The Road to a Safer Oil Patch

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The oil and gas safety roundtable created this educational program, titled “The Road to a Safer Oil Patch,” to help you make safe driving a value that never gets compromised in your company. The roundtable includes representatives fromthe Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Texas Oil and Gas Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,Texas Mutual Insurance Company and industry employers.

Note to trainer: The presentations in this educational program include speaker’s notes.

AcknowledgementsThe oil and gas roundtable thanks the following companies, organizations and individuals for lending their time and expertise to this project:

JDW Services, Inc.National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationPECPinnergy, Ltd.John Stephens, consultantTexas Mutual Insurance CompanyTexas Oil and Gas Association

Bandera DrillingBerkely Oil and Gas CH2M HillCircle III ServicesCoastal Drilling Land Co.Compass Well ServicesElaine Cullen, consultantHawkins Lease ServiceHLI ResourcesHorizon Mud Company, Inc.Inthinc Technology Solutions

Getting Behind the Wheel:

Your Most Hazardous Job

Disclaimer: These safety materials, resources and PowerPoint® presentations are not intended to replace your company's health and safety policies or to substitute for specific state and federal standards. We do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of the material contained within these resources. Please refer to applicable state and federal standards for regulatory compliance.

Agenda

Safe driving: Why is it important?

Who is at risk?

How do we stay safe behind the wheel?

What’s next?

Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics

Leading cause of death in oil and gas industry

Account for 40% of fatalities

Rate is 8x higher than other industries

HeaderLeading Causes of Death, U.S. Oil & Gas Extraction Industry, 2003-2012

Source: BLS CFOI

A Growing Problem in Texas

In 2011

12 motor vehicle deaths

In 2012

30 motor vehicle deaths

150% increase

Accounted for 50% of deaths

Don’t Forget About Off-Duty Crashes

The Ratio63 off-duty deaths to 1 on-duty death*

Factors include long commutes, fatigue, drugs and alcohol

*Helmrich & Payne

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Fatalities by Vehicle Type, Oil & Gas Extraction Industry, 2003-2009

Retzer, Hill, Pratt, 2013

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Fatalities by Seatbelt Status, Oil & Gas Extraction Industry, 2003-2009

Retzer, Hill, Pratt - 2013

Why aren’t we wearing our seatbelts?

Other Factors in Deaths

Speed

Falling asleep at the wheel

Less than 1 year with employer

Working for small company (fewer than 20 workers)

Other Possible Factors

24/7 business

Lack of health and safety resources

Driver distraction

Vehicle conditions

Road conditions

Effective Interventions Description of programs

In-Vehicle Monitoring Systems (GPS)

Record driving behaviors: speeding, harsh acceleration/braking, night driving, etc.

Journey Management Program that minimizes unnecessary trips, distances driven and risks with necessary trips

Driver Training and Qualification

Classroom and hands-on, defensive driving, winter driving, driving simulators, etc.

Management Systems Company policies (include rewards and penalties), accident review committees

Driver Fitness and Alertness (e.g. Fatigue)

Medical examinations, contracting of hotels, driver rest evaluation, fatigue management training

Seatbelts Seatbelt convincer, observations, IVMS

Distracted Driving Cell phone policies, passenger observations, 800 numbers

What’s Next?

Seatbelts

Your best protection in a crash

Distracted driving

It’s more than cell phones

Fatigued drivers

Sleep debt is cumulative

What’s Next?

Defensive driving

You can control your attitude

Journey Management

Planning your trip

What’s Next?

In-Vehicle Monitoring Systems

Identify risky driving behaviors

Risk tolerance

Is the payoff worth the risk?

Recap

Motor vehicle incidents are the leading cause of death

50% involved no seatbelts

Other factors: fatigue, speeding, distractions, “Git ’er done” mentality

Not just doing it for you…

You’re Also Doing it for Your Family

Recap

You have the power to protect yourself.

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