The Baker Panel Report - ABSA

Results from the process safety culture survey reflect many of the same positive attitudes expressed during interviews. Like the interviewedworkers, for example, survey respondents, particularly operations management and operators, generally indicated that they felt responsible forprocess safety at the Carson refinery. Table 21 below contains representative responses.Table 21‘‘I am responsible for identifyingprocess safety concerns at myrefinery.”‡ Fewer than 25 respondents were in this group.Carson GroupPercentages of Agree/Tend toAgree ResponsesOperations Management 98Operators 93Engineering Professionals 85Full-Time HSSE Employees 84Contractors 84Maintenance Management ‡ 83Maintenance/Craft Technicians 79High percentages of respondents in the groups listed above also expressed their belief that they could report hazardous conditions without fearof negative consequences and, similarly, that operators were empowered to take corrective action as soon as possible if process safety-relateddevices failed or became unavailable during operation. Notably, 85 percent of operators expressed their belief that they were empowered to takecorrective action as soon as possible if process safety-related devices failed or became unavailable during operations. Management groups,however, had the highest positive response rates.Corporate Safety Culture C 102