IPIECA, the oil and gas association for advancing environmental and social performance across the energy transition, and the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) have released a pair of documents designed to guide employers.
The first, Oil and Gas Contractor Drug and Alcohol Testing Recommended Practice, summarizes and collates drug and alcohol testing program components for oil and gas companies and aims to drive consistency of practice between companies and to enhance the deterrence of drug and alcohol misuse within the workplace.
Contractors have historically faced a variety of complex challenges in complying with substance misuse/abuse testing requirements from multiple owners and operators within the oil and gas industry. The recommended practice identifies key drug and alcohol program elements and is intended for use by contractor companies and oil and gas industry owners and operators.
The second document, Infectious Disease Outbreak Management, offers guidance on prevention, identification, and control of infectious disease outbreaks. It also provides advice on reviewing lessons learned to enable continuous improvement in the management of infectious diseases.
The oil and gas industry operates in many locations where people work and often live together in close quarters, such as offshore installations, ships, and remote camps. In these types of locations, infectious diseases can spread rapidly, affecting workers and disrupting operations.
Long-distance travel is common, and workers can reside in locations other than where they work and thus be exposed to endemic or seasonal diseases in another country and bring them to the workplace.
The guidance has been developed for local management and operations personnel working in these locations.
Find the Oil and Gas Contractor Drug and Alcohol Testing Recommended Practice here.
Find the Infectious Disease Outbreak Management guidance here.