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Measuring safety climate on offshore installations

Abstract The human and organizational factors affecting safety were examined on 10 offshore installations using the Offshore Safety Questionnaire. The questionnaire contained scales measuring work pressure and work clarity, job communication, safety behaviour, risk perception, satisfaction with safety measures and safety attitudes. A total of 722 UK offshore workers (33% response rate) from a range of occupations completed and returned the questionnaire. The ‘safety climates’ on the various installations were characterized by most respondents feeling ‘safe’ with respect to a range of offshore hazards and expressing ‘satisfaction’ with safety measures. Respondents reported little risk-taking behaviour and felt positive about levels of work clarity and job communication. There was a wider diversity of opinions on the safety attitudes scale, indicating a lack of a positive, concerted ‘safety culture’ and more evidence for a range offragmented ‘safety subcultures’, which varied mainly as a function of seniori...

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