Fatigue is a significant concern in the offshore oil and gas industry, posing risks to both resources and lives. This study aims to assess fatigue levels among daily trippers on offshore platforms and compare them across different job roles. The Offshore Fatigue Assessment Application (OFAA) was developed to measure fatigue in Malaysian offshore workers, focusing on alert response and lapses. A total of 51 participants were involved, with 31 in Crew A and 20 in Crew B. Based on the results, Crew A exhibited fatigue, with only 3 out of 12 data collection points showing an average reaction time (RT) below 500 ms, mainly during post-work periods. Crew B also experienced fatigue, with only 1 out of 12 data collection points showing an average RT below 500 ms, occurring during mid-work. While Crew B displayed fatigue during pre-work and mid-work, they generally maintained alertness during their sessions. Overall, Crew A consistently faced lapses in alertness, while Crew B showed fatigue during pre-work and mid-work but remained alert during their sessions. These findings highlight varying fatigue levels among offshore personnel, emphasizing the need for targeted fatigue management strategies in this industry.

Leadership profoundly influences the well-being of employees across various domains, including their physical, emotional, and psychological states. This qualitative inquiry delves into the interplay between leadership styles and psychosocial hazards within private research-focused universities. This study extracts nuanced insights into the leadership dynamics prevalent in their academic environments through standardised open-ended interviews with seventeen academics. Utilising the Atlas.ti software for analysis, thematic examination revealed eight distinct codes characterising detrimental leadership typologies: self-serving, control-oriented, unempathetic, biased & favoritist, narcissistic, authoritarian, misleading, and weak & indecisive leaders. These findings illuminate the profound psychological and social repercussions of such leadership styles within academia, emphasising the imperative for institutional safeguards to mitigate their adverse effects. The study enriches the ongoing discourse on leadership in higher education and advocates for a critical reevaluation of leadership practices to cultivate a more supportive and productive academic milieu.

This study delves into the psychosocial hazards encountered by academics in renowned private research-focused universities in Malaysia. The demanding requirements set forth by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MoHE) for international recognition, rankings, and quality, coupled with the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) expectations, have been observed to induce stress among academics. This research highlights job context as a critical domain encompassing various factors and conditions surrounding academic work. Through a qualitative approach employing the case-study method, data were gathered from seventeen participants via standardised open-ended interviews and analysed thematically using Atlas. ti version 23 analysis software. The findings revealed six significant stress themes within the job context: organisational culture & function, role in the organisation, career development, decision latitude, interpersonal relationships at work, and home interface. Four emerging themes were identified: leadership, performance appraisal exercise, passion & interest, and administration support. These insights shed light on academic challenges within the job context, emphasising the importance of promoting well-being to optimise organisational practices and academic performance and ensure a sustainable career path in academia.

Background Voice barriers among frontline healthcare workers hinder safety related to work and patients. Understanding these barriers and practices is crucial to improve voice behavior in healthcare settings. Therefore, this study aims to identify the voice barriers and practices among healthcare workers in Pakistan. Research method The study has adopted a mixed-method research design. Data was collected from 15 frontline healthcare workers through semi-structured interviews to achieve study objectives. Descriptives and content analysis were conducted to explore voice barriers and alternative practices to solve their concerns. After that, a quantitative study was conducted to determine the statistical significance of the identified voice barriers and the magnitude of their effect. For this purpose, data was collected from 480 frontline healthcare workers in the primary, secondary, and territory healthcare units. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection. Then, multistage hierarchical regression analysis was employed for data analysis. Results Study findings highlight the determinants of two key factors: withholding patient safety concerns and withholding worker safety concerns. First, the study identifies several factors that increase the likelihood of healthcare workers withholding concerns about patient safety. These factors include professional designation, work experience, blackmailing, overconfidence, longer work tenure, feelings of insult, early career stage, fear of patient reactions, bad past experiences, job insecurity, and uncooperative management. Fear of increased workload also plays a significant role. Second, when it comes to work-related safety concerns, factors such as gender, shyness, lack of confidence, fear of duty changes, management issues, interpersonal conflicts, and resource shortages contribute to the withholding of concerns. To navigate these challenges, healthcare workers often resort to strategies such as seeking political connections, personal settlements, transfers, union protests, quitting, using social media, engaging in private practice, or referring patients to other hospitals. Conclusion Findings demonstrates that healthcare workers in Pakistan often withhold safety concerns due to hierarchical pressures, personal insecurities, and fear of repercussions. Their reliance on external mechanisms, such as political influence or social media, underscores the need for significant reforms to improve safety culture and management support. Addressing these issues is crucial for ensuring both patient and worker safety.

Introduction: Driving fatigue has been shown to increase the risk of accidents and potentially fatal crashes. Fatigue is a serious risk that some drivers do not take seriously. Previous studies investigated the effects of driving fatigue in the Malaysian oil and gas transportation industry by employing survey questionnaires. However, they did not explain the behavior of fatigue. Besides, these results required validation by a more reliable method that can describe how fatigue occurs. Methods: Thus, in this study, we used the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-192) and a short survey to address driving fatigue behavior and identify the influences of driving fatigue on driving performance in real life (on the road) with actual oil and gas tanker drivers. The total participants in the experimental study were 58 drivers. Results: For the analysis, a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test, Z value and Spearman’s rho were used to measure the significant difference between the pre and post-tests of PVT and the correlation between the fatigue variables and driving performance. Discussion: During the experiment’s first and second days, this study’s results indicated that driving fatigue gradually escalated. Likewise, there was a negative correlation based on the test of the relationship between the PVT data and the driving performance survey data. Additionally, the drivers suffer from accumulative fatigue, which requires more effort from the transportation company management to promote the drivers awareness of fatigue consequences.

Driving heavy vehicles with dangerous cargo involves various work environments that can significantly impact road safety. This research aims to study the impact of oil and gas tanker drivers’ work environment on driving performance to identify and address any issues that may affect their ability to carry out their jobs effectively. To achieve this, a quantitative approach was employed using a questionnaire survey adapted from the literature review. The data collected from a sample of drivers of oil- and gas-heavy vehicles were analyzed using structural equation modelling. The study’s findings reveal a significant association between the drivers’ work environment and driving performance, represented by a path coefficient of β = 0.237. These results highlight the substantial contribution of the work environment to driving performance, with an effect of 63%. Consequently, the study emphasizes the importance of considering the work environment as a potential factor when assessing and enhancing tanker drivers’ driving abilities during oil and gas transportation.

The increasing use of road traffic for land transportation has resulted in numerous road accidents and casualties, including those involving oil and gas tanker vehicles. Despite this, little empirical research has been conducted on the factors influencing tanker drivers' performance. This study aims to address this knowledge gap, particularly in the energy transportation industry, by examining the driving performance factors that affect tanker drivers and incorporating risk assessment measures. The model variables were identified from the literature and used to develop a survey questionnaire for the study. A total of 307 surveys were collected from Malaysian oil and gas tanker drivers, and the driving performance factors were contextually adjusted using the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) approach. The driving performance model was developed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The EFA results categorized driving performance into two constructs: 1) drivers' reaction time with β = 0.320 and 2) attention and vigilance with β value = 0.749. The proposed model provided full insight into how drivers’ reaction time, attention, and vigilance impact drivers' performance in this sector, which can help identify potential risks and prevent accidents. The findings are significant in understanding the factors that affect oil and gas drivers' performance and can aid in enhancing oil and gas transportation management by including effective risk assessment measures to prevent fatal crashes.

Safety culture plays a vital role in creating safer work environments, making its understanding important. This paper comprehensively analyzes safety culture research trends through a bibliometric study using the Scopus database. This study provided a full insight by analyzing 7058 papers published between 1978 and 2023, employing the PRISMA method and VOSviewer 1.6.19 for bibliometric mapping. The USA, England, China, and Australia are the leading contributors, with Johns Hopkins University being the most active institution. Approximately 75% of publications are co-authored, indicating strong collaboration in this field. Guldenmund (2000) is the most referenced work in safety culture research. Based on the results, this work identifies significant geographical gaps, particularly in Oceania, South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa, as well as underexplored sectors such as transportation, logistics, energy, sports, education, and construction. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted research in this area, particularly healthcare, while potentially diverting attention from other critical sectors. This study contributes a fresh perspective on the trends of safety culture research, offering valuable insights for scholars and practitioners. Additionally, it highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing the unique challenges faced by safety culture across diverse industries and regions.