non-technical skills such as communication and decision-making. New technical equipment such as Closed Circuit Television is implemented without appropriate use of Human Factors standards. Human Factors expertise should be involved as early as possible in the responsible organizations. Verification and validation of Human Factors should be improved and performed from the start, by certified Human Factors experts in collaboration with the workforce. The authorities should check-back that the regulatory framework of Human Factors is communicated, understood and followed.

scholarly journals Pythagorean 2-Tuple Linguistic VIKOR Method for Evaluating Human Factors in Construction Project Management

Mathematics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting He ◽  
Guiwu Wei ◽  
Jianping Lu ◽  
Cun Wei ◽  
Rui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Multiple Attribute ◽  
Todim Method ◽  
Reform And Opening Up

Since the reform and opening up, Chinese economic and social development has undergone great changes, and the people’s living standards have improved markedly. For the national economy, the engineering construction is not only a carrier for specific economic tasks, but also a driving force for rapid and sustained economic development. With the continuous expansion of the scale of construction projects, safety management problems of construction projects are constantly exposed. How to effectively avoid accidents has become an important issue to be solved urgently in the construction industry. This paper mainly evaluates human factors in the process of construction project management, such as workers’ proficiency, workers’ safety awareness, technical workers’ quality, and workers’ emergency capacity, with the purpose of helping China’s construction projects proceed smoothly. In this research, we provide a multiple attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) technique based on Pythagorean 2-tuple linguistic numbers (P2TLNs) and the VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I KOmpromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method for evaluating the human factors of construction projects. P2TLNs are used to represent the performance assessments of decision makers. Relying on a P2TLWA operator, P2TLWG operator, and the essential VIKOR method, a general framework is established. An application is presented to test the validity of the new method, and a comparative analysis with two algorithms and the P2TL-TODIM method is illustrated with detail.

PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION- WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS OF JOINT VENTURE PARTICIPANTS?

1997 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 738
Author(s):  
J. H. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Insurance Cover ◽  
Day To Day Operations

Participants in joint venture operating agreements in Australia are potentially liable for environmental offences under State environmental statutes as well as Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Acts and State Petroleum Acts. In addition, adverse environmental impacts can affect an array of other commercial factors, including the future costs of obtaining finance, insurance cover and access to new acreage.The nature of potential risks and liabilities are such that environmental management must be regarded as an on-going risk management activity, integrated into all planning and day-to-day operations in the same way that health and safety management is now being widely incorporated in petroleum industry activities. Joint venture participants generally pay considerable attention to the calibre of the technical (geological and engineering) advice provided by the operator. It follows that they should also place considerable importance on the calibre of environmental management expertise provided by the operator and its contractors.A successful system of management should be modelled on a due diligence defence, which requires that those who are directing joint venture activities exercise due diligence, requiring the establishment of a proper system to prevent violations of the law and the effective operation of that system, including supervision, maintenance and improvements in business methods.

Post Macondo Safety and Regulatory Issues: Human Factors From an Organizational Development and Senior Management Perspective

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Grossweiler ◽  
David Costello ◽  
Kevin Graham
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Cost Center

Regulations governing the safety of drilling and offshore production operations have changed since the Macondo spill. This paper suggests management level perspectives on the nexus of human factors and safety management systems including an overview of ideas from: Congressional Testimony; the Bipartisan Policy Center inputs to the Presidents Commission on the Spill; the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council Deepwater Horizon Report, and workshops and initiatives by RPSEA (Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America), SPE, and ASME. The value of benchmarks from risk management practices from the aviation, nuclear power, and financial community are also discussed. The paper will also consider questions as to what management might consider reducing risk and treating risk management as not just a cost center, but as a way to integrate safety management systems into improving corporate performance for all stakeholders. Paper published with permission.

Discussion on Safety Management Mechanism of the LNG Carrier

2011 ◽  
Vol 339 ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Zhan Li Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Management Mechanism ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Environment Control ◽  
Management Factors ◽  
Management Modes

In the view of safety management and in accordance with the safety management system of “human – machine – environment - control”, the hidden risks linked to the safety management of LNG ship are analyzed in different aspects such as ship factors, environment factors, human factors and management factors respectively. Then, based on the safety principle of “prevention first”, this paper puts forward the corresponding measures, hoping to fundamentally prevent or eliminate the occurrence of non-safety factors. Finally, in reference to the successful safety management modes of other companies and the special properties of LNG ships, an effective safety management system is proposed and considered in this paper.

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