SEMS: Managing Changes from Start to Finish
While most people do not like change, the offshore oil and gas industry must maintain compliance and openly embrace it. Mandated through the Safety and...
Articles by Nick Vaccaro
Incident Reporting and the Failure to Follow Through
by Nick Vaccaro
Incident Reporting has long stood at the forefront of HSE programs throughout several industries. It typically reigns as a significant contender in the safety curriculum...
SEMS: Vital Information Provided Through Analysis
by Nick Vaccaro
Resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the offshore world of safety was forever changed. Higher standards and increased awareness span from the Bureau of...
Managing the Big Three in Offshore Compliance
With the changing trends of energy supply and consumption come adaptation and altered business models of oil and gas companies, respectively. While producers look to...
Discussing the Buzz of Electrical Safety
by Nick Vaccaro
When considering workplace incidents, electrical shock typically ranks high in the frequency order. Often associated with the same significance as falls, electrical shock commandeers various...
SEMS: Identifying the General Before Getting Specific
by Nick Vaccaro
Fueled greatly by the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) instituted guidelines and policies for operators working in the...
Eliminating the Indecision of Exercising Stop Work Authority
As a safety professional, I find myself attempting to arm the workforce with weapons of safety assurance. They vary in coverage, but each plays an...
How Cloud Software is Helping Energy Companies Move and Measure Hydrocarbons Backed by World Class Cyber Security
OILMAN Magazine recently interviewed Michael Ferrante, W Energy Software’s VP of Transportation, to learn how the Tulsa-based software developer is helping energy companies move oil,...
App Puts Safety Lessons in the Palms of Workers’ Hands
While graduating from Texas A&M with a mechanical engineering degree, Dillon Bloodworth never expected that he would later be paving the way with an intuitive...
Facilitating a Safe Work Culture Without Policing It
Achieving the “buy in” mentality of a successful safety culture is a daunting task of epic proportions. It involves persevering through teaching, coaching, mentoring, preaching...