Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective
Despite advancements in operational technologies, the oil and gas (O&G) industry continues to face safety lapses due to persistent challenges in occupational health and safety management (OHSM), hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA), and safety communication (SC). This study aims...
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| description | Despite advancements in operational technologies, the oil and gas (O&G) industry continues to face safety lapses due to persistent challenges in occupational health and safety management (OHSM), hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA), and safety communication (SC). This study aims to examine how OHSM, HIRA, and SC influence safety knowledge (SK) and safety performance (SP), with safety culture (SCULT) mediating these relationships. A novel framework, integrating technical, procedural, and cultural dimensions is proposed and empirically tested. Grounded in social exchange theory (SET), this framework is distinct in its dual focus on system-level safety practices and cultural mechanisms in high-risk environments. Malaysia’s downstream O&G sector was chosen due to its operational complexity, multicultural workforce, and elevated accident rates, making it a critical context for evaluating sustainable safety interventions. Data was collected from 350 employees from the operational department using stratified sampling across two major national oil companies PGB and MLNG. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to validate the model, demonstrating strong reliability and predictive relevance (SRMR = 0.064, AVE > 0.5). Notably, SC exhibited weak direct effects on SK and SP, but strong indirect effects via SCULT, suggesting that communication-based safety interventions are only effective when trust and cultural alignment are present. Behavioral outcomes such as proactive safety participation and cognitive outcomes such as hazard recognition were both positively influenced by a strong SCULT. This research offers practical strategies for industry stakeholders, including the adoption of a near-miss reporting system, behavior-based safety (BBS) training programs, and culturally adaptive communication audits. Policymakers are encouraged to embed cultural indicators within national safety audit frameworks and promote leadership accountability across organizational levels. The findings emphasize that achieving sustainable safety outcomes require more than structural compliance with culturally integrated safety systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-69dfbf3d7f644d998ed27482e3bb72eb2025-08-20T02:56:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-08-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.16111061611106Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspectiveZara Jamil0Shahrina Nordin1Mohammad Miraj2Mazen Alqahtani3Riyaz Ahamad Shaik4Shamim Akhter5Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha6Department of Management and Social Sciences, Institute of Smart and Sustainable Living, University Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, MalaysiaDepartment of Management and Social Sciences, Institute of Smart and Sustainable Living, University Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, MalaysiaDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaOccupational Health and Safety, Diriyah Company, Ad Diriyah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Information System Management, Stanton University, Garden Grove, CA, United StatesDepartment of Management and Social Sciences, Institute of Smart and Sustainable Living, University Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, MalaysiaDespite advancements in operational technologies, the oil and gas (O&G) industry continues to face safety lapses due to persistent challenges in occupational health and safety management (OHSM), hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA), and safety communication (SC). This study aims to examine how OHSM, HIRA, and SC influence safety knowledge (SK) and safety performance (SP), with safety culture (SCULT) mediating these relationships. A novel framework, integrating technical, procedural, and cultural dimensions is proposed and empirically tested. Grounded in social exchange theory (SET), this framework is distinct in its dual focus on system-level safety practices and cultural mechanisms in high-risk environments. Malaysia’s downstream O&G sector was chosen due to its operational complexity, multicultural workforce, and elevated accident rates, making it a critical context for evaluating sustainable safety interventions. Data was collected from 350 employees from the operational department using stratified sampling across two major national oil companies PGB and MLNG. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to validate the model, demonstrating strong reliability and predictive relevance (SRMR = 0.064, AVE > 0.5). Notably, SC exhibited weak direct effects on SK and SP, but strong indirect effects via SCULT, suggesting that communication-based safety interventions are only effective when trust and cultural alignment are present. Behavioral outcomes such as proactive safety participation and cognitive outcomes such as hazard recognition were both positively influenced by a strong SCULT. This research offers practical strategies for industry stakeholders, including the adoption of a near-miss reporting system, behavior-based safety (BBS) training programs, and culturally adaptive communication audits. Policymakers are encouraged to embed cultural indicators within national safety audit frameworks and promote leadership accountability across organizational levels. The findings emphasize that achieving sustainable safety outcomes require more than structural compliance with culturally integrated safety systems.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1611106/fullhazard identification and risk assessmentoccupational health and safetysafety communicationsafety performancesustainable safety practicessafety knowledge |
| spellingShingle | Zara Jamil Shahrina Nordin Mohammad Miraj Mazen Alqahtani Riyaz Ahamad Shaik Shamim Akhter Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective Frontiers in Public Health hazard identification and risk assessment occupational health and safety safety communication safety performance sustainable safety practices safety knowledge |
| title | Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective |
| title_full | Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective |
| title_short | Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective |
| title_sort | sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry an hse perspective |
| topic | hazard identification and risk assessment occupational health and safety safety communication safety performance sustainable safety practices safety knowledge |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1611106/full |
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