Oil and Gas HSE

Patrick and guest Co-host, Collin McLelland had a chance to talk with Amanda Brock, Chief Commercial Officer of Solaris Midstream and Craig Simpson, Project Director of the 2nd Annual Water Sourcing & Produced Water Management Permian Basin 2018, about the issues of water management and Health Safety and Environmental issues associated with it. Water sourcing and produced water management [&#8...

The million dollar question – Why is the railroad commission in charge of Oil and Gas? Patrick and Mark had a chance to talk with Ryan Sitton about how he got started as the Texas Railroad Commissioner and what his department is doing to improve the oil and gas industry in Texas. Ryan gives a quick […]

Collecting over 100 more data points in 85% less time, how is this technology affecting HSE? Patrick had a chance to talk with Joe Meadows, CEO of OpsLock about how his product intervenes with risks through data points before they become disasters. “We’re able to track how a user is interfacing with the system. Did […]

What is operational excellence? How do business practices balance with safety? Mark and Patrick, had a chance to talk with Russel Treat, CEO Enersys Corporation and Host of Pipelines podcast about how technology is affecting the industry. “Simply stated- in pipelining, a lot of the operators talk about triple zero. So that’s no injuries, no […]

This is a short episode as the Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast team celebrates Independence Day with their families. Mark LaCour gives a few fireworks and water safety tips. Stay safe this Fourth of July and have a Happy Independence Day from OGGN. Click Play to Hear the Oil and Gas HSE Podcast Episode 84 […]

How do we educate the new, younger workforce coming into Oil and Gas? Mark and Guest-host, Paige Wilson, had a chance to talk with Mark Mathis, President at Clear Energy Alliance during our monthly happy hour about how he got started in making documentaries on Oil and Gas and short videos on energy. “We make […]

What is the root cause of accidents, is it one person’s fault? Or the culture as a whole? Mark and Guest-host, Paige Wilson, had a chance to talk with Steven Riddle, Global Operations Integrity at ExxonMobil during OTC 2018 about how implementing change in culture will drive for change within the industry. “So what we as […]

How is technology making the industry a safer and more efficient place? In this episode, Mark sits solo and had a chance to talk with Sanjay Jhawar, Co-founder & President, RealWear and Youssef Mestari, Global Strategic Marketing Director, during OTC 2018 about the intersection of technology and HSE. “So the particular thing we focused on, is making it 100% […]

Is there a conflict between operational efficiency and safety? Often times companies just want to get the job done, but is it always the safest route? Patrick and Guest-host, Barton Scott, had a chance to talk with Aaron Burton – President of Unconventional Oil and Gas Training, at Brio Tuscan Grill in City Centre about […]

How do you change the stigma around safety in an organization or company? Does it start with the culture of the company? Mark and Guest-host, Paige Wilson, had a chance to talk with “PPE Lifer”- Anthony Oguike, CEO Future Concerns Ltd, during OTC 2018 about safety in the emerging markets. “This is a destination, you […]

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 [&#8230...

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…