Marianne McGee OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist

1. Making a Step Change in an Industry Marianne McGee OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist

2. OSHA’s 2003-2008 Strategic Management Planning • OSHA identified 7 high incident / high severity industries. • Oil and Gas field services • Landscaping and horticultural services • Preserve fruits and vegetables • Concrete, gypsum and plaster products • Blast furnace and basic steel products • Ship & boat building and repair • Public warehousing and storage

3. Why the Oil and Gas Industry? • The Oil and Gas Industry accounts for 30% of the CCAO fatalities. • 2001 – 6 out of 24 2005 – 11 out of 25 • 2002 – 4 out of 12 2006 – 4 out of 11 • 2003 – 6 out of 24 2007 – 4 out of 21 • 2004 – 3 out of 15 2008 – 1 out of 12

4. What was the next step? • OSHA made Industry contact through ASSE. • Sent a letter requesting a meeting. (Sept. 2003) • 75 individuals from 45 companies attended. • What could be done to reduce fatalities, injuries, and illnesses?

5. What came out of this meeting? • Identified obstacles to providing a safe workplace • Inconsistent emphasis on safety and health • Not enough sharing of information • Misunderstanding of OSHA requirements

6. Overcoming the obstacles • How could we get everyone to work together? • Develop a network to share information!

7. The STEPS Network • Another meeting was held to see if people were interested in developing a network. • Monthly meetings have been held and highly attended since October 2003. • The South Texas Exploration and Production Safety (STEPS) Network adopted a charter and bylaws in June and July 2004 and elected officers in August 2004.

8. Regional E&P Safety Networks The STEPS Network was born October 2003 “Incident Free Operations” Share Best Practices Safe Hands Air Ambulance Protocol Immersions IIF Environmental Security No Treasurer Contractors Operators Associations Resources Regulators In Partnership Focus on the Boot Partner with Regulators Share Incidents Partner with other Networks

9. Meeting Topics • Explosives safety (wireline) • Bees, snakes, and spiders • Hand Safety • Machine Guarding • Emergency evacuation plans for remote worksites • Heat Stress and FRC • Fall Protection • Trench Safety

10. Benefits • Sharing of best practices • Driving safety, Safe Hands • Staying current on government regulations • OSHA, DOT, EPA • Sharing of incidents • Safety alerts • Sharing of NORM equipment

11. Benefits • Direct competitors sponsor meetings and work together for safety • Got companies talking to each other about issues • Oil and gas roundtable • Expansion of network to other areas • OSHA/Industry safety conference • Unified orientation – SafeLandUSA

12. The Expansion of the E&P Safety Network • January 2007 MCEPS in Oklahoma City • May 2007 - Permian Basin STEPS • September 2007 – ArkLaTex STEPS • October 2008 – NTEPS (North Texas) • May 2009 – Greater Houston STEPS

13. The Expansion of the E&P Safety Network • New Mexico – Four Corners Safety Council • Wyoming – Rocky Mountain HSE Council • Colorado – Western Slope Safety Council

14. Exploration and Production Safety Networks

15. Networks in the Work • Arkansas • Illinois • Pennsylvania • California