Comparing labour and management risk perceptions of offshore helicopter safety: Gaps, shifts and worker participation

This qualitative case study compares labour and management risk perceptions of offshore helicopter transportation and worker participation in general and in two specific safety issues: survival suits and night flights. Verbatim transcripts of the parties’ testimony in a public inquiry into a fatal h...

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Published in:Economic and industrial democracy 2019-05, Vol.40 (2), p.326-356
Main Author: Hart, Susan M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Differentiation
Labor
Labor relations
Labor unions
Management
Perceptions
Power
Reputations
Risk
Risk perception
Safety
Social construction
Testimony
Transportation
Worker participation
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Summary:This qualitative case study compares labour and management risk perceptions of offshore helicopter transportation and worker participation in general and in two specific safety issues: survival suits and night flights. Verbatim transcripts of the parties’ testimony in a public inquiry into a fatal helicopter crash in 2009 were analysed with supplementary documentation. A persistent but shifting perceptual gap was found with limited worker and union involvement despite the accuracy of their perceptions. Potential explanations for this overall pattern focus on the social construction of risk: fateful moments, power differentiation, safety management systems, and balancing of production, safety and corporate reputation.
ISSN:0143-831X
1461-7099
DOI:10.1177/0143831X16645200