Employee motivation, safety and environment protection in Oil & Gas industry

Abstract

Society owes a great debt to the oil and gas industry for providing it the power needed to advance and grow. At the same time, aspects of the oil and gas industry have been problematic. For example, climate change exacerbated by the oil and gas industry is a very real phenomenon. Meanwhile, human health has been imperiled by environmental degradation that can be correlated to some of the world aspects of the oil and gas industry. These factors and more have driven this research into health and safety in the oil and gas industry and how to improve environmental conditions. This paper will analyze how employee motivation through effective human resources methods can improve the safety of the working area for employees and increase environmental safety practices.