Effectiveness of the Current Health and Safety Policies
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Effectiveness of the Current Health and Safety Policies
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Running head: DISSERTATIONHow does current health and policy affect energy industry (Upstream) in the UK;Case study of British Petroleum Name of the Student:Name of the University:Author Note:
1DISSERTATIONAbstractThe study develops the ideas about the impact of the health and safety policies in energy sectorin UK with the special reference of the case study of British Petroleum. The literature studydiscussed the effectiveness of the current health and safety policies on the oil and gas upstreamprocess in UK. The study also presents the understanding of the requirements of health andsafety regulations. It is noticed that the offshore drilling process in the energy sector requiremore safety regulations since the numbers of the accidental hazards reached to the maximumextent. However, the theme based analysis helped in identifying the exact issues faced by theenergy sector, more specifically by British Petroleum. Interpretivism philosophy is quite significant in using the psychological interpretation bygathering data from various secondary sources. Inductive approach provides the fruitfulassumptions that interpret the study in a more clarified way. The descriptive techniques areutilized to understand clear idea about underlying variables and present the issues in a clarifiedmanner. Theme analysis process is quite helpful in gaining insights and enriched knowledgefrom the collected information from the secondary data sources. The study recommended that the modifications made in the policies would provide theconsiderable benefits to the workers due to which they would participate in this training sessionprior to start working in the upstream level. It is essential to continuous review, monitoring, andmodifying the practices to observe the progress and develop the better practices.
2DISSERTATIONAcknowledgementI want to express my gratitude to my principal Mr./Mrs./Ms. ______________ for giving me theopportunity to be a member of the _________________ university.I would like to thank my mentor Mr./Mrs./Ms. ____________ for guiding me under his/hersupervision for the project How does current health and policy affect energy industry(Upstream) in the UK: Case study of British Petroleum.My classmates and loving friends are also hold a remarkable place in this journey and helped mein obtaining necessary things for this project. I have never been able to complete this project without the support and encouragement given bymy parents and thus I also want to thank them for believing in me.
3DISSERTATIONTable of ContentsChapter 1..........................................................................................................................................6Introduction......................................................................................................................................61.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................61.1 Research Background................................................................................................................61.2 Research Rationale....................................................................................................................71.3 Research Aim.............................................................................................................................81.4 Research Objectives...................................................................................................................81.5 Research Questions....................................................................................................................81.6 Research Hypothesis..................................................................................................................91.7 Research Structure.....................................................................................................................91.8 Summary....................................................................................................................................9Chapter 2........................................................................................................................................11Literature Review..........................................................................................................................112.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................................112.1 Concept of Upstream Process in Oil and Gas Industry...........................................................112.2 Challenges faced prior to health and safety policy implementation........................................122.3 Oil and Gas Safety policies imposed by UK Governments on energy sector.........................132.3.1 Offshore Licenses.................................................................................................................152.4 Health and Safety Policies on Energy Sector: Post Implementation Period...........................152.5 Impact of the oil and gas policies on the upstream process.....................................................162.5 Gap in the literature.................................................................................................................172.6 Linking the literature study with the research.........................................................................18
4DISSERTATION2.7 Summary..................................................................................................................................18Chapter 3........................................................................................................................................20Research Methodology..................................................................................................................203.1 Research Philosophy................................................................................................................213.2 Research Approach..................................................................................................................213.3 Research Design......................................................................................................................223.4 Data Collection Method...........................................................................................................233.5 Data Analysis...........................................................................................................................233.6 Ethical Consideration...............................................................................................................243.7 Research Limitation.................................................................................................................243.8 Time scale................................................................................................................................253.9 Summary..................................................................................................................................26Chapter 4........................................................................................................................................27Data Collection and Analysis........................................................................................................274.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................................274.1 Thematic analysis....................................................................................................................274.2 Discussion................................................................................................................................364.3 Summary..................................................................................................................................36Chapter 5........................................................................................................................................38Conclusion and Recommendation.................................................................................................385.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................................385.1 Linking Objectives with the secondary information and literature review.............................385.2 Recommendation.....................................................................................................................43
5DISSERTATION5.3 Future Scope of the Study........................................................................................................45Chapter 6........................................................................................................................................46Reflective Log...............................................................................................................................46References......................................................................................................................................48
6DISSERTATIONChapter 1Introduction1.0 IntroductionThe current advancements in the energy industry have introduced the innovativetechnicalities to upgrade the upstream, midstream, and downstream process. The upstreamprocess in energy industry sometimes involves the activities that are often hazardous for thehealth of associated workers (Werner et al. 2015). The workers often put their life at risks whileworking in the energy sectors, especially, during the upstream process. The UK governmentrealised the necessity of imposing the new regulations within the energy industry (Shuen, Feilerand Teece 2014). However, it has been recognised the policies are sometimes affecting theupstream operations due to which the oil and gas company face the difficulties muchconsiderably. The chapter would provide the brief ideas about the entire research process. Theaim, objectives, and research questions would provide the better ideas about the data collectionprocess required for developing an informative research solution. 1.1 Research BackgroundThe regulation in the oil and gas industry has been an extensive research area for decades(Hammond and O’Grady 2017). The oil and gas operations usually divided into three majoractivities, upstream process, midstream process, and downstream process. The upstream processdeals with the drilling and production activities in which most of the workers are associated toextract the natural gas and crude oil (Watterson and Dinan 2016). The high level of health and
7DISSERTATIONsafety is to be maintained for minimising the risk factors associated with such drilling andextraction natural oil and gas operational process. British Petroleum is the most renowned oil and gas company that has been adopting thefrequent changes in keeping pace with the rapidly changing scenario. The mix energy thatprovides light, heat and mobility for a billion of people is concentrating on shifting towards thecarbon sources (Watterson and Dinan 2016). The advanced technologies are driving such carbonsources due to the growing concerns of the climate change issues. BP maintains the high level ofhealth and safety parameter for the workers that are on the top of their priority list (Werner et al.2015). The sudden oil spill caused loss of numerous lives including the sea animals and injuredpeople as well. Therefore, the company is now looking forward to develop more safetyparameter to prevent such issues. 1.2 Research RationaleThe upstream process in oil and gas industry consists of some of the complex workprocess. It usually deals with the drilling and production process. The workers often face theaccidental hazards during such drilling process (Wright and Boué 2018). Apart from thechemical reactions and biological injuries, it has been observed that the long working hours andstress create the psychological hazards among the workers associated with the upstreamoperations (Shuen, Feiler and Teece 2014). However, the research study focuses on the issuesthat were emerged due to the application of the health and safety policies. The governmentunderstands the concerns and provided the fruitful implications by imposing the regulations onthe drilling process. The workers associated with the upstream process in BP are facing theprevention in accessing the natural gas and crude oil due to regulatory factors (Watterson and
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