Oil and Gas Industry Safety & health

Conventional gas detection isn't enough when it comes to purge testing

October 22, 2021

Purge testing is the process of purging an area of all gases to make sure you know which gases are moving through your gas delivery system. This is the air your gas detection equipment will test when workers are inside the space.

Advances in gas monitor technology cater to facility’s specific needs

Bob Vigdor

October 21, 2021

In the oil and gas industry, one of the potentially always present dangers is the presence of toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide or carbon monoxide.

Five steps for effective HAZWOPER first-responder training

G.C. Shah

September 23, 2021

OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120, 1926.65, EPA 40 CFR 311), aims at preventing or minimizing worker exposure to hazards during operations and emergency response to unplanned events such as releases or spills. It mandates training for various categories of workers including the First Responder.

Avoid these mistakes when writing LOTO procedures

Bryan Christiansen

September 1, 2021

Maintenance activities guarantee the availability, reliability and safety of production equipment. While performing their maintenance roles, technicians are exposed to hazardous energy sources or unexpected starting up of equipment. These conditions increase the risk of injury or death. To prevent such accidents, companies devise machine-specific lockout tagout (LOTO) procedures.

Gaslab launches its new, wall-mounted safety device, the Low Oxygen Monitor

August 2, 2021

Gaslab Inc., a leader in gas sensing technologies, has released a new low-oxygen safety monitor that holds a sensor capable of measuring potentially dangerous oxygen levels in freezers and other low temperature applications.

How to use automation for improved safety shipping hazardous materials

Devin Partida

July 29, 2021

Requests to ship hazardous and perishable goods across greater distances are increasing in frequency. With the surge of globalization, companies must contend with how to get fragile or potentially dangerous items to suppliers and end-users a world away.

How to develop safety training programs for maintenance workers

Bryan Christiansen

July 22, 2021

Organizations are mandated by law to establish workplace safety programs to guarantee a safe and healthy work environment. Prioritizing safety in an organization reduces the number of work-related incidents and protects assets from damage.

Highway work is dangerous– nearly 800 fatalities per year

What we can learn about workplace safety from organized labor

Peter Grant

July 15, 2021

For two centuries, workers in every industry and from every background have collectivized in order to secure safe and healthy working conditions. Huge leaps have been made in that time, but because around 15 people per day died on job sites in the U.S. in 2019, there is still much work to be done.

GrayWolf Sensing Solutions introduces smart IAQ and toxic gas probes now connect directly to smartphones

July 15, 2021

GrayWolf’s DirectSense® II probes will now connect via Bluetooth LE wireless to Apple and Android devices. Our highly reliable, adaptable DSII probes for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Toxic Gas testing/monitoring will imminently have Apps for iOS and Android operating systems available (free) on the Apple and Google App stores. Use your smartphone or tablet as a multi-parameter display, data-logger and far more.

Large concrete installations call for closer CO2 monitoring

Mark Heuchert

July 15, 2021

Through a series of complex chemical reactions (i.e., “carbonation”), CO2 can reduce concrete’s pH and increase its porosity – ultimately impairing the overall strength and durability of concrete. The phenomenon is hastened in humid climates and in large cities or industrial areas where fossil fuels are likely to be burned at higher rates.