Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
The Human Factors of Process Safety and Worker
Empowerment in the Offshore Oil Industry
JANUARY 23–24, 2018
HOTEL DEREK
2525 WEST LOOP ROAD S., HOUSTON, TEXAS
DAY 1: JANUARY 23, 2018
7:30am | NETWORKING BREAKFAST |
8:30am | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
8:50am | WORKSHOP FRAMING |
9:00am | LESSONS FROM PIPER ALPHA |
Steven (Steve) Rae, former president of Global Transition and independent business consultant | |
9:20am | SESSION #1: WHAT IS EFFECTIVE WORKER EMPOWERMENT FOR OFFSHORE SAFETY? |
Moderator: Dave Massey, REACH | |
Panel Discussion followed by Audience Q&A
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10:00am | COFFEE BREAK |
10:15am | SESSION #2: WHAT ROLE DO DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS PLAY IN EFFECTIVE WORKER EMPOWERMENT FOR OFFSHORE SAFETY? |
Moderator: Rhona Flin, Robert Gordon University | |
Panel Discussion followed by Audience Q&A
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11:00am | BREAKOUT #1: EFFECTIVE WORKER EMPOWERMENT FOR OFFSHORE SAFETY |
Introduction: Diane Austin, University of Arizona | |
Noon | LUNCH |
1:00pm | BRIEF REPORT BACK FROM BREAKOUT GROUPS |
1:15pm | AUDIENCE DISCUSSION OF BREAKOUT FINDINGS |
Moderator: Diane Austin, University of Arizona | |
1:45pm | SESSION #3: WHAT ARE WORKPLACE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE WORKER EMPOWERMENT FOR GULF OFFSHORE? |
Moderator: S. Camille Peres, Texas A&M University | |
Presentation: CSB Macondo Report—Barriers to Worker Participation Donald Holmstrom, retired from U.S. Chemical Safety Board |
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Panel Discussion followed by Audience Q&A
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2:45pm | COFFEE BREAK |
3:00pm | SESSION #4: LESSONS FROM REFINERIES AND OFFSHORE IN OTHER REGIONS |
Moderator: Alan Mills, Falcon Group | |
Brief Presentations of each Panelist followed by Audience Q&A
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4:00pm | BREAKOUT #2: WHAT ARE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE WORKER EMPOWERMENT? |
Introduction: Diane Austin, University of Arizona | |
5:00pm | SHORT BREAK TO ALLOW TIME FOR BREAKOUTS TO PREPARE TO REPORT BACK |
5:10pm | REPORT BACK WITH AUDIENCE FEEDBACK |
6:00pm | CLOSE FOR THE DAY, NETWORK |
DAY 2: JANUARY 24, 2018
IMPROVING PROCESS SAFETY SYSTEMS AND
WORKER EMPOWERMENT ACTIONS
7:30am | NETWORKING BREAKFAST |
8:15am | BRIEF REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DAY’S EVENTS AND PLAN FOR DAY 2 |
8:35am | MACONDO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKER EMPOWERMENT FOR SAFETY |
Lillian Espinoza-Gala, LEG Exploration Education LLC |
9:00am | SESSION #5: CURRENT SYSTEMS FOR WORKER RESPONSES TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS, WORKER INTERVENTIONS, AND REPORTING |
Moderator: Christiane Spitzmueller, University of Houston | |
Brief Presentations of each Panelist followed by Audience Q&A
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10:15am | COFFEE BREAK |
10:30am | SESSION #6: BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR TAKING ACTION AND REPORTING WHEN HAZARDS ARE OBSERVED ON OFFSHORE GULF |
Moderator: Philip (Phil) J. Grossweiler, M&H Energy Services | |
Fishbowl Panel Discussion
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11:15am | SESSION #7: HOW CAN SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR TAKING ACTION AND REPORTING HAZARDS BE IMPROVED? |
Continued Fishbowl Discussion with Audience Participation | |
Noon | LUNCH |
1:00pm | SESSION #8: WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING ELEMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE WORKER EMPOWERMENT ON SAFETY? |
Moderator: Najmedin (Najm) Meshkati, University of Southern California | |
Brief Presentations of each Panelist followed by Audience Q&A
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2:00pm | COFFEE BREAK |
2:15pm | WHAT ARE THE REMAINING CHALLENGES AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS? STRUCTURED TOWN HALL FORMAT WITH AUDIENCE FEEDBACK |
Moderator: Richard Sears, Stanford University | |
3:15pm |
LESSONS LEARNED FROM WORKSHOP
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3:45pm | THANKS AND CLOSE |
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