Accident precursors and safety nets: leading indicators of tanker operations safety |
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| Authors: | Martha Grabowski Premnath Ayyalasomayajula Jason Merrick Denise Mccafferty |
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| Institution: | 1. Information Systems Program , LeMoyne College , 1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, New York 13214, USA, and Department of Decision Sciences &2. Engineering Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, CII 5015, Troy, New York 12180-3590, USA grabowsk@lemoyne.edu;4. Traveler's Insurance;5. Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, Virginia 23284, USA;6. American Bureau of Shipping , Houston, TX 77060, USA |
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| Abstract: | Leading indicators, one type of accident precursor, are conditions, events or measures that precede an undesirable event and that have some value in predicting the arrival of the event, whether it is an accident, incident, near miss, or undesirable safety state. Leading indicators are associated with proactive activities that identify hazards and assess, eliminate, minimize and control risk. An empirical analysis of leading indicators of safety for an international energy transportation company was undertaken, utilizing a previously validated research model. Quantitative safety performance and qualitative safety culture data were obtained from 943 participants on 37 vessels from three fleets in the organization. Organizational, vessel and individual safety factors and leading indicators were identified and an analysis of fleet, vessel, and individual safety cultures was undertaken. The results indicate that individual and vessel-level leading indicators can provide important input to an organization's continuous safety measuring and monitoring systems. |
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