What is the connection between BP & the NZ Security Industry?

Kia ora,

A topical issue at present is the BP oil disaster. But what really was behind the poor response to the initial incident, why it most likely happened (listening to some mates in the industry gives me a clue) & how does it connect with the issues in the NZ Security Industry?

It was comments by a couple of mates in the oil industry at present that got me thinking of what is likely to be behind the initial incident & the failure since to cope with it.

Overall the American system works on the principle that the market will provide the best practice & I have heard our own policticians say this as opposed to over regulation.

It certainly can allow business to flourish, but if the market has allowed businesses to short cut then when things go wrong it is exposed.

The comments I refer too were they could not belief the US industry were still doing something a certain way.

The point is that if BP are doing it you can bet everyone else is to stay on an even field of play.

This was behind points identified that resulted in the 9/11 attacks where different groups involved in airport security/work did not communicate with each other as each stayed in its own little world.

I would like to think that the US has taken that lesson on board, but the NZ Security Industry has not in my view.

At about the time of 9/11 I was contracted to carryout some security work in the vicinity of one of our major airports.

There was a situation there that should of being picked up, but I later found out had been in place for about two weeks because none of the five security companies or Government departments were allowed to look outside their area of responsibility or they faced the sack(being fired).

Ask any person who has lived with Terrorism would find that acceptable behaviour.

But again it comes back to the NZ mindset which the NZ security Industry just reflects, as was seen by it taking days for locals to call in the abandoned vehicle in Auckland (then point out it took the police 24 hours to respond), only to find it had a bomb in it.

That Incident was wiped off the pages by the more important issue of a Member of parliament  misusing his government credit card & even paying to watch porn.

We really have our priorites right in this country.

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