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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE
What’s Slowly Cooking in the Pressure Cooker?
Safety Culture Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Offshore Oil Sector
Author(s): Mary Furey, Daphne Rixon
Citation: Mary Furey, Daphne Rixon, (2020) "What’s Slowly Cooking in the Pressure Cooker? Safety Culture Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Offshore Oil Sector," Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 21, Iss. 4, pp. 27-41
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Business owners and senior management recognize that poor safety practices have a direct impact on profitability. Safety is critical in the offshore oil sector, and oil rigs operating in the North Atlantic face perilous conditions. We use a case study of an oil rig disaster to examine the role that safety culture played in this event. This paper examines the findings of a government inquiry into this disaster and explores workers’ perceptions of the sector’s commitment to fostering a safe work environment in the years subsequent to the disaster. Significant tragic accidents continue to occur in the offshore oil sector.
