tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170623839736191950.post5390463202835084337..comments2022-12-03T19:22:46.911-08:00Comments on Safetymatters: Safety culture information, analysis and management: BP/Deepwater Horizon: Upping the Stakes Bob Cudlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08502712287881656493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170623839736191950.post-23958246051846099402012-11-21T15:51:39.579-08:002012-11-21T15:51:39.579-08:00It is difficult from my perspective to understand ...It is difficult from my perspective to understand how a federal prosecutor can assert that a "standard of care" applies to an industry in which there are no operator or manager licensing requirements. While the accused are said not to have consulted with "offshore engineers" why not indict the managers further up the line from the platform leadership who didn't send the extra engineers out to the platform to double check this highly important test? <br /><br />This would have made sense to me at points earlier in my career if I had a project 60+ days behind schedule and under a lot of pressure to wrap things up quickly. <br /><br />Or why not indict the three senior and operations experienced executive that flew to the site to present safety awards and were in the pit on the day of the accident but didn't intervene.<br /><br />Rickover talked about the Concept of Total Responsibility - given the long tangled management structure over this project it seems a very misguided signal to pick out two people close to the tragedy and force them to trial - no doubt at their own expense.Bill Mullinsnoreply@blogger.com