Tom Knode

Director of Safety Kirby Distribution and Services

Mr. Knode served on the SPE Board of Directors as Technical Director for Health, Safety, and Environment. He has been employed by Halliburton, Contek Solutions, Athlon Solutions, and vPSI Group.

Safety

Guest Editorial: More Than Just Talk—What Senior Leaders Must Do To Drive Safety Performance Improvement

Many leaders commit to the aspiration of no harm to people, but they may need help on the substance and actions that will make a difference. The authors share their insights gained from decades of robust experience in safety culture and performance improvement and where it succeeds or fails.

September 1, 2022 • Tom Knode • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

Health, Safety, and Environment-2021

One of the miracles over the past year has been the accumulated knowledge around the human genome and application of this science to the rapid development of efficacious vaccines. As within oil and gas, humans can rise to the challenge to solve complex problems when identified. This is playing out as we see societal drivers around climate change and net-zero carbon em…

August 1, 2021 • Tom Knode • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Safety

A New Way of Looking at Safety Culture Maturity Models: The Lens of Employee Engagement

This different way of looking at cultural maturity through the lens of what should be expected of supervisors and employees may help organizations develop plans and strategies to achieve an incident- and injury-free workplace.

March 15, 2021 • Tom Knode • HSE Now
HSE & Sustainability

Health, Safety, and Environment-2020

The good news is that the 2020 HSE and Sustainability conference will go ahead at the end of July 2020 as one of the first fully virtual conferences and exhibits offered by the SPE.

July 31, 2020 • Tom Knode • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

Conferences, Papers Reflect Growing Importance of HSE in Oil and Gas

A critical support role within the upstream sector is played by the thousands who work in HSE and sustainability. The HSE performance of the industry has improved dramatically over the decades because of technological advances and a greater understanding of systems, processes, and human performance.

July 31, 2019 • Tom Knode • HSE Now
HSE & Sustainability

Health, Safety, and Environment-2019

A critical support role within the upstream sector is played by the thousands who work in HSE and sustainability. The HSE performance of the industry has improved dramatically over the decades because of technological advances and a greater understanding of systems, processes, and human performance.

July 31, 2019 • Tom Knode • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

Technical Papers Present State of HSE in the Industry

Each year, six technical papers are selected to give an overview of the state of the health, safety, and environment discipline in the oil and gas industry. Synopses of the papers are presented here with links to the complete papers and suggestions for further reading.

August 23, 2018 • Tom Knode • HSE Now
Health, Safety, and Environment-2018

Earlier this year, SPE published the technical report “Getting to Zero and Beyond: The Path Forward,” representing the work of hundreds of oil and gas professionals and their thoughts on how we can achieve an injury- and incident-free workplace. The first paper summarizes the report’s findings.

July 31, 2018 • Tom Knode • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

Industry Innovation Boosts Local Communities and Spans the Globe

According to Investopedia, in 2015, the oil and gas industry accounted for between 4.6 and 6.5% of the global economy. In a recent discussion I had with a friend, we spoke about the effect this industry has on the lives of so many people.

August 13, 2017 • Tom Knode • HSE Now
Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility-2017

Our innovation across all aspects of health, safety, security, environment, and social responsibility not only helps our industry reduce the chances, or consequences, of unplanned events but also may help develop the capacity of a country or village to take care of its own citizens.

July 31, 2017 • Tom Knode • Journal of Petroleum Technology

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