A comparative study of HSE culture on the Norwegian and UK continental shelves

Society of Petroleum Engineers - 9th International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 2008 - "In Search of Sustainable Excellence"

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 624-636

  Tharaldsen, Jorunn Elise ^a   Mearns, Kathryn ^b   Knudsen, Knud ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTOR MODELS; HEALTH , SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; RESPONSE RATES; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY CLIMATE; SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING; UK CONTINENTAL SHELF;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRILLING PLATFORMS; FAULT DETECTION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HEALTH RISKS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PERSONNEL; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 52349110781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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