TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Evaluation of coordination of emergency response team through the social network analysis. Case study: oil and gas refinery
JO  - Safety and health at work
A1  - Mohammadfam, Iraj
A1  - Bastani, Susan
A1  - Esaghi, Mahbobeh
A1  - Golmohamadi, Rostam
A1  - Saee, Ali
SP  - 30
EP  - 34
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the cohesions status of the coordination within response teams in the emergency response team (ERT) in a refinery. <br><br>METHODS: For this study, cohesion indicators of social network analysis (SNA; density, degree centrality, reciprocity, and transitivity) were utilized to examine the coordination of the response teams as a whole network. The ERT of this research, which was a case study, included seven teams consisting of 152 members. The required data were collected through structured interviews and were analyzed using the UCINET 6.0 Social Network Analysis Program. <br><br>RESULTS: The results reported a relatively low number of triple connections, poor coordination with key members, and a high level of mutual relations in the network with low density, all implying that there were low cohesions of coordination in the ERT. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results showed that SNA provided a quantitative and logical approach for the examination of the coordination status among response teams and it also provided a main opportunity for managers and planners to have a clear understanding of the presented status. The research concluded that fundamental efforts were needed to improve the presented situations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2093-7911
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2014.09.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -