Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Melbourne, 1995. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-300).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--RAND Graduate School, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Freiburg in der Schweiz.

This thesis examines the emerging health and safety regulatory regime in Ghana's nascent upstream petroleum industry putting it in context with the approaches that have evolved in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf and the United States Outer Continental Shelf. The thesis analyses the existing regulatory framework in Ghana in terms both of the architecture and of the orientation of health and safety regulation. As regards the regulatory architecture, it concludes that it is characterised by fragmented agencies under piecemeal legislation. This has resulted in regulatory overlap and lacunae. Also, the regulatory agencies including the emerging upstream regulator are saddled with conflicting missions of resource exploitation and oversight of health and safety. The thesis further demonstrates that these agencies lack decision making independence and therefore cannot provide the independence and visibility required for a robust health and safety regime. Whereas the current regulatory challenge faced by Ghana has been experienced previously in the UKCS and the US OCS, and steps have been taken there to resolve the problem of conflicting functions, the precise approach differs in each case. But the degree to which the principle of separating functions has been observed in each case may be said to correlate with the robustness of the regime in question. As regards regulatory orientation, the thesis concludes that each of the three jurisdictions examined adopts a different approach: Ghana's is basically self-regulatory while the US OCS approach is prescriptive and the UKCS framework is characterised by goal-setting and process regulation. The thesis evaluates the three approaches and concludes that the management-based approach built in to the safety case of the UKCS has proved to be robust against the prescriptive performance-based approach of the US. The thesis therefore proceeds to recommend the adoption of the UK's approach for Ghana so that all the fragmented industry specific agencies and legislation would be replaced with a single independent and visible authority and a single goal setting legislation for occupational health and safety.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Manufacturing plants should strive towards achieving and maintaining good safety records. It is however difficult for plants to identify specific safety problem areas that can be improved on. One way to identify specific safety areas that needs improvement is by conducting a safety culture survey. A manufacturing plant within South Africa realised the need to improve on its safety performance. However, it was not clear which aspects of its work and safety related practices were at risk. Management therefore decided to obtain an assessment of the safety culture profile of the plant. The assessment was done by way of a plant-wide safety culture survey. The safety culture questionnaire was developed, as part of this research, through an in-house consultation process. This process resulted in identifying 16 different safety-related themes. With the help of literature, these themes were further explored to design the questionnaire. The identified safety themes were measured during the survey and results obtained for each of the plant’s identified safety practices. The survey also provided an overall mean score of the plant’s safety culture, providing management with a better understanding of where they stand in their safety improvement journey. The plant’s equipment, materials and tools; overall rules and regulations; environment, health and safety suggestions; rewards and reinforcement; and management involvement practices was identified as practices that require an immediate response. The plant’s incident reporting and investigation, discipline and training safety practices were identified as less urgent risks.

M.Com. (Business Management) / The chemical industry is associated with high risk to the safety and health of personnel and the environment. However, the macro-environment expects the safe operation of chemical plants. In particular, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act No. 85 of 1993, regulates safety in the industry. Management are exposed to the transgression of this law, even unwittingly, unless an integrated safety management system ensures the necessary planning, organising, leading and control for the safe operation of plants. While line management is ultimately responsible for the safety of chemical plants, the responsibilities of line management must be clearly defined to ensure continuity in the management of safety. Furthermore, the input of every worker is necessary to ensure that safety management is a process of continuous improvement. Knowledge of the processes associated with any specific plant is of primary importance for the safe operation thereof. This includes all information related to the operation of the plant, as well as design data and operational limits. The risks associated with the process and the operating procedures must be properly communicated to personnel. Plant operation must be within design limits, and the dangers associated with exceeding these limits must be well understood. As technology improves, process safety information must be updated regularly. While it is the objective to have an accident free record, it is imperative to identify possible emergency scenario's, and to give the necessary training to effectively control the impact that an emergency situation can have on the business and its staJceholders. Safety management includes the responsible operation of units with regard to the environment. In order to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all personnel, the legal requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act No. 85 of 1993, and all the regulations in terms of the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, Act No. 6 of 1983, must be met. The ever-changing needs and requirements within a chemical plant require control of all the changes that can result in unsafe acts and conditions. Maintenance work, work on protection systems, start-ups after major maintenance work and plant modifications arc considered changes with high enough risk factor to control these actions. The safety of persons other than persons at work, and in particular contractors, are the responsibility of line management. Effective training of contractors to ensure their safe conduct while performing their duty or during emergencies, are therefore necessary. Proper control systems are needed to ensure the correct and timeous fulfilment of safety requirements. Management information systems must be designed to audit deviations from standards, but also to point out the correctness of systems, thus providing proof of management participation in the improvement of safety standards. In order to have a competent and effective workforce, the necessary training of workers with regard to safety must be given. Line management must be appraised on their input to ensure an effective safety management program, and not only on the results. Rewarding the individuals for their contribution in this field, would ensure a strong and continuous effort toward a high safety standard. No safety management system can be successful unless strong leadership and a safety culture exists in the plant. Furthermore, the participation and involvement of every employee is needed to ensure continuous improvement in safety standards. Safety management must be a key performance area of every line manager, to protect both the business and its most valuable asset, namely the workers.

Research suggests that individuals who perceive their work as a calling (a deep passion and meaningfulness associated with a certain domain) experience a variety of positive outcomes such as occupational identification, career decidedness, and job satisfaction. Utilizing the tenets of Social Exchange Theory and the Job Demands Resources Model, I proposed that individuals with greater calling toward their occupation will report higher safety motivation and safety compliance. However, under conditions of high workload this relationship would be attenuated. Further, by the same rationale, individuals with lower calling will report lower safety outcomes, yet I proposed that this relationship is mitigated under conditions of high supervisor support. The study was conducted with a sample of 183 participants collected across three forests within the United States Forest Service. Although the hypotheses in the study were not supported, this study provides theoretical groundwork elucidating the link between calling and the examined outcome - safety. This, in turn, will aid in the development of a number of potential research avenues for safety scholars, with many practical implications. Further, an examination of calling with other collected variables within this industry provides avenues for future research in the calling domain. The investigation of moderators may help to explain the conflicting results found in the calling literature. Finally, this study furthers our understanding of safety, workload, and supervisor support within a "helping field."

Thesis (doctoral)--Tampere University of Technology, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Nov. 13, 2009). Advisor: Sara J. Newman. Keywords: labor relations, workplace, risk communication, occupational safety, safety communication, enthymemes, literacy, rhetoric, Communications Toolkits, Toolkits, topoi. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-206).