BP scrambles to audit and upgrade safety performance
Responding to a recommendation made by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), which is investigating the March 23 explosion, BP Group chief executive John Browne said a safety culture assessment panel will be set up and headed by an external chairperson, with assistance from outside safety experts and BP staff representatives.
Browne said in a statement: “The Texas City explosion was the worst tragedy in the recent history of BP, and we will do everything possible to ensure nothing like it happens again. Today’s recommendation from the CSB is a welcome development and we take it seriously."