Safety
SPE’s newly renamed Safety Technical Section expands the reach of human factors by integrating safety, risk management, and system resilience expertise while preserving dedicated leadership and technical focus.
As drilling operations become increasingly digital, computer vision is emerging as a continuous safety layer that complements, not replaces, established safety practices. The challenge is no longer whether artificial intelligence can detect hazards, but how operators should deploy, integrate, and govern these systems to improve safety without adding operational comple…
From AI-enabled walking rigs to subsea drones and autonomous inspection robots, robotics is rapidly moving from pilot projects to field deployment. The technology promises not only greater efficiency but also a fundamental shift in how the industry approaches safety and asset management.
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This device lets workers in noisy and windy environments hear through their bones without removing ear protection. -
A recently published study connects risky driving to long work hours, lengthy commutes, and insufficient sleep.
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Ryan Sloan, safety manager for Birchcliff Energy, explains how two separate tragedies spur him on to change the way workers think.
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Enhanced solutions take detection of hazardous, toxic gas to the next level.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The device allows for increased worker safety by monitoring surroundings and connecting to managers in real time.
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The project would evaluate oil and gas extraction workers’ sleep, fatigue, and other related factors, as well as their relationship to industry-associated risks.
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Proposed revisions to 2019 Well Control Rule aim to bolster safe and environmentally responsible energy operations.
