Evaluation of workplace safety performance in the Chinese petroleum industry

Ma Mingxue, Tam Vivian Wy (), Huang Zhiyu, Sing Michael Cp and Shen Liyin
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Ma Mingxue: University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tam Vivian Wy: School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Huang Zhiyu: Academic Affair Office, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, The University Town, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
Sing Michael Cp: Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Shen Liyin: School of Construction Management and Real Estate, International Research Centre for Sustainable Built Environment, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction, 2019, vol. 11, issue 1, 1904-1910

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/otmcj-2018-0013

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