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Power Dry® Dual Hazard long sleeve shirt for women

January 1, 2016

Next month, DragonWear™ to introduce new Power Dry® Dual Hazard long sleeve shirt in navy, tan and hi-vis orange in a women’s fit for the utilities, safety and petrochemical markets.

Long hours, long commutes put oil and gas workers at risk

Maureen Paraventi

November 3, 2015

The oil industry is inherently dangerous — and those dangers are vividly illustrated in the many newsworthy accidents that have been reported across the globe.

Honeywell to provide control and safety support for major North Sea oil and gas producer

Fast-growing upstream company locks in services solution to support development in Europe’s oil and gas hub

September 8, 2015

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) Process Solutions (HPS) today announced a new multi-year agreement to provide comprehensive services and support for Lundin Norway, Norway’s fastest-growing upstream oil and gas company.

NIOSH to study injuries and accidents in oil fields

September 1, 2015

The oil boom in North Dakota and elsewhere has claimed the lives of dozens of oil field workers. Fatalities from the boom are drawing renewed attention from government scientists.

Shell halts Arctic drilling due to gale-force winds

September 1, 2015

High winds battering Alaska’s northern coastline recently forced Shell to pause exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The Transocean Polar Pioneer has been boring a well in the Chukchi Sea, about 70 miles northwest of Alaska, since July 30.

Hazards, requirements & advancements: PPE in the oil and gas industry

Katherine McCarthy

July 1, 2015

Potentially hazardous work conditions, job duties and health risk… it’s no secret that the oil and gas industry can be a dangerous place to work.

Blood, sweat & fears on the Bakken oil field

The crucible of modern safety practices is in North Dakota

Dave Johnson

June 1, 2015

A Georgia handyman arrived in North Dakota three years ago.

Grainger 2015 Show draws 17,000 attendees

Expo highlights PPE, FR, facility safety and gas detection brands

Dave Johnson

May 4, 2015

What started years ago as W.W. Grainger’s annual national sales meeting in Orlando, FL, has evolved into a sprawling trade conference and exhibition, with a major emphasis on Grainger’s safety products and services

Airgas provides update on fiscal 2015 fourth quarter

May 4, 2015

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), one of the nation’s leading suppliers of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and related products, recently provided an update on organic sales growth and issued revised earnings guidance for its fourth quarter ending March 31, 2015.

7th Annual Process Safety Management Summit

March 30, 2015

The Middle East oil, gas and petrochemical industry is currently focusing on the operational side of process safety management (PSM) and evaluating the gaps in the current programs to further improve PSM performance whilst ensuring a systematic approach is implemented for reporting near misses.