Investigation of coinciding shipping accident factors with the use of partitional clustering methods

Lema, Eva; Papaioannou, D.; Vlachos, G.

doi:10.1145/2674396.2674461

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“…In a study by Lema et al [17], human error-related causes of shipping accidents include: pressure (organizational culture) on personnel due to specific management practices or trade agreements, manning levels-insufficient or surplus personnel based on regulation for the specific ship type education-insufficient education or training inappropriate professional behavior-errors related to lack of situational awareness, unprofessional behaviors, or willful misconduct workload and fatigue equipment problems-operation and maintenance Among all human error types classified in numerous databases and libraries of accident reports, failures of situation awareness and situation assessment overwhelmingly predom-inate, being a causal factor in about 45% (offshore) to about 70% (ships) of the recorded accidents associated with human error [16]. HFs is not about either blaming or fixing people.…”

Section: Hfs Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Human factors considerations: Midstream process safety integration

Brooks¹

2015

Process Safety Progress

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Midstream oil and gas companies are coming into their own. For example, according to Deloitte (2014), “Midstream energy companies’ share of overall market value in the oil and gas industry has already risen, nearly tripling over the last six years.” Midstream operators are becoming the stars of the energy industry, investing $26 billion on new pipelines and facilities in 2012—a drastic increase from the seven billion spent just 6 years earlier [Larsson, Midstream investment in pipeline management solutions, Oil and Gas Monitor, Schneider Electric, 2014]. Particularly in the United States due to the success of shale and the increasing possibilities for exportation along with recent accidents and fatalities, more scrutiny is being given to both process safety and the humans in the myriad of midstream systems. In the petroleum industry, midstream activities are often taken for granted. Midstream, the conduit between upstream (retrieval of crude oil) and downstream (the processing of petroleum products), is deceivingly complex and risk‐laden. The process safety issues are many and often the integration of those issues with the elements of crude oil storage and transportation is elusive. “Even the best designed, engineered, maintained, and operated pipelines and modes of transportation can be vulnerable to human failures and organizational complexity” [Smith and Volf, Oil Gas Financ J (2013)]. Human Factors (HFs) is a scientific tool that integrates humans (and their capabilities and limitations) into highly complex processes and systems. This discussion describes how the integration of HFs with process safety in crude oil storage, pipeline management, and transportation preserves human safety, organizational credibility, public goodwill, and infrastructure confidence along with investment maximization and preservation. Each aspect and phase of midstream activities share commonalities with the others and yet each has its own unique aspects and challenges. This article describes HFs integration with process safety in the midstream environment. Issues and considerations common to most facets of midstream enterprises are addressed. In addition, unique components of each of the midstream factors such as pipelines, transportation—rail, ship, and truck—and logistics and technology are discussed from a HFs perspective. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 34: 320–327, 2015

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Section: Hfs Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Human factors considerations: Midstream process safety integration

Brooks¹

2015

Process Safety Progress

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“…Yang et al, 2013 However, human factors have complex casual relations with each other. Lema et al (2014) applied a K-means clustering method to indicate that human factors coexist with the condition of a ship and other external factors. It was widely accepted that human factors were associated with a variety of unsafe actions, behaviours, omissions and hazardous conditions, and the human element was a key factor in maritime accidents (Antão and Guedes Soares, 2008).…”

Section: Safety Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%