Why Eye Protection Needs to Be A Priority in the Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry is no stranger to hazards. In 2022, American company Production Waste Solutions LLC faced serious safety and health violations after failing to...
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3 Dynamic Ways Digitalization and Data Elevate Oil Field Safety
by Emily Newton
Thanks to oil and gas technology, worker safety and employer visibility are steadily improving. For instance, a manager could review an oil field digitalization platform...
Unmasking Risks: Identifying Common Health Dangers for Female Oil and Gas Workers
The oil and gas industry has long been male-dominated, but today, more women are entering the field and taking on critical roles. In fact, according...
How Technology Helps the Oil and Gas Industry Improve Safety
Anybody working in the oil and gas industry understands safety is paramount. OSHA provides a long list of safety hazards, along with ways to prevent...
Lightning Protection Standards Inadequate and Hazardous
by Amir Rizk
Electromagnetic (EM) waves/fields from lightning strikes constitute indisputable scientific fact. They are a major cause of electric power outages and are the basis of national...
Preventing Fires in the Oil Industry: Essential Measures for Worker Protection
The oil industry is profitable, but it often comes with losses. Oil workers handle flammable chemicals and gasses while dealing with operations that pose a...
Flare System: The Last Line of Defense for a Process Facility Safety
When industrial plant equipment and piping are over-pressurized, the pressure relief valve (PRV) is an essential safety device that automatically releases the over pressured gases...
Will OSHA’s New Proposal Have a Positive Impact for Female Workers?
by Amy Roosa
In July of 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a new proposed rule change for personal protection equipment (PPE) in the construction industry, which...
The Powerful Combination of Cybersecurity and Pipeline Integrity Data
For many years, midstream operators have been conducting cyber vulnerability assessments to identify risks in the digital field architecture. Likewise, these same operators are required...
Remote Monitoring Within the Oil and Gas Industry
by Mark Wilhelm
Oil and gas companies, much like many other businesses in the energy and utilities sector, face ongoing challenges, including pressure to meet new sustainability goals,...