Integrating environmental and health and safety management system in the oil and gas sectors: a case study of Nigeria

Oil and gas industries around the world are often linked to poor environmental management. As a result, they raise concerns about potential negative environmental, health and safety impacts. Oil spills are considered to have caused a wide range of environmental damage. About 7 to 700 tonnes per year, approximately 100 billion cubic metres (BCM) of associated gas flaring, and five million deaths are attributed to oil pollution (contributing to approximately 9% of all deaths worldwide). The extent of this pollution is particularly significant and damaging in developing countries like Nigeria. This study aims to investigate the integration of environmental, health and safety management systems in the oil and gas sectors. Focusing on Nigeria, this research evaluates and provides solutions to the rising number of oil and gas industry related environmental pollution. The study analyses the causes of environmental pollution and the relationship between the environmental, health, and safety management systems in the oil and gas sectors in Nigeria. A mixed-methodologies approach that combined both quantitative and qualitative methods with embedded units of analysis was explored. Semi structured interviews, questionnaires and observation approach were used for data collection from multiple participants. To analyse the study findings, SPSS and Nvivo data analysis programs were used. The study found that using an integrated environmental, health, and safety management system to reduce pollution in the oil and gas industry could be a reliable option to mitigate the current oil and gas related concerns in Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, a strategic framework for integrating and sustaining Oil and Gas environmental, health, and safety management system was designed. This study demonstrates that the integrating environmental, health and safety management system could minimise adverse impacts of Oil and Gas industry including environmental pollution in Nigeria and other developing countries facing similar challenges, and make this key industry more sustainable.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

PhD

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Wolverhampton

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Odeyemi, Olayinka Oladayo

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Oloke, David
• Oduoza, Chike
• Pouran, Hamid

• management
• management system
• environmental pollution
• environmental management
• health and safety management

Statement dc:rights

• Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Licence

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