Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0013
Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry
Mingxue Ma
; University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Vivian WY Tam
orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-8018
; School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Zhiyu Huang
; Academic Affair Office, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, The University Town, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
Michael CP Sing
; Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Liyin Shen
; School of Construction Management and Real Estate, International Research Centre for Sustainable Built Environment, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Abstract
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.
Keywords
safety factors; protective methods; correlation analysis; petroleum industry; safety management
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224581
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Publication date:
1.2.2019.
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