AN INTERVENTION STUDY ON BEHAVIORAL COMMITMENT BASED SAFETY IN SOME PETROLEUM COMPANIES IN ALEXANDRIA

Abstract

Introduction: Safety problems are basically related to unsafe or careless employees. Many safety problems can be resolved, if behaviors are closely monitored and corrected. Studies found that the causes of accidents at workplace are due to workers’ negligence, failure to comply with work procedures, and poor safety attitude. Aim of work: To determine the current status of workers’ commitment for HSE (Health, Safety, and Environmental), management systems in some petroleum companies and provide evidence about the factors that should be encouraged to reduce risks and improve commitment in workers’ behavior in these organizations. Materials and Methods: It comprised two parts; part I which was an inspection-based study for measuring the percentage of applying the occupational management systems according to OHSAS 18001/2007 in three petroleum companies using Accident Compensation Cooperation (ACC’s) workplace safety management audit checklist (2017), and selection of the lowest committed company to apply the second stage, and part II which was intervention study by performing training sessions concentrating on behavioral based safety (BBS) to measure the relation of safety behavior with safety knowledge. Results: From the results of ACC’s checklist, the company that had the lowest achievement percentage was Company A which had 75% compliance with the OHSAS18001/2007. It was revealed that safety culture does not have a significant direct effect on personnel behavior before training (β=0.112, p=0.234) which was reversed after training (β=-0.112, p=0.000). Conclusion: The present study approved the significant influence of safety culture in ameliorating personnel safety behaviors in petroleum sites emphasizing the obligation of organizations for behavioral changes to decrease unsafe conducts and improve safety processes and daily application routine.