Top‐management Attitude towards Safety in the Western European Chemical and Petrochemical Industries

Abstract

Reports on part of a research programme to elicit and interpret information regarding top management attitudes towards safety in the European chemical and petrochemical industries. Addresses the following areas: authorization of safety policy; commitment towards safety; special safety visits to production plant areas; the quality of participation in safety programmes; top management views on the importance of maintenance with regard to safety; and safety in relative importance to other management responsibilities.

Citation

Keller, A.Z. and Huwaishel, A.M. (1993), "Top‐management Attitude towards Safety in the Western European Chemical and Petrochemical Industries", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 2 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653569310041008