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SafeLandUSA 2021 Basic orientation explains the hazards that workers may encounter in the oil and gas industry along with the various practices employed to mitigate those hazards. This SafeLandUSA and SafeGulf accredited one-day safety orientation also meets 30CFR 250 and API RP T-1 requirements. Students will also gain a clear understanding of their rights under OSHA and how those rights apply to their workplace.

In the days before SafeLand, the oil and gas industry would have to pull untrained workers and send them directly to the rig site. It was often the case that new hires would go straight to work with very little training if any. The phenomenon of drinking from a firehose has given the oil and gas industry a reputation of being both challenging and dangerous. While on the job training will always be important in the oilfield, pre-job oil and gas training is becoming more and more important and safety records reflect those efforts.

Oil & Gas Industry: Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream

• Oil and natural gas wells; in refineries, where H2S is removed from natural gas and oil 
• Pipelines and tankers used to carry unrefined petroleum: Shale Shaker Areas, Fluid Treatment Areas, Rig Floor, Belle Nipple, Mud Tanks, Mud Pump Areas, Storage Tanks, Wellhead, Cellar, Drilling Floor, Pump Houses, Gas Processors, Manure Tanks & Ponds, Plug Flow Digesters, Storage Tanks, Transportation (trucks, barges and rail cars)
• Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities

Pulp and Paper Industry
H2S is a by-product of wood breaking down into pulp in making paper, fertilizers, glues, dyes, plastic wrap, etc.

Construction Industry
Underground Utilities and Excavation work in swamps or landfills, Wastewater/Sewage Industry, sewers, septic tanks, and sewage treatment plants.

Agriculture Industry
Manure tanks, bogs, swamps, and other places where organic material breaks down without oxygen.

Other Areas
Mining, tunnels, coke ovens, coal-fired plants, and animal processing plants.