Background: Accidents are one of the most undesirable events in different industries. The impact of an accident can be devastating, with the potential for loss of lives and reduction in organisational profitability. However, over time, the perception of accidents changed, and many organisations accepted that all accidents are preventable. This led to the implementation of different strategies to prevent or reduce accidents in the different industries.
Aims: This study was carried out to test the impact of behaviour-based
safety (BBS) implementation on accident rates. Specifically, the study aimed to
identify whether the implementation of the BBS program led to a reduction in
accidents among workers in the petroleum industry in Nigeria.
Methodology: This study was
based on a multiple case study design. The study was carried out on the
petroleum industry in the Nigerian Niger Delta region. The questionnaire was
deployed as the research instrument and was distributed to 50 workers in the
Nigerian petroleum industry. A stratified random sampling technique was
utilised to select the workers. The data obtained were analysed using
descriptive statistics and correlation. The oil industry is made up of both
offshore and onshore installations and workers. The data was collected from
different categories and levels of workers and across different vocations to
enhance the reliability of the research conclusion.
Results: Findings from the
study indicated that the implementation of the BBS programme was effective in
reducing accidents. Therefore, organisations that aim to address unsafe acts,
at-risk behaviours, and accidents due to human frailties and performance
difficulties can adopt BBS as a safety tool to drive improved safety culture.
Conclusion: This study established that the implementation of BBS
resulted in the reduction of accident rate in the Nigerian petroleum industry.
This indicates a positive effect on health and safety management. The
implication is that organisational leaders can deploy BBS as an instrument to
drive positive changes in safety culture to reduce accidents. Though this study
concluded that the implementation of BBS contributes to the reduction in
accidents, further study is recommended to address the proportion of accidents
that the implementation of BBS impacts
Author
(s) Details
Esang
Lazarus Esitikot
Highstone Global University, Texas, USA.
Mary
Ubong Umoh
Institute of Health, Safety, Security and Environment Studies,
University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Akaninyene Edet Ekong
Highstone Global University, Texas, USA.
Gerald
Ndubuisi Okeke
Highstone Global University, Texas, USA.
Utibe
Amos Ofon
Institute of Health, Safety, Security and Environment Studies,
University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Anthony
Akadi
Institute of Health, Safety, Security and Environment Studies,
University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Clement
O. Obadim
Institute of Health, Safety, Security and Environment Studies,
University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nicass/v2/5234
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