Testimonials: “Hopkins has become the pre-eminent voice in making the upward journey through the rubble of disaster to find those links with management decision-making that set the risk wheel in motion decades prior to an event.” - Carolyn Merritt, Chair of the CSB at the time of the BP Texas City Refinery inquiry.
“Andrew Hopkins is a consummate storyteller as well as being an internationally known expert on the breakdown of hazardous socio-technical systems…” - James Reason, Author, Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. “Professor Hopkins is a major national asset. His work on the causes of disastrous accidents has made him internationally known – an element of our national capacity to intellectually ‘punch above our weight.’ ” - Professor Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to Washington. "Professor Hopkins’ presentations provide substantial, qualitative guidance on the real issues that the Husky Operational Integrity Management System team are wrestling with in order to make significant changes to the culture of an organization." - Lois Garrett, Manager, Health, Safety and Environment, Husky Energy, Calgary. "Andrew Hopkins provides critical insights and lessons on the cultural and organizational causes of major industrial accidents. Hopkins conveys simple yet powerful messages that help people understand the complexities and interconnecting components of HSE management systems. His work and research revolving major industrial accidents is timely, significant, and practically relevant to the petroleum industry today and he has made great contributions to the Occupational Health and Safety field in general. It is my hope that the petroleum industry will learn through Hopkins' underlying message that superior safety results in safety performance is driven through mindful leadership and leadership's commitment to learn from previous incidents."
- Dion W. Durdle, RasGas Company, Doha. “Andrew Hopkins is obviously knowledgeable and speaks with conviction. His approach cuts through the rhetoric and academic jargon and strikes a chord with both managers and employees. He makes you think and enlightens the listener to the point where one hears oneself saying “Ah, now I see”. Some of our managers can be heard talking about the “warning signs” that Professor Hopkins so eloquently discusses, so his message is definitely being absorbed and emulated.” - Kevin Keagan, DTEI - Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Corporate Services Division
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