Archive | Drilling It Safely
Digital training evolving into valuable asset for meeting challenges of skills, generation gap
Posted on 08 November 2010 in 2010, Departments, Drilling It Safely, November/December
The drilling industry faces the “Big Crew Change” as a generation of experienced workers retires while improved extraction techniques demand…
Section by section: Practical safety case development to make it a valuable document
Posted on 08 November 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, November/December
In a number of offshore environments, a safety case is required, either by the flag or coastal state or by the operator. Rig owners will hire some suitably experienced…
An introduction to relief well planning, dynamic kill design: recognizing the common limitations
Posted on 08 November 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, November/December
The recent Macondo well control event in the Gulf of Mexico has created considerable interest in relief wells and dynamic kill designs in terms of contingency planning…
Safety enhanced in NOV’s ST-120 iron roughneck
Posted on 15 October 2010 in Drilling It Safely, News, The Efficient Rig, Videos
Drilling Contractor attended a demonstration of National Oilwell Varco’s (NOV) ST-120 iron roughneck at one of its Houston manufacturing facilities…
HSE Corner: Behavior management: next step change in safety
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, Departments, Drilling It Safely, September/October
Before we explain what “behavior-based safety” is in today’s oil and gas industry, let’s first ask ourselves: What is behavior management?
_fmt.jpeg&h=57&w=100&zc=1&q=90)
Contractor, vendor team up to improve training, fall protection, strength of derrick-riding basket
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, September/October, The Efficient Rig, Videos
Collaboration is a beautiful thing, especially when it extends beyond the parties involved to create a standard of practice for a safer workplace…
HSE Corner: Taking lessons in standardization, discipline from fighter pilot training to offshore drilling
Posted on 14 July 2010 in Departments, Drilling It Safely, July/August
Our industry has come a long way in developing safe and efficient training. However, Brian “Bru” Brurud developed a new spin on the subject…
Global drilling industry pushes LTI rate down to record-low 0.37 while fatalities remain same
Posted on 14 July 2010 in Drilling It Safely, July/August
The lost-time Incident (LTI) rate for the global drilling industry reached a record low of 0.37 in 2009 – a 25% reduction from the 0.49 rate in 2008…
Simulators create immersive role-playing environments for team-based lifting training
Posted on 14 July 2010 in Drilling It Safely, July/August
Over the past 10 years, most fatal work accidents on offshore oil and gas structures have involved the use of lifting equipment. The central causal factors are human error. In particular…
Lift plans must tackle key questions of risk, responsibility, crew understanding, equipment
Posted on 14 July 2010 in Drilling It Safely, July/August
A lifting operation should be a well thought-out process – careful planning and assessment are required to ensure it is conducted safely and effectively. Several key…
FEATURED MICROSITES
FEATURED VIDEOS
- Lessons from chemical industry: 3 keys to process automation
- Lacy: Industry must address human factors as part of self-regulation
- Chevron DSM Foundations program streamlines training process
- Instrumentation, measurement and sensor integration challenge drilling systems automation
- Switching to bi-fuel: factors to be considered
