Safety Culture in Action
The September 2021 issue of The Nautical Institute's Seaways magazine included a MARS report that reflects what could be called ''Safety Culture in Action''. You can peruse the report below.
Safety Culture - The Building Blocks
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More than two decades after it first came into use, the term "Safety Culture" may have become a cliché –
possibly overused yet still not entirely nor universally understood. This article identifies some building blocks and basic principles that will help a true safety culture to take root, grow, strengthen and bear fruit in the maritime world. Please click >here for the full article, first published in Seaways magazine, October 2010 edition. |
MAIB 2012 Annual Report
Of particular interest for Safety Culture, we can read the following in this report:
In the collision between the cargo vessels Seagate and Timor Stream, the investigation quickly identified that the watchkeepers on the two vessels, both of whom were senior officers, did not maintain even the most rudimentary level of watchkeeping. Of particular concern is the message this behaviour sends to junior officers and how it may influence the next generation of master mariners.
One of the biggest challenges faced by ship managers is ensuring that company safety management systems are being adhered to at all times. Part of the solution requires a real commitment to the safety management system from the highest echelons of management, together with a concerted effort to instil the company’s safety culture within ships’ senior staff. Robust audit regimes, preferably conducted during voyages, are useful but only provide snapshots of how ships are being operated. The random scrutiny of voyage data and other ship-generated records can also help to gauge compliance with company procedures and provide managers with early warnings should shipboard routines present a risk to safety when not under the scrutiny of an auditor.
In the collision between the cargo vessels Seagate and Timor Stream, the investigation quickly identified that the watchkeepers on the two vessels, both of whom were senior officers, did not maintain even the most rudimentary level of watchkeeping. Of particular concern is the message this behaviour sends to junior officers and how it may influence the next generation of master mariners.
One of the biggest challenges faced by ship managers is ensuring that company safety management systems are being adhered to at all times. Part of the solution requires a real commitment to the safety management system from the highest echelons of management, together with a concerted effort to instil the company’s safety culture within ships’ senior staff. Robust audit regimes, preferably conducted during voyages, are useful but only provide snapshots of how ships are being operated. The random scrutiny of voyage data and other ship-generated records can also help to gauge compliance with company procedures and provide managers with early warnings should shipboard routines present a risk to safety when not under the scrutiny of an auditor.
Implmenting An Effective SAFETY CULTURE
Another good reference on safety culture from the International Chamber of Shipping, presented at the IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety, 2013
Please click >here for the pamphlet.
Please click >here for the pamphlet.
HSE and Culture
From the Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway, an informative and deep probing paper on imbedding a Safety Culture into your company.
''If you are convinced that
your organisation has a sound
safety culture, you are almost
certainly mistaken.'' __James Reason
''If you are convinced that
your organisation has a sound
safety culture, you are almost
certainly mistaken.'' __James Reason
