scholarly journals Serious Occupational Health and Safety Incidents in the Oil and Gas Industry: Legal Issues and Recommendations

2010 ◽  
pp. 387-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelli Grier ◽  
E. Jane Snidell
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Alcohol Testing ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

Written primarily for in-house counsel, this article addresses some of the complex legal issues that arise in response to a serious incident in the oil and gas industry. The authors review the relevant reporting obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and provide an overview of the legal issues relating to the privacy of medical records, drug and alcohol testing, privilege, and legal holds. The authors conclude by offering their recommendations regarding policies that should be in place before an incident occurs, as well as actions that should be taken in the immediate aftermath of any serious incident.

scholarly journals The State of Occupational Health and Safety Management Frameworks (OHSMF) and Occupational Injuries and Accidents in the Ghanaian Oil and Gas Industry: Assessing the Mediating Role of Safety Knowledge

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Suxia Liu ◽  
Edmund Nana Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
Linda Serwah Akoto ◽  
Emmanuel Gyabeng ◽  
Erasmus Nkrumah
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Workplace Accidents ◽  
Safety Knowledge

Background. The study examines the mediation effect of safety knowledge in causal the relationship between Occupational Health and Safety Management Frameworks (OHSMF) and occupational injuries and workplace accidents in the Ghanaian Oil and Gas Industry. The study explores different dimensions of occupational health and safety management systems, workplace accidents, and occupational injuries. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design. A total of 699 respondents through a convenience and purposive sampling technique were selected in three government-owned oil and gas organizations for the study. Correlation, multiple regression analysis, and bootstrapping methods were used for data analysis. The findings of both the regression and correlation analysis indicated that there is a moderately strong negative and significant relationship between Occupational Health and Safety Management Frameworks (OHSMF) and workplace accidents and occupational injuries. Safety knowledge significantly mediates the causal relationship between OHSMF and workplace accidents and injuries. Safety training was found to be a significant predictor of safety knowledge, work-related injuries, and workplace accidents. The negative relationship between OHSMF and workplace accidents and injuries shows that the existing OHSMF are either ineffective or lack the acceptable safety standards to control hazard exposures in the industry. Management must invest in frequent safety training and orientations to improve safety knowledge among workers. The study further recommends government and industry players to extend serious attention towards the promotion and improvement of occupational health and safety management systems in Ghana.

scholarly journals Health and safety in the offshore oil and gas industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (65) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Liz Mackie
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Safety And Environment

Since the 'Piper Alpha' disaster in 1988 the system of regulating occupational health and safety in the offshore oil and gas industry has been the subject of radical reorganization. During vacation employment in the Safety and Environment Department of a North Sea oil producer during 1993 the difficulties that can arise in identifying a particular regulation or in obtaining a specific document were experienced at first hand. Standard bibliographic tools do not identify sources of health and safety information specific to the industry and it was felt that further guidance would be beneficial.

Nimrod XV230—reflections on leadership, culture and priorities

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 374
Author(s):  
Martin Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Leadership Culture ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
Independent Inquiry

On 2 September 2006 a reconnaissance aircraft Royal Air Force Nimrod XV230 suffered a catastrophic mid-air fire on a mission over Afghanistan, leading to the total loss of the aircraft and the death of all 14 service personnel. This paper summarises key issues from an independent inquiry and challenges the oil and gas industry to reflect on these. The author, a Chartered specialist in human and organisational factors, contributed to The Nimrod Review as a Specialist Inspector with the UK Health and Safety Executive.

scholarly journals Health and Well-being Challenges of Workers on the Upstream Sector in the Oil and Gas Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Mohajeri ◽  
Mohammad Ali Zahed ◽  
Morteza Pakravan
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Health And Well Being

Introduction: Occupational nature, strenuous physical activity, shift work, spatial and geographical location, as well as support facilities and equipment, pose greater risks to individuals in the oil and gas industry, especially those engaged in offshore oil exploration and production activities. The purpose of this article is to explain the issue of health and well-being of oil and gas industry workers with regard to accidents in this industry, which can be better and more effective by managing safety, health and environment (HSE) by modeling events in other countries. Methods: This review article analyzes the health problems of oil and gas workers. The research question is what issues and challenges the upstream part of the oil and gas industry has in the field of employee welfare. Physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic risk factors have been investigated. It has also pushed the specific problems of the drilling industry (restrictions on offshore work, psychological hazards, stresses from frequent relocations, and sleep quality to choose from). Results: Physical, chemical and biological hazards have been identified as the most important hazards. In addition, psychological hazards have a very serious effect on health and safety. Conclusion: Systematic assessment of health risks, personnel health, training programs, accident analysis, is an effective method of HSE management.

Woodside and contractors—partnering for safety excellence

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 708
Author(s):  
Jim McQueenie
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
International Association ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
International Industry ◽  
Project Construction

Oil and gas industry safety performance in Australia compares well with other industries. Performance of the Australian Oil and Gas Industry, however, as reported by APPEA, lags behind the average performance of the international industry, as reported by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP). The improving trend in health and safety performance in Australia over the last ten years is continuing, but progress is slowing. This slow-down suggests that if we continue to work in the same manner as we have done in the past, we will not create the shift in performance required to match or better the international industry average. The current structure of the industry has a number of different operating companies supported by a broad base of contractors. In 2009, contractor exposure hours accounted for 88% of the total hours worked by Woodside. Each operator and contractor has their own approach to health and safety management. The industry backdrop is an increase in activity driven by coal seam gas (CSG) exploitation, a number of LNG megaprojects in development in Western Australia, a significant proportion of senior personnel retiring from the industry, and a significant influx of people new to the industry to support expansion and replace retirees. This will increase demands on existing, already stretched, industry resources and could reduce our ability to develop new approaches and effectively implement them. One of the actions taken to address this at Woodside has been to engage over 100 senior leaders in our company and the CEOs of all of our major contractors to build a commitment to change the basis upon which operator and contractor work together on health and safety issues. This has involved establishing industry sector focus groups for: drilling; exploration and geomatics; onshore project construction; offshore project construction; and, production. Each group is comprised of Woodside and contractor leadership. Given the success of these groups in formulating and driving their own agendas for improvement, and given the strong (and quite pleasing) contractor desire for ownership, Woodside sponsorship will cease at the end of 2010. The approach aims to create sustainable, self governed health and safety focus groups to develop industry solutions to our industry’s health and safety challenges. The groups operate on the premise that excellence in health and safety performance is of mutual benefit and is non-competitive.

Changes in labour and safety regulation offshore: the productivity implications

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Eleanor Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Safety Regulation ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Offshore Industry ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
The Impact

In recent years there have been ongoing tussles regarding the regulation of employment in the offshore oil and gas industry. Much of this conflict relates to the extent of union involvement in the industry, and the impact increased union activity may have on cost and productivity. This conflict has played out in the courts, legislature and the media. It is evidenced in the debate over the application of Australian migration laws to foreign workers offshore. This has involved lobbying by a number of organisations and Federal and High Court challenges to parliamentary intervention. Whether these laws apply has important implications for industry, as they include the practicalities and cost of engaging adequately skilled contractors for specialist tasks on major projects. Another recent example is the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) advocating for the application of the harmonised workplace health and safety regulations to the offshore industry. The application of these regulations would likely affect the extent of union involvement in the workplace, and have consequent cost and efficiency implications. In this extended abstract the author examines the impacts on industry of: recent and upcoming changes in employment regulation; uncertainties around the application of employment laws offshore; proposed changes to safety regulation; and, areas where industry is seeing advocacy for change.

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