title: A conceptual framework and practical guide for assessing fitness-to-operate in the offshore oil and gas industry.
abstract: The paper outlines a systemic approach to understanding and assessing safety capability in the offshore oil and gas industry. We present a conceptual framework and assessment guide for understanding fitness-to-operate (FTO) that builds a more comprehensive picture of safety capability for regulators and operators of offshore facilities. The FTO framework defines three enabling capitals that create safety capability: organizational capital, social capital, and human capital. For each type of capital we identify more specific dimensions based on current theories of safety, management, and organizational processes. The assessment guide matches specific characteristics to each element of the framework to support assessment of safety capability. The content and scope of the FTO framework enable a more comprehensive coverage of factors that influence short-term and long-term safety outcomes.
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: mark.griffin@uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Melinda R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hodkiewicz
authors.affiliation: National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority, Australia.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunster
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Lisette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kanse
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia; University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Katharine R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Parkes
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Dannielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finnerty
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cordery
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Kerrie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Unsworth
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D061329:Oil and Gas Fields; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D013597:Systems Analysis
keywords: Offshore safety; Organizational assessment; Safety capability; Safety culture