The Relationship Between Technical Training and Developing Saftey Leadership Skills Among Onshore and Offshore Drilling Crews

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dc.contributor.advisorWinchester, Ian
dc.contributor.authorAbulhassn, Aber Abdulsalam
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-10T14:42:41Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-10
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractThis research investigates the relationship between International Well Control Forum (IWCF) Rotary Drilling Well Control Training Program and developing safety leadership skills among onshore and offshore drilling crews. The research methodology is a qualitative case study. Following the University of Calgary Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (CFREB) requirements, and with their approval, semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect the data. A total of 40 IWCF candidates were interviewed, with 10 from each of the following categories: surface driller, surface supervisor, subsea driller, and subsea supervisor. From the qualitative analyzed data eight themes emerged to explore whether there is a relationship between technical training such as IWCF training and developing safety leadership skills from the drilling personnel perspectives. The findings of this study indicate that IWCF Rotary Drilling Well Control as a technical training can definitely develop safety leadership skills in well control situations. Some believe this development could be transferred to other drilling and well operations whereas others believe it is strictly related to only well control operations. Nevertheless, this development cannot be generalized to other well control training programs. In terms of leadership style that must be used to develop safety skills, the findings of this research indicate that implementing a transactional or transformative leadership style is based on many factors including the individuals themselves, the company regulations, and the country legislation. Moreover, the findings present the main obstacles the respondents identified as preventing them from performing their job duties on the rig site and how the industry could avoid these obstacles to reduce deadly accidents. Additional research would be beneficial to examine whether IWCF training or other well control training could develop safety leadership skills among drilling crews by using a larger more ethnically diverse sample size.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbulhassn, A. A. (2015). The Relationship Between Technical Training and Developing Saftey Leadership Skills Among Onshore and Offshore Drilling Crews (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28299en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28299
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2347
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subject.classificationIWCF Trainingen_US
dc.subject.classificationWell Control Trainingen_US
dc.subject.classificationDrilling operationsen_US
dc.subject.classificationSafety Leadership Skillsen_US
dc.subject.classificationOnshore & Offshore personnelen_US
dc.subject.classificationCompetence Levelen_US
dc.subject.classificationLeadership & Managementen_US
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Technical Training and Developing Saftey Leadership Skills Among Onshore and Offshore Drilling Crews
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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