Criteria for assessing the HSE culture using ladders culture in Ilam Gas Refinery

Subject Areas : environmental management

manizheh  afrashtehfard ¹ (Master of HSE Management,Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran.)
Dr  Nassiri ² ()
جمال  قدوسی ³ (دکتری منابع طبیعی گرایش آبخیزداری، عضو هیئت علمی و دانشیار مرکز تحقیقات پژوهشکده حفاظت خاک و آبخیزداری کشور)
nabiollah  mansouri ⁴ (Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2023-11-29 Accepted : 2024-01-02 Published : 2024-03-20

Keywords: HSE Culture, Culture ladder, F. TOPSIS.,

Abstract :

Background & Objective: Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), the oil and gas industry as an important matter to be considered and the HSE's corporate safety culture and their key priority. This study aims to provide indicators for determining the level of HSE culture to culture in Ilam Gas Refinery ladder method was performed. Material and Methodology: Data collection tools included HSE culture questionnaires, interviews with HSE senior management and documentation review. SPSS software was used for data analysis. Findings: After identifying HSE culture criteria in the form of a checklist and scoring criteria approved by HSE experts, an integrated model and executive procedure was developed to assess the HSE culture. The prioritization of HSE culture criteria (16 criteria) was done through F. TOPSIS and frequency analysis. Scalogram analysis method was used for the validation of results. In this study, among the sixteen criteria, "management commitment to HSE issues" was in the first priority and "an appropriate reward systems for the implementation of HSE requirements" was in the final priority. Discussion and conclusion: Using the criteria defined in the study, evaluation culture ladder method was calculated in the range of prevention. According to the results, measures shall be taken to promote a culture of HSE in the refinery and get to be creative.

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