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Safety in the Petroleum Industry Series
Learn standards for the Petroleum Industry safetyPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 53 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 7 chapters · 53 Lessons · 1h 11m in Arabic, English
Course Description
This course is designed to help you understand the safety standards developed for the oil and gas industry and related safety hazards. Learn how to protect yourself from machinery, electrical, fire, and carcinogen hazards at work.
What You'll Learn
- Understand the safety standards developed for the oil and gas industry and related safety hazards
- Protect yourself from machinery, electrical, fire, and carcinogen hazards at work
- Recognize struck-by, caught-in, and caught-between hazards including falling, flying, swinging, and rolling objects
- Identify hazards from explosions and fires, falls, confined spaces, and high-pressure lines and equipment
- Apply safe practices for rig operations such as site preparation, excavation and trenching, rigging up, and drilling
- Address ergonomic, electrical, and other hazardous energy and machine hazards on site
Key Takeaways
- The course covers safety standards developed for the oil and gas industry and the safety hazards associated with it.
- It teaches how to protect yourself from machinery, electrical, fire, and carcinogen hazards at work.
- It addresses a range of hazards including vehicle collisions, struck-by and caught-in/caught-between incidents, explosions and fires, falls, and confined spaces.
- It walks through rig-related operations such as site preparation, excavation and trenching, transporting, rigging, setting up the substructure, and drilling.
- It builds skills in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, safety standards, and safety training.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
It covers the safety standards developed for the oil and gas industry and related safety hazards, including how to protect yourself from machinery, electrical, fire, and carcinogen hazards at work.
What types of hazards does the course address?
It addresses hazards such as vehicle collisions; struck-by, caught-in, and caught-between incidents; falling, flying, swinging, and rolling objects; explosions and fires; falls; confined spaces; high-pressure lines and equipment; ergonomic hazards; electrical and other hazardous energy; machine hazards; and carcinogens.
Does the course cover rig operations?
Yes. It includes lessons on site preparation, excavation and trenching, conductor hole, rathole, and mousehole, transporting, rigging, setting up the substructure, the rig floor and mast or derrick, installing the power system, rigging up the circulating system, installing the auxiliary equipment, inspecting the rig, rigging down, and drilling.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will build skills in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, safety science, safety standards, safety training, and minimum industry safety training.
