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SafeLandUSA, founded in 2005, sets minimum safety standards for U.S. Onshore Exploration & Production industry workers. Joining ensures a high-quality orientation, essential for worker safety and industry unity.
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SafeLandUSA • An initiative of the STEPS Network • Founded on 2005 to facilitate standardization of Safety and Health Programs within U.S. Onshore Exploration and Production • This is about bringing our workers home safely each day
What is SafeLandUSA? SafeLandUSA is a volunteer organization comprised of major and independent operating companies, industry associations, and educators with the purpose of developing a standardized orientation which sets minimum requirements for the US Onshore E&P Industry. SafeLandUSA Mission To monitor and continuously improve orientation standards for the US Land Contractor Community.
Participating Operators Working toward accepting or requiring: Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, XTO, ConocoPhillips and others at the corporate level
Key Advisors:Participating Industry Organizations International Association of Drilling Contractors - IADC PEC Premier Energy Training Council - ETC ISNetworld Texas Engineering Extension Service - TEEX Numerous Community Colleges across the U.S. American Petroleum Institute – API National STEPS Network
Why SafeLandUSA? • Operators share a common contract workforce across the industry with similar requirements. • Redundant information in similar but separate orientations waste valuable time and resources. • Ensures that our workforce has received a high quality basic HSE orientation based upon common, likely industry hazards for US Onshore. • Once completely rolled out, transferrable across the industry
Benefits of SafeLandUSA • SafeLandUSA is designed specifically for the US Onshore E&P Industry by the U.S. industry based upon hundreds of years cumulative experience and thousands of man-hours invested in development • Consistent EH&S orientation which is widely recognized and widely accepted • Quality assurance through a stringent audit program and SLAG oversight committee • Provides a consistent message from the industry to the workforce and establishes important solidarity within the industry for minimum standards and expectations
SafeLandUSA Elements • Standardized syllabus and consistent delivery expectations • Common Searchable Database • Photo ID card • Modeled after the proven model of SafeGulf • Establishes basic Industry-wide expectations
Operator / Industry Expectations U.S. Onshore Contractor Responsibility: SafeLandUSA Orientation: 24 modules, 8 Hours, Comprehensive Test, Photo ID OSHA Required Training, and Trade/ Service Line Specific competencies =================================================================== Operator Responsibility Various Co. Specific Training: PSM Overview, CoW, IIF, Other Co. Specific Requirements Site Specific Orientation: JSEA: Job task and specific hazards at the Job site, Emergency Management, Alarms, Muster Point, SIMOPS, MSDS & Location, Noise, other IH issues, Leadership, stopping the job responsibilities, other as necessary.
SafeLandUSA Advisory Group The SafeLandUSA Advisory Group (SLAG) is a volunteer organization, comprised of voting and advising members of the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry. The Advisory group acts as the oversight committee. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Syllabus development and content, accreditation requirements, quality control review, endorsement of accrediting organizations, and expansion within the industry.
Students and Instructors by A.O. PEC: 1250 Providers 175,000 Students IADC: 500 Providers 50,000 Students ETC: 150 Providers 2241 Students
Training Providers • Training Providers work under the endorsement of an Accrediting Organization. • Training Providers may include, but are not limited to: Contractors (In-house Programs) Service Companies Third Party Training Organizations Technical Schools Safety Councils • Note: SafeLandUSA does not and will not govern pricing but does encourage free market competition.
1. Incident Reporting and Investigation 2. Accident Prevention Signs and Tags 3. Hand Safety 4. Material Handling 5. Behavioral Safety 6. First-Aid/CPR/AED 7. Confined Space 8. Lockout/Tagout 9. Substance Abuse 10. Hazard Communication 11. Electrical Safety 12. Intervention/Stop Work 13. Fire Prevention 14. Walking Working Surfaces 15. Job Safety Analysis 16. Personal Protective Equip 17. Workplace Violence 18. Working at Heights 19. Permit to Work 20. Driver/Transportation Safety 21. Environmental 22. Excavation – Trenching & Shoring 23. Industrial Hygiene/ Occupational Health 24. Site Specific Hazards/ Emergency Evacuation SafeLandUSA Orientation Syllabus
Incident Rates MTO = Medical Treatment Only RWC = Restricted Work Case LTI = Lost Time Incident FAT/FTL = Fatality DART = Days Away, Restrictions and Transfers
SafeLand is.. • A consistent curriculum which meets oil & gas industry needs • Audited for compliance • Portable and is accepted by all major operators
A few final stats • Obtained from Encana earlier this year • TRIR 2009 – 1.2 (Before using SafeLand) • TRIR 2010 – 0.8 (After using SafeLand) • Estimated training cost savings – $1.2M
South Texas Pilot • $2,000,000 wasted in redundant orientations. • SafeLandUSA very well received.