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dc.contributor.authorXue, C
dc.contributor.authorTang, Lijun
dc.contributor.authorWalters, D
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T10:53:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T10:53:34Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-01
dc.identifier.issn0022-1856
dc.identifier.issn1472-9296
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9250
dc.description.abstract

<jats:p> This article investigates the implementation of the International Safety Management Code in the Chinese chemical shipping industry. In particular, it examines the tension between management focus on speedy production and seafarers’ participation in safety-related decision-making and analyses how this tension is managed. It shows that while on paper companies have policies stating safety commitment in compliance with the International Safety Management Code, in practice shore management tends to prioritise efficient production. When Occupational Health and Safety and ship’s sailing schedules are in conflict, managers implicitly request shipmasters to prioritise the ‘core interest’ of the company. Although the International Safety Management Code endows shipmasters with overriding authority in relation to shipboard safety management, they tend to read between the lines and tacitly follow managers’ intentions. The study suggests that if the implementation of the International Safety Management Code makes a difference, it is the practice that managers become more subtle in giving orders to exert their dominance. The study further reveals that the management’s practice is not only irresponsive to seafarers’ safety concerns, but also makes rather limited contributions to promote Occupational Health and Safety management. </jats:p>

dc.format.extent65-84
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.subjectChinese chemical shipping
dc.subjectemployee empowerment and participation
dc.subjectInternational Safety Management Code
dc.subjectmanagerial dominance
dc.subjectOccupational Health and Safety management
dc.titleWho is dominant? Occupational Health and Safety management in Chinese shipping
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume59
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalJournal of Industrial Relations
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0022185616676231
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dcterms.dateAccepted2016-10-15
dc.identifier.eissn1472-9296
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