Introduction

The public’s and government’s perception of the nature of the oil and gas industry has experienced a large shift since the 2010 blowout of the BP offshore well in the Gulf of Mexico. Other incidents of ruptured pipelines, spills, and explosions throughout the United States have also changed the perception.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the oil and gas extraction industry has an annual occupational fatality rate of 27.5 per 100,000 workers (2003-2009) - more than seven times higher than the rate for all U.S. workers.

Oil and gas industry workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from towers, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy equipment, electrocutions, and silica dust.

This course is an introduction to the basic elements of an effective Oil and Gas Industry Safety Management System (SMS).

The information, tools, and resources provided in course are designed to help you, whether you are an employer or employee, to identify, reduce, and eliminate oil and gas-related hazards.

Like all companies in the oil and gas industry, you need to tailor your Safety Management System (SMS) to your own specific work operations and work environments.

An effective SMS has five primary elements:

1. safety culture
2. involvement
3. wellsite analysis
4. hazard prevention and control
5. education and training

Getting Started

To begin your online training, click on the "Modules" tab above. To study offline, go to your student dashboard and download the course study guide. The study guide is for your personal use only, and cannot be used for commercial purposes.

Modules

To begin your training, click on the module links below. If you are just starting this course, you should start with module 1.

1. The Safety Culture
2. Working with Contractors
3. Involvement in Safety
4. SMS and Wellsite Analysis
5. Hazard Prevention and Control
6. Education and Training
7. Getting Started

Please login to your student dashboard to access and download this FREE course PDF studyguide. You can save this study guide to your computer for offline studying, or print the study guide if you prefer.

Course 900 Final Exam

After studying the course material and answering the quiz questions, it is time to take the final exam. We highly recommend answering the module quiz questions to check your understanding of the course material. The final exam questions are typically developed from these quiz questions.

OSHAcademy course final exams are designed to make sure students have gained a sufficient understanding of the content covered within each course. To help demonstrate this understanding, students must achieve a passing score on course final exams. It is OSHAcademy's policy to protect the integrity of our exams: as a result, we do not provide missed questions to students.

This is an open book exam. Students are permitted to use a separate browser window to review course content while taking the exam. If you do not pass a final exam, you will see a "Retake Exam" button next to the course on your student dashboard.

If you have already paid for your certificate

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If you only want free training

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Take the Final Exam

Endnotes

1. Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (2014). Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool. Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/oilgaswelldrilling/otherresources.html

2. American Petroleum Institute (2014). Guidance Document for the Development of a Safety and Environmental Management System for Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Production Operations and Associated Activities. Retrieved from:http://www.api.org/

Additional Resources

• Illustrated Glossary
• OSHA's Oil and Gas Glossary of Terms
• The Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary website.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Website
• Useful Information: Well Servicing Magazine
• OSHA Worker Rights & How to Contact OSHA
• Injury Data and Statistics