Oil and Gas HSE

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

Competency and training should represent an individual’s ability to perform a task or execute certain required actions. The tasks associated with job certifications are normally performed in moderate to low-stress environments,

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. […]

Even with regular maintenance, every piece of equipment used in the oil and gas industry needs to be inspected. Unfortunately, the need to inspect equipment often puts personnel in hazardous situations, especially when tank entry is involved. The Oil and Gas HSE Podcast had the opportunity to talk with Mark Wilson of EM&I about how […]

Paige Wilson, host of the Oil and Gas Industry Leaders Podcast (OGIL) joins Mark on this episode of Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast. Mark and Paige met with Jack Hinton, Chief HSE Officer of Baker Hughes a GE Company to talk about the changing safety culture in the oil and gas industry. If […]

Mark and Patrick are back at NOV talking with Jed Niederer about a number of topics including oil and gas sales, developing leaders at every level of an organization and how someone can be successful transitioning from a non-HSE background into the HSE department. Leadership in the oil and gas industry is often something that […]

The Oil and Gas HSE podcast is giving a voice to the people! In our new segment, the Oil and Gas HSE Mailbag, we will be answering questions and discussing topics important to our listening audience. One of the primary purposes of the Oil and Gas HSE Podcast is to provide information that will help […]

The maintenance of subsea well control equipment is often thought of as a combination of procedures and equipment, but the most important aspect of between well maintenance is people. Deepwater Subsea specializes in subsea operational support, compliance verification, and competency development training. Deepwater Subsea’s team of industry recognized experts, highly trained specialists, and techni...

In my experience working on deepwater drilling rigs around the world, drilling waste or cuttings have always been something you have to deal with when drilling a well; the more you drill, the more cuttings. Scott Energy Technologies has found a way to treat drilling waste and turn it into a usable, and environmentally friendly […]

Mark and Patrick sat down at the Puffer-Sweiven facility to talk to one of their premium equipment manufacturer Clearguard, about the reliability of equipment and their clever technical solution to problems associated with various tapping points on equipment. Puffer-Sweiven provides some of the most advanced products and services related to safety and automation to their […]

On this episode of Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE podcast, we have a returning guest from Dooley Tackaberry, this time talking about fire protection equipment and systems. Fire protection equipment isn’t the sexiest topic in the oil and gas industry, likely because it is often thought of as an expense; an expense in installation, […]

Predictive analytics can help improve operational efficiencies, reduce the number of safety incidents and cut costs; it has been something a lot of other industries have been doing for a long time. But why is the oil and gas industry so far behind when it comes to predictive analytics? Mark and Patrick got to speak […]

This is the third and final installment of the OGHSE Human Performance Improvement series, with our guests from Knowledge Vine. This episode of the three-part series is focused on helping front-line employees perform their work in a safe and efficient manner, with an emphasis on “self-check.” If you haven’t listened to the fist two segments […]

Jump back into the conversation about human performance improvement with the guys at Knowledge Vine, in part two of a three-part series designed to give you actionable steps for your executive level management, supervisory level management, and your front line employees. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 of this series, go back and check […]

The guys from Knowledge Vine are back for a three-part series discussing human performance improvement. In this first part, we talk about the importance of buy-in at the executive level of any business. Human performance improvement for a lot of organizations means a shift in culture, which cannot happen if top level management is not “bought […]

The downturn in the oil and gas industry, and especially the upstream side of the business, has created a lot of opportunity for people who can see where the market is heading. Mark and Patrick talk to one such ambitious oilfield professional who is taking advantage of the turbulent waters of the oil and gas […]