By Paul Wiseman “We can dance if we want to… I can act like an imbecile” “Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats, 1982 Those two lines are not consecutive in the song, but for some reason they’re the only ones I remember. They’re pertinent to a story about safety expert Dusty Roach because he’s […]
Standing up for Safety in the Permian
Oil patch safety gets personal for most professionals. By Paul Wiseman Scratch almost any safety professional and you’ll likely find, just under the surface, a horrific work-related tragedy that relentlessly drives everything they do. These images are burned into their psyche with no less force and agony than that of a branding iron searing the […]
The Shifting Dynamics of Cyber Security
By Shanti Terry Editor’s Note: We share the following as our “Part 2” coverage on the topic of Cyber Security, continuing the conversation that was begun in the September issue, in the article titled “Navigating the Cyber Security World.” Although gaining more awareness and fully understanding the questions around cyber attacks is vitally important, the […]
Keep That Data Secure
By Shanti Terry The digital world is one filled with dangers for all industries, and oil and gas is no exception. Industries that make up our nation’s critical infrastructure, like the energy sector, remain constant targets from entities outside the United States who mean to do as much harm as possible for their own gain. […]
National Memorial Worker Week
By Darrel Canada Starting on April 28 and continuing through May 2, 2014, the OSHA Training Institutes across the United States and its territories conducted free and reduced cost seminars in remembrance of all the employees who have lost their lives on the job. I took an active role of teaching an OSHA 7405 class […]
A Stand-Down for Safety
By Darrel Canada In March, I had the pleasure of being asked to train about 500 employees of Tejas Tubulars in Houston, Texas. As part of the same company-wide effort, I also traveled to Stephenville, Texas, the next day and did a training class for another 300 employees at the Tejas facility there. The company […]
Of Global Importance
By Darrel Canada Any trip taken overseas is an immersion course in a culture. For a West Texan, a week in India—halfway around the world—is an immersion and then some! For a safety professional such as myself, it’s also a great opportunity to compare the culture of safety, as it exists in the United States, […]
Death by H2S
A negligent company owner gets prison and fines. By Darrel Canada During all the years spent in the oilfield and in training classes I have taught, I’ve always tried to make a difference in people’s mindsets. I want the hard working men and women going back home safe to their families every day. I feel […]
When Caution Counts Most
Winter is the season when driving can be most hazardous and deadly. Take a few moments to review some life-saving precautions. By Darrel Canada On December 5, 2013, I headed to Midland at 9:00 p.m. to be there for a large training class that my company was doing for one of our clients. All of […]
Safety: Struck-by and Caught-between
These two categories of accidents are sadly too common and quite often leave lasting tragedies. By Darrel Canada With Oct. 1 having marked the beginning of a new year on the “accident counts and fatalities” that have been reported to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), we here in Region 6 come into the new […]
