safety

A panel discussion at Canada’s Safest Employers Awards centered on climate change as one of the top risk factors safety experts need to prepare for as they help guide their organizations into an uncertain future.

Data from Sphera’s latest Safety Report reveals a persistent gap between the intent and reality of process safety management, while environmental, social, and governance concerns are a growing consideration for process-safety management and operational-risk management professionals.

In this SPE Live, recorded at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, HSES Technical Director Sue Staley talks with Norman Ritchie, director at vPSI Group, about the industry transitioning to learning before accidents occur.

The device allows for increased worker safety by monitoring surroundings and connecting to managers in real time.

The project would evaluate oil and gas extraction workers’ sleep, fatigue, and other related factors, as well as their relationship to industry-associated risks.

Proposed revisions to 2019 Well Control Rule aim to bolster safe and environmentally responsible energy operations.

"Our safety record is unacceptable, and improvements must be made," Kris Smith said.

Given that hydrogen sulfide is such a risk to workers, care must be taken to protect and prevent exposure, particularly when working with lesser-known methods and in more dangerous settings, such as sour-gas fields and the sweetening process.

Connected safety is growing, including in the oil patch. And it is tied to the wearable technology so prevalent today.

The two organizations recently signed a letter of cooperation. The agreement creates an opportunity to accelerate the practical application of human factors in the energy industry and create a bridge between energy industry professionals and human factors experts.