Advanced Technology Improves Worker Safety
Improving worker safety on offshore assets has long been a challenge for the oil and gas industry. Statistics on injuries from the U.K. Offshore Statistics...
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Coronavirus Trumps Middle East’s Impact on Oil Prices
Following the news that the UAE confirmed the country’s first case of the Wuhan coronavirus – the first confirmed case in the Middle East; John Bambridge,...
Standard Protocols Enhance Cost Savings and Safety Value of Wireless Gas Detection Systems
Detection of methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and other gas leaks, is becoming increasingly critical to gas plant safety and emissions monitoring in the...
What Safety Measures Should You Take for Lone Workers
You hear about lone worker accidents all the time. “Lone Worker” is not just remote oilfield or pipeline workers in the wilderness. According to Wikipedia,...
Gas Detection and the Connected Worker
In our increasingly connected world, portable gas detectors have been slow to keep up with the latest digital trends. In the age of IoT, you...
Oil and Gas Industry Trends: Safety and Technology Improvements
The landscape of players in the oil and gas industry has changed over the last two decades along with some technology, processes, and sources. Fracking...
Transforming Fireproofing in the Downstream
In the event of a hydrocarbon plant fire, unprotected structural steel will only last a few minutes before it collapses. Whether it is a pipe...
Why “Lesser” Injuries Matter: The Case for Hand Safety
Oil and gas workers and employers are well aware that jobs in this industry are notoriously dangerous. In fact, the oil and gas industry is...
Fall Protection and Training in the Oil and Gas Industry
Protecting workers from falls is an important aspect in the extraction, transportation, and fixed facility refining of oil and gas. The hierarchy of fall protection...