SH5402 management

Question 1 The  Longford  Incident  in  1998  had  revealed  various  safety,  health  and  environment  management  issues  with  regards  to  the  need  to  strengthening  regulatory  control,  building  emergency   preparedness,   driving   operation   efficiency,   leading   corporate   safety,   andimproving corporate memory of process knowledge. Review the case report,Longford Incident: Gas Explosion at Esso Gas Plant Number 1(GP1)  on  25  September  1998.  Apply  the  theories  and  demonstrate  your  learning  of  safety, health, and environment management issues by: (a)Complete the populating of Table 1: Sequence Diagram provided below, and analysethe sequence of contributing events that has led up to the eventual gas explosion on25  September  1998.  Include  the  legal  remedy  of  the  authority,  follow-up  actions  ofEsso up till the completion of the work programs by 2003Conduct a review into Esso’s ‘Operations Integrity Management System’ (OIMS) and discuss the intent, focus, and challenges faced by Esso in the early years (1990-1998). Include in your discussion, how can Esso improve on retaining corporate memory in lessons on safety. (c)  Discuss  the  management  style  and  safety  leadership  displayed  during  the  period  (1991-1992)  whereby  management  decision  was  made  to  relocate  engineers  and  senior plant personnel off-site for operational efficiency.  (d)  Describe  and  discuss  how  each  contributing  events,  in  the  operating  and  managing  GP1, from 1993 to 1997 had revealed the diminishing operating and safety leadership, normalization of deviance in operating procedures, decreasing safety mindfulness, and deteriorating organizational behaviour and safety culture