iShapingsafetyculturethroughsafetyleadership©OGPShapingsafetyculturethroughsafetyleadershipOGPReportNo.452iiInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers©OGPwww.ogp.org.ukGlobalexperienceTheInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducershasaccesstoawealthoftechnicalknowledgeandexperiencewithitsmembersoperatingaroundtheworldinmanydifferentterrains.Wecollateanddistilthisvaluableknowledgefortheindustrytouseasguidelinesforgoodpracticebyindividualmembers.ConsistenthighqualitydatabaseandguidelinesOuroverallaimistoensureaconsistentapproachtotraining,managementandbestpracticethroughouttheworld.Theoil&gasexploration&productionindustryrecognisestheneedtodevelopconsistentdatabasesandrecordsincertainfields.TheOGP’smembersareencouragedtousetheguidelinesasastartingpointfortheiroperationsortosupplementtheirownpoliciesandregulationswhichmayapplylocally.InternationallyrecognisedsourceofindustryinformationManyofourguidelineshavebeenrecognisedandusedbyinternationalauthoritiesandsafetyandenvironmentalbodies.Requestscomefromgovernmentsandnon-governmentorganisationsaroundtheworldaswellasfromnon-membercompanies.InternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducersiiiShapingsafetyculturethroughsafetyleadership©OGPVersionPublicationHistoryDate1.0FirstPublicationOctober2013ShapingsafetyculturethroughsafetyleadershipReportNo.452October2013ivInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers©OGPDisclaimerWhilsteveryefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthispublication,neithertheOGPnoranyofitsmemberspastpresentorfuturewarrantsitsaccuracyorwill,regardlessofitsortheirnegligence,assumeliabilityforanyforeseeableorunforeseeableusemadethereof,whichliabilityisherebyexcluded.Consequently,suchuseisattherecipient’sownriskonthebasisthatanyusebytherecipientconstitutesagreementtothetermsofthisdisclaimer.Therecipientisobligedtoinformanysubsequentrecipientofsuchterms.Thisdocumentmayprovideguidancesupplementaltotherequirementsoflocallegislation.Nothingherein,however,isintendedtoreplace,amend,supersedeorotherwisedepartfromsuchrequirements.Intheeventofanyconflictorcontradictionbetweentheprovisionsofthisdocumentandlocallegislation,applicablelawsshallprevail.CopyrightnoticeThecontentsofthesepagesare©TheInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers.Permissionisgiventoreproducethisreportinwholeorinpartprovided(i)thatthecopyrightofOGPand(ii)thesourceareacknowledged.Allotherrightsarereserved.AnyotheruserequiresthepriorwrittenpermissionoftheOGP.TheseTermsandConditionsshallbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewiththelawsofEnglandandWales.DisputesarisingherefromshallbeexclusivelysubjecttothejurisdictionofthecourtsofEnglandandWales.1Shapingsafetyculturethroughsafetyleadership©OGPOverview02Section1–Caseforaction03Section2–WhatisSafetyCulture?04Section3–ElementsofaSafetyCulture05Section4–Whatisleadership?11Section5–SafetyLeadershipcharacteristics12Section6–Leadershipinoperations20Section7–TheWayforward…23Section8–References26Section9–Additionalresources27ShapingsafetyculturethroughsafetyleadershipContents1©OGP2InternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers©OGPTheobjectiveofthisreportistoraiseawarenessamongleadersintheoilandgasindustryofthewaytheirleadershipshapesSafetyCulture.ItexplainswhatSafetyCultureandSafetyLeadershipmean,andspecificallydescribestheleadershipcharacteristicsthatcaninfluenceSafetyCulture.Everycompan...