Building a successful safety program is only half the battle. Once you’ve built a program you can be proud of, you have to make sure it stays that way. AsWarren Buffetonce quipped, it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it, and the same thing can be said of your safety program.

Your safety culture is the core of your safety program, the engine that keeps it moving forward. That’s because a successful safety culture isn’t built around rules or equipment – it’s built around the people you’re trying to protect.

Safety moments are the most casual component of your safety presentation schedule. In fact, they’re not actually presentations at all.

Picture this. A hazardous chemical splashes a worker. The worker wasn’t seriously injured and the appropriate investigation commences. Workers are given training after the incident that focuses on the proper use ofpersonal protective equipment (PPE).

Oil and gas companies are all facing a critical problem: it’s becoming harder to find new oil. And with stricter regulations and the retirement of a generation of experienced employees, the industry needs to innovate in order to thrive in the current and future market conditions.

Process safety for oil and gas is one of the most basic components of building a safe workplace in these industries.

Just one gallon of oil can taint a million gallons of water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. There are inherent risks in oil exploration, extraction, transport, and storage; spills can have serious adverse and potentially long-term effects on the environment, drinking water, human and wildlife populations. Prevention is key, and preparation is part of that.

The 2010 disaster of theDeepwater Horizondrilling rig was the largest accidental oil spill in U.S. history. The event claimed the lives of 11 workers and released more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

Most workers recognize some of the obvious dangers of pharma work – moving parts on machines, spills on the floor, or drug handling procedures. But how many of your employees are truly aware of the potential pharma hazards that aren’t as recognizable?

As energy demand continues to grow, and productivity grows too, managing the health and safety of workers in oil and gas refineries becomes even more crucial.