I. Alliance Background
Signed October 20, 2004
Alliance Overview
The purpose of the STEPS Network / OSHA Alliance is the establish a collaborative relationship to
foster safer and more healthful workplaces in the oil and gas industry in South Texas through
training, outreach, and communication.
Implementation Team Members
Marianne McGee, OSHA
Rick Ingram, BP America Production Co.
Javier Balderas, Halliburton
Serena Starkey, TWCC OSHCON
Charlie Moore, Smith Production Co.
Contributors
Karen Puckett, TWCC OSHCON
John Buehrig, ExxonMobil
Amador Garza, Conoco Phillips
Armando Cantu, Shell
Tony Jones, SANTOS USA
Marc LaRocca, El Paso Oil and Gas
Ted Reed, BJ Services
Evaluation Period.
October 20, 2004 through October 31, 2005
II. Implementation Team Meetings
Team Meetings were held in person at WRMCA Office in Madison on the following dates:
October 27, 2004
February 16, 2005
October 6, 2005 |
Teleconference
Holiday Inn, following STEPS meeting
Halliburton Corpus Christi Office |
Person to person
Person to person and teleconference |
III. Activities and Products
Training and Education
- Events
The goal of delivering hazard recognition training was met through the STEPS Network monthly
meetings. Approximately three training sessions were conducted at each of the 12 monthly meetings.
The subjects include but are not limited to machine guarding, recording injuries and illnesses, OSHA
inspection procedures, West Nile Virus, Africanized Killer Bees, restraining energized lines, root
cause analysis, job hazard analysis, emergency planning and procedures, and noise in the oil and gas
industry.
A representative from OSHA along with a representative from OSHCON visited a worksite during a
fracturing job to evaluate the lockout/tag out procedures commonly used during this task taking into
account well control issues.
Best practices such as hand safety, ergonomics, and safe driving were shared at the STEPS Network
and subsequently posted on the website.
- Products
The STEPS Network has a website that consists of the meeting minutes and PowerPoint presentations of
many of the topics presented at the monthly meetings. The website also contains safety alerts,
recent incidents, best practices, etc. The website address is www.stepsnetwrok.com
Outreach and Communication
- Events
OSHA conducted training sessions including fall protection and machine guarding.
Two STEPS Executive Committee members did a presentation on the STEPS Network and their Alliance
with OSHA and Texas Worker’s Compensation Commission (TWCC) at the Texas Safety Summit sponsored by
the TWCC.
The STEPS President and an OSHA representative met with similar safety networks from Texas,
Louisiana, and Oklahoma to discuss the possibility of working with together to further safety and
health in the industry.
One STEPS member submitted their application for Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) to the Corpus
Christi Area Office. OSHA attended two orientation sessions for the contractors of this company and
explained VPP program and process.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Events
Many members of the STEPS Network are strong advocates for safety and health improvement in the oil
and gas industry and actively discuss the issue at various meetings such as the American Petroleum
Institute (API) local chapter meetings and the other industry meetings.
The STEPS President and an OSHA representative met with similar safety networks from Texas,
Louisiana, and Oklahoma to discuss the possibility of working with together to further safety and
health in the industry.
IV. Results
The STEPS Network / OSHA Alliance has been very effective in creating an open dialogue between the
local oil and gas industry and OSHA. OSHA receives numerous inquires from the STEPS membership
regarding safety and health issues and injury and illness recordability.
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and
Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals
Reached or
Trained |
| Training and outreach at the STEPS Network
Monthly meetings (12) |
Approximately 60 attendees each month |
| Outreach to the local chapter of the API |
40 |
| Presentation to the Texas Safety Summit on safety
and health in the oil and gas industry and the alliance |
Approximately 400 attendees |
| Outreach to similar networks throughout Texas,
Louisiana, and Oklahoma |
30 |
| Outreach to BP contractors during orientation
sessions (3) |
20 |
| Training and outreach to Petroleum Education
Council (PEC) training class |
25 |
| Numerous presentations by the STEPS President,
Vice-President and Secretary to industry representatives |
|
| Confined Space Entry class taught by TWCC |
20 |
| TOTAL |
1355 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
Monthly training and outreach meetings are planned for the next year to
include seminar in conjunction with the Texas Oil and Gas Association. Quarterly training classes
are scheduled to be taught by TWCC to include job hazard analysis, lifting, hazard communication.
Due to the success it is recommended that this alliance be continued.
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