Oil and Gas HSE

Would sharing incidents with other companies in the industry prevent similar incidents from happening? Should companies be open to sharing their incidents? Mark and Guest-host, Paige Wilson, had a chance to talk with Jack Hinton, Chief HSE Officer at Baker Hughes a GE Company, during OTC 2018 about how we as an industry can get to […]

Is Exposure Based Safety the next evolution in the progression of occupational health and safety, and how can it help businesses reduce the major incident and fatality rate across all industries? Mark and Patrick had a chance to talk with Susan Murphy, Principle Consultant withDEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability about helping organization look at the overall exposure employees have […]

We’ve talked about this topic on a previous episode (OGHSE016) of the Oil and Gas Health, Safety and Environment Podcast, but every time there is a situation involving an active shooter there is a lot of advice about what you should do to keep yourself safe. Mark and Patrick had the opportunity to sit down with […]

The oilfield has a bad habit, when it comes to our own personal safety, of believing that we are all “ten feet tall and bulletproof.” So how do we, as an industry change the mindset or our employees and also our own mindset? In this episode of The Oil and Gas Health, Safety and Environment […]

Fluid monitoring equipment is a necessary part of any piping system, but anytime you tap into an existing section of pipe you inherently introduce a potential point of failure, corrosion and additional maintenance. At the Red Wing Oil and Gas Health, Safety and Environmental podcast, we’re always looking to talk with companies who use technology […]

We have seen a trend in the way new technology combats naturally occurring hazards. From lightning strikes to asset corrosion, businesses are providing solutions that eliminate the hazard from the equation: By ionizing the atmosphere around a facility, you can prevent lightning from striking in an area or in this case, to prevent corrosion, you actually encourage […]

Workplace wellness programs have existed in the modern workplace for some time, but most programs are little more than a few lunch-and-learns and maybe a free Fitbit. Patrick and his special guest host and lovely wife Amanda had a chance to speak with Laura Putnam CEO of Motion Infusion and nationally recognized author of the […]

Changing corporate safety culture for the better is one of the hardest things for an organization to do. As an industry, we tend to make big sweeping changes to policies and procedures when a major incident occurs, but what if we could use smaller incidents to affect change on the front line? Mark and Patrick […]

  Are your policies set up to manage third-party contractors to ensure that every person working on one of your oil and gas projects are operating in the safest way possible? How do you know those same contractors are as dedicated to working safely and protecting the environment? Mark and Patrick are once again joined […]

When someone gets hurt on the job there is a response to resolve the initial incident and make sure it doesn’t happen again, but there are also the legal implications that must be dealt with before a company and the employees can move past the event. We had Sarah Stogner back on Red Wing’s Oil […]

  Wellsite is an innovative solution that was spawned out fo two oilfield experts seeing a need in the market and building a solution that they couldn’t find in the marketplace. If you’ve ever wished your equipment could diagnose itself and send you real-time notifications about not only where it is but information about everything […]

When it comes to safety in the oilfield, we love to see innovation spring up because someone using a certain piece of equipment, that has been around for decades, figured out a better way to do things! If you’ve worked in the oilfield for any length of time, you have seen hammer unions used on […]

Protecting the environment, your employees and your bottom line begins well before you ever start the work. Planning for a health, safety or environmental event can sometimes be the difference in life or death and that planning needs to be defined in every contract you draft with a client. Contract risk mitigation and casualty insurance […]

The challenge of managing 32 shipyards around the world is difficult from an operations perspective, but when you consider the health, safety and environmental challenges it can be a nightmare to not only standardize safe work processes but to ensure those standards are being followed. Mark and Patrick sat down with Jan Willem Van Hogerwou, […]

This is a short episode as the Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast team gets ready for the Christmas and New Year holiday season. We want to take this time to thank our listeners for being part of the Oil and Gas Global Network family and remind everyon…

Today we sat down with Nate Edmondson and Ken Knapp with AFEX, and talked about fire suppression systems. AFEX is uniquely positioned to meet your fire protection needs. They know the Oil and Gas industry and heavy equipment,

Building a safety culture is not about implementing a new program that “checks a box” on a corporate requirement, nor can a good safety culture be built by sending your employees to a class once a year. Building a progressive safety culture is all ab…

The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to be with family, overeat and remember what you’re thankful for. The Oil and Gas Global Network family wants to remind you that while you’re enjoying time with your loved ones,

Texas A&M University Engineering on Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast

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The most important safety aspect of any business is having a positive culture that fosters continuous improvement and innovation. A lot of the companies we talk to on the Red Wing Oil and Gas HSE Podcast do not provide safety products or services directly to their clients, but safety is a big part of how […]

The most important part of any business in the oilfield is the people that do the work. No place is this truer than when you consider the impact your employees have on the Health, Safety and Environmental impact of your operations.

Oil and gas surface control equipment is vital for the safety of the personnel working on the rig, as well as preserving the integrity of the well. The old way of making sure you don’t exceed the maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) of your equipm…

The old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When we think about hazard mitigation, we often forget that sometimes the best way to do a job is to not do it in the first place. Mark and Patrick met with the guys at Clock Spring …

Today’s episode of the Red Wing Oil and Gas HSE Podcast is a little different. Instead of having a guest on the show, Mark and Patrick talk about Marketing Safety to your employees. The prevailing messages being used to market safety to employees in th…

Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast was at the third annual Internet of Things (IoT) in Oil and Gas Conference in Houston, Texas. The Internet of Things in Oil and Gas has grown each year since its inception and this year alone hosted more than 400 oil and gas professionals interested in the latest […]

The entire U.S. Gulf Coast region has been affected by Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding due to the massive amount of rain dumped on the region. In an effort to provide information and support for those affected by the storm, the Oil and Gas Global Network has come together for this special report on Hurrican Harvey. […]