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Planning and Preparation in the Petroleum Industry
Explore common hazards on petroleum worksites and ways to avoid themPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 16 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 16 Lessons · 23m in Arabic, English
Course Description
On any worksite, any number of things can go wrong. This is no less true for work locations within the oil and gas industry. From vehicle collisions to explosions and fires to falls, employees are constantly exposed to safety risks, some that could prove deadly. Ensuring that your work environment is as safe as possible for yourself and others means taking the extra time necessary to adequately anticipate potentially dangerous situations and being proactive in preventing them.
In these lessons on Planning and Preparation in the Petroleum Industry, you’ll gain valuable information that you can use to supplement your company’s existing safety policies and procedures. We’ll discuss why thoughtful planning and careful preparation are essential first steps in keeping everyone on a petroleum worksite safe. We’ll also look at the most common hazards on these worksites as noted by OSHA, how and why these conditions exist, and offering best practices to prevent them.
What You'll Learn
- Discover key planning and preparation practices that help prevent accidents on petroleum worksites
- Identify the most common hazards on a worksite according to OSHA
- Recognize struck-by, caught-in, and caught-between hazards including falling, flying, swinging, and rolling objects
- Anticipate dangerous conditions such as vehicle collisions, explosions and fires, falls, and confined spaces
- Examine high pressure lines, electrical and hazardous energy, machine, and ergonomic hazards
- Apply best practices to proactively prevent dangerous situations on oil and gas worksites
Key Takeaways
- On any worksite, including oil and gas locations, employees are constantly exposed to safety risks ranging from vehicle collisions to explosions, fires, and falls, some of which could prove deadly.
- Thoughtful planning and careful preparation are essential first steps in keeping everyone on a petroleum worksite safe.
- The course reviews the most common hazards on petroleum worksites as noted by OSHA, how and why these conditions exist, and best practices to prevent them.
- The lessons provide information learners can use to supplement their company's existing safety policies and procedures.
- Keeping a work environment as safe as possible means taking extra time to adequately anticipate potentially dangerous situations and being proactive in preventing them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for employees working on petroleum, oil, and gas industry worksites who want to anticipate and prevent dangerous situations and keep their work environment safe for themselves and others.
What hazards does the course cover?
It covers common worksite hazards noted by OSHA, including vehicle collisions; struck-by, caught-in, and caught-between hazards; falling, flying, swinging, and rolling objects; explosions and fires; falls; confined spaces; high pressure lines and equipment; ergonomic hazards; electrical and other hazardous energy; machine hazards; catastrophic events; and carcinogens.
What will I learn from this course?
You will discover key planning and preparation practices to help prevent accidents on the worksite and learn the most common hazards on a worksite according to OSHA.
Does this course replace my company's safety policies?
No. It provides valuable information you can use to supplement your company's existing safety policies and procedures.
Why does the course emphasize planning and preparation?
Because thoughtful planning and careful preparation are essential first steps in keeping everyone on a petroleum worksite safe and in proactively preventing dangerous situations.
