Safety Regulations
A workplace accident can happen anywhere and anytime, even when you and the company have taken all reasonable precautions. Each province in Canada has their own Occupational Health and Safety regulations that determine how workers can report workplace accidents or file complaints.
The oil and gas industry in Canada faces a large range of worker health and safety challenges throughout its operations, especially for field workers. From working at heights, in confined spaces, in remote territory or other special situations, oil and gas workers often endure conditions that can be hazardous.
Most workplace accidents can be prevented or at least mitigated by having a proactive approach to health and safety. This is no different for the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry. Although working in this industry can be dangerous, with the right approach and mindset towards safety, workplace accidents can be reduced significantly.
One of the best parts of travelling around oil & gas sites throughout Western Canada to develop rescue plans and perform rescue work is getting to meet the corporate operations team on each site, talking to them about high angle rope rescue and confined space entry rescue work.