The day-to-day stability of safety climate in the offshore oil and gas industry

Is safety climate stable day-to-day or more dynamic and variable? A really interesting study which explored the stability of safety climate over a 28 day offshore work period (hitch). Background: ·        “Safety climate is a domain-specific form of organizational climate (Schneider, 1975). It is defined as ‘shared perceptions with regard to the priority of safety policies,… Continue reading The day-to-day stability of safety climate in the offshore oil and gas industry

Major accidents and their geographical and temporal patterns around the world – 1900-2024

I knocked this up over the weekend and thought it would interest people – studied the patterns of natural and human-induced disasters from 1900 to 2024. I’m focusing more on the human-induced/human-made disasters. Some findings: ·        Asia reported the highest number of air disasters, then Europe, NA and the fewest in Oceania ·        NA recorded the most… Continue reading Major accidents and their geographical and temporal patterns around the world – 1900-2024