Posted on: 08. 31. 21
Oil & gas (O&G) employees that work at drill sites, off-shore rigs, and facilities must practice essential safety techniques to ensure employee safety and consistent site productivity.
While we’ve already examined safety tips for off-shore drilling rigs and O&G facilities, we haven’t really looked into safety at our industry’s on-shore sites.
Let’s dig into 5 essential safety tips every O&G employee should practice at an on-shore collection site.
Protect the Integrity of Your Machines
While equipment maintenance may seem more like a mere upkeep task, the truth is that when your machines function properly, they function safely.
O&G equipment must operate perfectly, otherwise, their temperamental nature could result in a malfunction that causes a catastrophic accident at your site.
Create Familiarity WIth Your Worksite
Before you bring on new team members to your drill site, make sure to help them get to know the layout of your site. As you show them where emergency resources and other important areas of the site are located, this is now a great opportunity to review what each job at your site covers and how your new employee fits in.
An in-depth orientation keeps new employees out of harm’s way and helps them perform their jobs safely and effectively.
Clean Up Your Work Surfaces
Slip and fall accidents can be devastating at an oil collection site. Since your team is going to work with equipment and materials that could lead to a slick surface, make sure to clean up your work area once your job is complete.
This may seem like an extraneous step in the process, but it’s one that leaves a safer path for everyone on your team.
Create Clear Safety Communication Lines
As long as your site lets employees know that it’s a safe place to discuss safety concerns, your team is likely to be more open to communicating when it counts. Personal connections with your team can make all the difference between a decent drill site and a safe, extremely productive site.
Designate Repair and Safety Product Areas
Every industrial site needs to have ample supplies of safety and repair equipment. At an O&G site, anything can malfunction at any time. So, make sure that your site has designated areas where team members can easily access the equipment they need in an emergency situation.
The faster an employee can address an issue, the safer your site will be.
Experience Safer Operations With Equipment From Pro-Gas, LLC
If you are a member of the O&G industry that has control over the equipment used at your site or facility, make sure that your next equipment order comes from the best in the industry.
At Pro-Gas, LLC we offer reliable, mobile O&G conditioners and related equipment that helps keep job sites productive and safe.
Contact us today to learn more about our current product availability.
