Safety 2011 Proceedings

643 Communicating During a Crisis: A Case Study of the BP Oil Spill

Instructor: Pamela J. (Ferrante) Walaski, CSP, CHMM, JC Safety & Environmental, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Description: Sponsored by the Consultants Practice Specialty
When the Deepwater Horizon exploded and collapsed, BP was faced with the task of communicating to various publics about the unfolding crisis. EH&S Managers can learn much by studying and analyzing the messages delivered by BP and applying those lessons to help craft crisis communication messages in their own organizations.

Level: I A