How Environmental Regulators Can Address Human Factors in Oil Spill Prevention Using Crew Resource Management

摘要

Human factors have been a cause of some major oil spills. The oil industry could benefit from the implementation of error management programs, such as CRM, that have been applied and integrated into the commercial aviation industry over the last 30 years. Oil industry employees working on rigs, tankers, pipelines, and other facilities often work in a team environment where decisionmaking depends'upon not only the clear and concise communication of team members, but where parties should be encouraged to speak up, point out potential safety or other operational concerns, without fear of retribution, discipline, or termination.