Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry
Reform of the Chinese petroleum industry has entered its second phase since early 1999. The productivity of the petroleum industry has been greatly improved, while the safety performance and records are not satisfactory. This paper investigates the critical factors for improving safety performance i...
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| author | Ma Mingxue Tam Vivian WY Huang Zhiyu Sing Michael CP Shen Liyin |
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| description | Reform of the Chinese petroleum industry has entered its second phase since early 1999. The productivity of the petroleum industry has been greatly improved, while the safety performance and records are not satisfactory. This paper investigates the critical factors for improving safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry. The data used for the analysis are from a questionnaire survey administered to 480 professionals in the petroleum industry in which 143 valid responses were received. Statistical analysis techniques are used to analyze the data collected. The findings revealed that the most significant source of the safety problem is due to the combination of several reasons, including (a) violation on operating procedures, (b) obsolete facilities and equipment failures, (c) insufficient safety management system, (d) improper commands, number of casualties, and (e) production performances and operating skills. The three most essential protective methods include safety training and increasing staff’s safety consciousness, cultivating safety culture, and enhancing equipment management and detecting hazards in time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77fac1972ffc414282fe703d0ee037ed2023-03-23T07:45:45ZengSciendoOrganization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal1847-62282019-03-011111904191010.2478/otmcj-2018-0013otmcj-2018-0013Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industryMa Mingxue0Tam Vivian WY1Huang Zhiyu2Sing Michael CP3Shen Liyin4University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaSchool of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaAcademic Affair Office, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, The University Town, Shapingba District, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Construction Management and Real Estate, International Research Centre for Sustainable Built Environment, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaReform of the Chinese petroleum industry has entered its second phase since early 1999. The productivity of the petroleum industry has been greatly improved, while the safety performance and records are not satisfactory. This paper investigates the critical factors for improving safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry. The data used for the analysis are from a questionnaire survey administered to 480 professionals in the petroleum industry in which 143 valid responses were received. Statistical analysis techniques are used to analyze the data collected. The findings revealed that the most significant source of the safety problem is due to the combination of several reasons, including (a) violation on operating procedures, (b) obsolete facilities and equipment failures, (c) insufficient safety management system, (d) improper commands, number of casualties, and (e) production performances and operating skills. The three most essential protective methods include safety training and increasing staff’s safety consciousness, cultivating safety culture, and enhancing equipment management and detecting hazards in time.https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0013safety factorsprotective methodscorrelation analysispetroleum industrysafety management |
| spellingShingle | Ma Mingxue Tam Vivian WY Huang Zhiyu Sing Michael CP Shen Liyin Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal safety factors protective methods correlation analysis petroleum industry safety management |
| title | Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry |
| title_full | Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry |
| title_short | Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry |
| title_sort | evaluation of workplace safety performance in the chinese petroleum industry |
| topic | safety factors protective methods correlation analysis petroleum industry safety management |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0013 |
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