by eftrain331 | Jun 23, 2015 | SafeLand, Safety
RigPass training covers a myriad of topics leading to the San Antonio SafeLand certification. Wearing proper hand protection and avoiding hazards is important because a hand injury can be disabling. When a worker returns to San Antonio or other towns in South Texas to... by eftrain331 | Jun 22, 2015 | Well Control
In safety training, especially well control, can there be too much of a good thing? For the constant bottom hole pressure well control method–there is when weighting up mud to kill a kicking well. EAGLE FORD SHALE The Eagle Ford is a shale and, as such,... by eftrain331 | Jun 22, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide, SafeLand
South Texas oilfields contain a variety of hazards that San Antonio based workers will encounter. The rapid development of the Eagle Ford Shale initially caused a shortage in workforce development and the increase in injuries and fatalities that accompanies a shortage... by eftrain331 | Jun 21, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide
Click Here for Free Online H2S Training at WWW.Oilfield.Training HAZARD MEASUREMENTS Previously we have written that sulfur dioxide (SO2) awareness should be included in a good H2S training program. One question that routinely comes up over the course of San Antonio... by eftrain331 | Jun 20, 2015 | SafeLand, Safety
SAFETY FIRST The primary goal of SafeLand, or any other safety training program, should be to keep people and the environment protected. In order for workers to mitigate hazards at the worksite they must first be knowledgeable about those hazards and how to deal with... by eftrain331 | Jun 20, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide, Well Control
BOYLE’S LAW In drilling, the expansion of a gas due to its pressure decrease is often given in terms of Boyle’s Law. This law simply states that the expansion of a gas due to a pressure decrease is proportional to both the original volume of the gas and the amount of... by eftrain331 | Jun 18, 2015 | SafeLand, Safety
OILFIELD SAFETY TRENDS With the 2014-2015 downturn in the South Texas oil and gas industry, there have come two developments of great concern to worker personal safety. The first has to do with the large number of across the board layoffs coming at a time when the... by eftrain331 | Jun 18, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide
Click Here for Free Online H2S Training at WWW.Oilfield.Training BREATHING ZONE FOR H2S MONITORS One aspect of H2S personal safety that seems to cause much unnecessary confusion, especially with more experienced workers, remains with placement of the H2S gas personal... by eftrain331 | Jun 17, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide, Well Control
In most San Antonio H2S programs, personal safety is given an emphasis specifically by focusing on PPE, hazards awareness, communications, worker training and certification, and pre-job planning. The importance of these factors towards personal safety cannot be... by eftrain331 | Jun 16, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide
SAN ANTONIO H2S TRAINING REQUIREMENTS Hydrogen Sulfide gas, or H2S, is found around certain areas of the oil field, such as wellheads, drilling rigs, flowlines, tanks, and other drilling/production facilities. Any worker in San Antonio that could be exposed to H2S is...