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OCS safe lifting group: New incident-reporting format to aid analysis
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, July/August, The Offshore Frontier
The overall number of incidents and injuries on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in 2011 associated with lifting has remained fairly flat compared with 2010 data…
Perspectives: Anthony Zacniewski, Bandera Drilling – Passion to protect people drives safety goal
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Exclusive Video, July/August, Videos
The transition from patrolling highways to roughnecking in oilfields sparked a culture shock when…
Raising the bar for global safety, competency
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Features, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
IADC has kicked off an ambitious project to develop worldwide competency guidelines for virtually all rig positions, with a priority on safety-critical positions with well control responsibilities. The guidelines, to be built upon IADC’s Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) templates, aim to provide tools…
10 tools to build more effective training
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, July/August
In the oil and gas trade, proper safety training can mean the difference between life and death. The goal of every teaching program should be to create training that attracts and retains people’s attention and…
Safe lifting initiatives focus on awareness, drops prevention
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, July/August
Rig operations both onshore and offshore call for detailed safety procedures for management of equipment, specifically in regards to crane lifts, mechanical handling…
NRG competition provides forum for connecting top students, industry leaders
Posted on 27 June 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
Who will solve the energy challenges of today and tomorrow? To a great degree, that mission will fall to the next generation…
In search of trust: Industry must build on ‘responsible drilling’ approach
Posted on 21 June 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, The Offshore Frontier
Advocating the approach of “responsible drilling” at the IADC World Drilling 2012 Conference in Barcelona on…
Chevron, industry emphasize responsible shale-gas development
Posted on 21 June 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, Videos
Mike Power, manager of unconventional resources in drilling and completions for Chevron, speaks about Chevron’s and the industry’s efforts to…
Center for Offshore Safety provides backbone to support safer practices
Posted on 21 June 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, The Offshore Frontier, Videos
Charlie Williams, executive director of the Center for Offshore Safety (COS), talks about the industry’s efforts to…
New IADC project will enhance competency guidelines for drilling rig personnel
Posted on 04 June 2012 in Drilling It Safely, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News
IADC has announced a major drilling industry project to develop enhanced competency guidelines for rig personnel…
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