Tag: safety culture

Dr. Kevin Ghirxi, Head of the Marine Safety Investigation Unit in Malta, emphasizes the necessity for the maritime industry to delve deeper into understanding maritime operations and procedures. This approach, termed ‘embedded discovery,’ aims to illuminate both the implementation processes ('how') and the underlying reasons ('why') for performance variabilities onboard.

Human performance may seem vague or constrained to many and is commonly associated with assessments and interventions. However, data suggest that it is possible to look at human performance in more specific ways.

Following industry and stakeholder feedback the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has updated the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP).  

Dr. Pennie Blackburn, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Director of Waypoint Maritime CiC discusses the importance of understanding cultural differences in communication styles within the workplace, especially in environments with strict hierarchies. She emphasizes the significance of psychological safety and suggests that establishing open dialogue requires skilled leadership, both in formal and informal communication channels.  

Speaking exclusively to SAFETY4SEA, Kevin Sligh, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), outlines the primary hurdles facing the offshore industry and discusses BSEE's strategies for addressing them. Central to BSEE's efforts is the cultivation of a safety-conscious culture and robust risk management practices across all offshore activities.

Future sustainability of the sometimes fragile global supply chain must revolve around a fundamental safety culture throughout all operators and organisation involved, determines TT Club.

As the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) explains, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, the Piper-Alpha oil platform explosion, and the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise all have a thing in common: An ineffective safety culture.

With years of experience, research, and data collection spanning thousands of respondents, Green-Jakobsen can confidently point to factors that heavily influence human performance in a positive or negative direction.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) has published a section in their Leading for Safety guidance, looking at why accidents happen, what really causes them and what we can do to create a safety culture in an organisation.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency launches "Leading for safety", a comprehensive guide to help leaders promote a safety culture on board.