What’s Slowly Cooking in the Pressure Cooker? Safety Culture Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Offshore Oil Sector

Authors

  • Mary Furey Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Daphne Rixon St. Mary’s University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jmpp.v21i4.3240

Keywords:

Management Policy, Practice, Atlantic Canada’s Offshore Oil Sector, Safety Culture Contradictions, Canada, Oil

Abstract

Business owners and senior management recognize that poor safety practices have a direct impact on profitability. Safety is critical in the offshore oil sector, and oil rigs operating in the North Atlantic face perilous conditions. We use a case study of an oil rig disaster to examine the role that safety culture played in this event. This paper examines the findings of a government inquiry into this disaster and explores workers’ perceptions of the sector’s commitment to fostering a safe work environment in the years subsequent to the disaster. Significant tragic accidents continue to occur in the offshore oil sector.

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Published

2020-11-24

How to Cite

Furey, M., & Rixon, D. (2020). What’s Slowly Cooking in the Pressure Cooker? Safety Culture Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Offshore Oil Sector. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.33423/jmpp.v21i4.3240

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