The effects of safety climate on vessel accidents in the container shipping context

Lu, Chenyu; Tsai, Chia-Wei

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2007.08.015

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“…Managers' trust and concern about crew's safety, as well as active encouraging of safe behaviours, contribute to increase safety onboard (Lu and Tsai 2008). Trust enhances care for the safety of employees, and if employees trust the management, they are more likely to share the manager's opinion about the importance of safety (Luria 2010).…”

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Trust and safety onboard

Gausdal

Makarova

2017

WMU J Marit Affairs

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Shipping is a high-risk industry. The aims of this conceptual paper are to build a framework showing in what way safety onboard is influenced by trust, and to identify the main obstacles to trust-building within the shipping industry. To meet these aims, a literature review and a pilot study are conducted. The study shows that interpersonal trust from employees to managers, and among seafarers, seems to be a prerequisite and an indirect factor, or mediating variable, that influence safety-related organizational outcomes positively and seems to reduce human errors. Interpersonal trust seems to be most valuable in weak situations, which means situations that are not critical and when no exact guidance or incentives to behave in a particular way are needed. An optimal level of trust exists onboard, and because of the high-risk environment, this optimal level of trust is expected to be relatively high. The main obstacles to trust within the shipping industry seem to be the dual employment practice, the physical distance between onboard, crewing agency and onshore, the reduced competence requirements, the frequent reorganization of the crew and multiculturalism. The paper contributes to the trust and to the safety literature by a new framework and to the development of 11 hypotheses on trust and safety. Finally, the paper is indicating that trust may be the missing piece in the safety puzzle.

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Trust and safety onboard

Gausdal

Makarova

2017

WMU J Marit Affairs

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“…These issues have prompted the need for continuous research into such hazards that can be encountered on sea vessels used for the transportation of oil products. Lu and Tsai (2008) explain that the environmental conditions of the sea ranks the highest of all hazards with respect to assessment of risks to cases of vessel and cargo loss or damage, injuries and fatalities. According to IMO (2006), the sea has been recognised as a potential and hazardous occupation.…”

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Safety in maritime oil sector: Content analysis of machinery space fire hazards

Ikeagwuani

John

2013

Safety Science

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“…The former includes the ship crews' operational skills and work attitudes in cooperating with the pilot; while the latter contains the conditions of equipment such as steering gear and windlasses. Past studies have indicated ship workers' professional skills and work attitudes may affect ship navigation safety (Lu and Tsai, 2008). Feedback from crews to the ship master significantly affect the reporting performance (frequency) of shipping accidents, and so do the interpersonal relationships and communication among crews (Oltedal and McArthur, 2011).…”

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Assessing the Safety Factors of Ship Berthing Operations

Hsu

2014

J. Navigation

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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the safety of ship berthing operations in port. Based on the features of ship's berthing operations and relevant literature, the Safety Factors (SFs) of ship berthing at docks are first investigated. A Safety Index (SI) with a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model is then proposed to assess those SFs from port marine pilots, by which port managers and ship carriers may make policies to improve ship berthing safety. To validate the model, berthing operations at Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan were empirically investigated. The results indicate the main safety factors affecting ship berthing at port docks are: working concentration, the condition of mooring lines, emergency response, port policy of improving business and berth length. Based on those results, the theoretical and managerial implications for ship berthing safety at dock are finally discussed.

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The effects of safety climate on vessel accidents in the container shipping context

Cited by 105 publications

References 23 publications

Trust and safety onboard

Trust and safety onboard

Safety in maritime oil sector: Content analysis of machinery space fire hazards

Assessing the Safety Factors of Ship Berthing Operations

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