Oil and Gas HSE

Red Wing’s Oil and Gas HSE Podcast was live at The Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2017, in Houston, Texas. For anyone in our listening audience who hasn’t heard of the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC “is where energy professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources and environmental […]

Planning a project involves a lot more than just the design, engineering and construction phases. Everything from environmental remediation and restoration to WWII-era munitions disposal could cause your project to run over time and budget. Mark and Patrick discuss the many pitfalls associated with oil and gas, construction and various other industrial projects with Anna […]

Mark and Patrick head back to the offices of the National MS Society to talk with Tim Church, HSE Director for Statoil and captain of their BP MS150 cycling team and Barron Lozano, head of the Ride Marshall Program with the BP MS150. Statoil’s commitment to safety extends far beyond the job site; they sponsor the […]

Protecting the environment is one of the top priorities for the oil and gas industry. Procedures are written to ensure leaks and spills don’t happen, and contingency plans are put in place and practiced the minimize the effects should the unlikely event of a spill occur. The cleanup process for a spill can, in some […]

The oil and gas industry is more than just getting hydrocarbons out of the ground and into the hands of consumers. The oilfield is a community built on hard work and helping others. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been part of this community since 1984 and raised more than $240 million to support MS research, programs and […]

The ability to identify a problem before it becomes an HSE incident is often a game of seconds; things often go from bad to worse in the blink of an eye. But what if you could monitor your operations five times a second, during every phase of your operation? The folks at Cleveland Electric Labs specialize […]

When you think of a blast-proof structure, you are probably picturing something that looks like a traditional military bunker, made of steel and concrete. But the team at Dynamic Air Shelters has been providing blast resistant structures air-beam inflatable structures made of reinforced vinyl tubing to first responders, industrial organizations and the military for over […]

Mark and Patrick discuss process improvement with Dennis Taylor of Dooley Tackaberry about process improvement and the importance of designing in fail safes at the FEED stage of any project.   Click Play to Hear the Oil and Gas HSE Podcast Episode 30 – Dooley Tackaberry on Process Improvement We Have A Winner!!! Congratulations Maxx Feldman, a Process […]

Keeping your facility operating in a safe, reliable and cost-effective manner by investing in Process Safety Management (PSM) at the front end of your project. Mark and Patrick talk with Smith and Burgess about the importance of PSM at ever stage of a project. Find out how Smith and Burgess is improving the industry by […]

“Human Performance Improvement (HPI) creates a set of behavior standards to perform work in such a way that the results are safe, efficient, consistent and repeatable. Generally, we know what to do next; HPI helps us understand how to do it so there are no surprises and no unwanted consequences.” Patrick and his guest co-host […]

Caterpillar is one of the most well-known companies on the planet. There is almost nowhere in the world you can go and not run into a piece CAT heavy equipment, power generation equipment or tools. Mark and Patrick had the opportunity to speak with two experts in CAT’s land drilling operations about efficiency and uptime, emission […]

HSE in the oil and gas industry is as much about security as safety, and with the digitalization of just about every aspect of the oilfield cyber security is a major business concern. Mark and Patrick were in Houston, TX for the NAPE Expo talking with Alan Chris of Totaland – the world’s most advanced land management system. […]

From Macondo to the classroom to a viable business, find out how one entrepreneur turned one of the largest disasters in oilfield history into a long term solution focused on improving the safety of complex oil and gas wells. ReactWell is pioneering advanced synthetic oil, gas and chemical production by bridging proven thermochemical and oil […]

Working in the oil and gas industry can be a hazardous environment. Ensuring your employees are properly trained to respond to oil spills and other HSE incidents is essential to maintaining a safe operation. Mark and Patrick had the opportunity to tour the Texas A&M University Engineering Extension Services (TEEX) campus located in Galveston, TX and speak […]

Chevron is one of the largest oil and gas operators in the world, but what makes them special in our segment of the oil and gas industry, is that they are also one of the safest operators of any size oil and gas company in the world! Mark and Patrick sit down with Chris Baldwin; Workforce […]

The Oil and Gas HSE podcast talks about one of the most important aspect of safety in the offshore drilling environment: BOP reliability. Garry Davis is the President of BOP Risk Mitigation Services (BRMS) where they have worked with drilling contractors, major oil and gas operators and federal regulators, for almost a decade, developing the technology to […]

Join Mark and his special guest co-host Paige Wilson as they talk with Richard Hartley, an oilfield professional with decades of oil and gas operations and HSE experience. Richard spent most of his career with Halliburton, working his way up from the hot, humid and mosquito ridden inland waters of the Gulf Coast to multiple management roles in […]

Mark, Patrick and the entire Oil and Gas HSE Podcast team want to wish our oilfield family a happy and safe holiday season. If you can’t be home with your family this holiday season, we want you to have a safe hitch. There are a lot of people back home counting on you to work safely and get […]

If you work in oil and gas, you know the name National Oilwell Varco (NOV). They are often referred to as the “toolbox of the industry,” and for good reason. With all of the equipment and specialty tools they make, and the vast number of service technicians they send to sites around the world, you’re […]

We spent some time with Kyle Chambers and Chad Henry of Texas Quality Assurance talking about quality management systems and how you can eliminate a vast majority of the paperwork associated to HSE in your business. Learn how software can help streamline your processes, reduce the amount of time your employees spend waiting on documentation associated with their […]

The first steps to preventing major incidents in the oilfield is proper design, engineering and testing. Learn how the high pressure testing facility at Tejas can start your operation out on the right foot. [clear-line] Click Here to Listen Now [clear-line] Click Play to Hear #017 Oil And Gas HSE Podcast: High Pressure Testing In […]

Active shooter training isn’t the first thing companies think of when developing their HSE policies, but every organization needs to have a plan. Click Here to Listen Now Click Play to Hear #016 Oil And Gas HSE Podcast: Active Shooter Training In The Oilfield We Have A Winner!!! Congratulations Kevin Hiatt – Operations Manager at Savage Services you […]

Few things are as important to the oil and gas industry than electrical hazards and safety. Keep you employees safe by investing in training with ATEC. Click Here to Listen Now Click Play to Hear #015 Oil and Gas HSE Podcast: Electrical Hazards And Safety We Have A Winner!!! Congratulations Alex Bruns – Global Product Champion at […]

Learn travel tips to improve the experience getting to, and coming from you next hitch. And find out how you can reduce your spend on business travel. Click Here to Listen Now Click Play to Hear #014 Oil and Gas HSE Podcast: Travel Tips And Safety For The Oilfield We Have A Winner!!! Congratulations Hendrik […]

Artificial intelligence and machine learning is helping the oil and gas industry reduce incidents by identify equipment failures before they happen. Click Here to Listen Now Click Play to Hear #013: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Oil and Gas We Have A Winner!!! Congratulations Mark Swinden – Owner of Hunter McKenzie LP, you are this week’s […]