01532    a2200145   4500020001800000082002200018245005600040260003700096300001300133520111500146650006201261700002701323700001901350700001701369  a9781107515260  a622.3381906bRIS-  aRisk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations   bCambridge University Pressc2015  a452, pp.  aThis book evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia. It provides an interdisciplinary approach with legal, technological and sociological perspectives on efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance. Presented in three parts, it begins with a review of the factors involved in designing, implementing and enforcing a regulatory regime for industrial safety. It then evaluates the four regimes exploring the contextual factors that influence their design and implementation, their reliance on industrial expertise and standards, and the use of performance indicators. Finally the book assesses the resilience of the Norwegian regime, its capacity to keep pace with new technologies and emerging risks, respond to near miss incidents, encourage safety culture, incorporate vested rights of labor, and perform inspection and self-audit functions. This book is relevant for those in government, business and academia, and anyone involved in offshore safety issues.  aOffshore oil industry--Safety measuresvGovernment policy  aHempel Lindoe , Preben  aBaram, Michael  aRenn, Ortwin