tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post3488627137463889097..comments2023-06-12T16:23:02.561-05:00Comments on Red Ink: Texas: Is it time for the tyranny of the "Company Man" to come to a close?Rorschachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-28898761118469856942010-05-30T10:55:04.600-05:002010-05-30T10:55:04.600-05:00The reason you have a man making decisions is you ...The reason you have a man making decisions is you have to have a place where the buck stops. You can't lead by commitee, believe me it does not work. On all these rigs, Transocean being among the boldest can and will put a stop to the work if they do not like your plan. I have had these discussions on numerous occasions and they always end up in the office with the oil company and the drilling company upper management making the final call. We in the field end up doing their bidding. The company man and the OIM have but very little input these days. They may argue it out on the rig but the decision is made in the office. Everyone of Transocean hands can stop a job any time they want if they think something is unsafe. The Company man for BP can decide to shut it down with no backlash. All these people could have stopped the job. These folks that get up and say they knew this was going to happen were absolutely falling down on their job if they really thought that. So don't just blame the old company man.<br /><br />Thanks<br />One of the old Company menAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-26615313421575394302010-05-19T10:20:06.277-05:002010-05-19T10:20:06.277-05:00Well, where *I* work we have a policy that says &q...Well, where *I* work we have a policy that says "if you see an unsafe condition, you are not only authorized but REQUIRED to stop work IMMEDIATELY, and you will face NO REPERCUSSIONS for taking this action." It is called STOP WORK AUTHORITY, and applies to everyone - employee and contractor.<br /><br />So, my suggestion to BP is that they adopt this type of paradigm shift IMMEDIATELY, that is of course assuming they survive this latest fiasco.<br /><br />~EdT.Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05901818490442310728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13598068.post-73411217601348328522010-05-18T14:40:05.973-05:002010-05-18T14:40:05.973-05:00Unfortunately, the government is probably going to...Unfortunately, the government is probably going to dictate this (all in the name of protecting the people - and environment - from the evil oil companies)<br /><br />DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com