Safety Management Systems as communication in an oil and gas producing company

An IT-based Safety Management System contains procedures, safety standards and checklists on how different tasks should be performed. Safety standards and work procedures designed at the executive level in the organization are communicated to the lower level in the organization where they are being applied. How is this information perceived and understood at the receiving end? This paper presents a case study of how managers (onshore and offshore) and operators at an offshore installation perceive and use the management system.