RL Blogs

By Safety Company
Mar 30, 2015Tips for reducing workplace injuries in Oil & Gas. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refinery workers are responsible for operating petroleum refineries. Due to the job nature, they are always at risk of being seriously injured or even worse fatally wounded.
Refinery workers are required to maintain a trustworthy, free of danger, and environmentally sound facility. Unfortunately due to outdated personal protection equipment, safety labels, and personal respirators, the number of fatal injuries has increased through the years.
Injuries such as falling accidents, toxic exposure, explosions, and shock have all been prevalent in recent times. Keeping refinery workers safe on the job will ensure a better more productive workplace.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration compiled a list of the 10 most cited safety standards. These include:
As you can see there is a plethora of cited safety standards that must be addressed. It is imperative that we take the time to evaluate how we can improve these cited safety standards and make working conditions less complicated for refinery workers.
It is also very important that the personal protection equipment that these workers are using are relatively new and made up of top-notch quality.
With proper training and safety equipment such as personal respirators and safety labels, most of these workplace injuries are completely preventable. There are a couple of simple steps that will undoubtedly reduce the risk of being involved in a fatal injury and will also diminish your chances of getting a citation. These steps include:
By sharing these quick tips, we hope to encourage you to continue re-enforcing the good message. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|