I think one death is tragic and one too many, but it goes with the territory. There is no such thing as perfect safety. There would be many, many, many losses/injuries if precautions weren't being taken. It's really live or die out there. They do have to watch their step. The injuries are reported to OSHA and available on public record, it's just not reported by the media that much. OSHA does have regulations in place, but the regulations don't prevent accidents and failures that can still occur.
Yes, I agree with you Sheila, if its more up front and visible it will make more workers aware to take extra precautions and take things seriously. Anybody who wants to come into the field better have a clue. Like I said my husband never forgot what he saw. New workers get a crash course in the dangers when they start, that's why so many get scared off.
I just think it's a little bit dishonest not to report it when someone loses an arm, for example, working on the rigs. Stuff like that happens more often than we hear about it.
It's a dangerous job, but thankfully there are regulations in place dictating that there be some safety precautions in place. Without them, I think it would be a lot worse.
Considering how dangerous oil work is and how much activity there is, the numbers of injuries/deaths are relatively low. Although some could be avoided I'm sure. People are human and mistakes can occur. It's a high risk job and many can't handle the worry and stress of it and leave. My husband has worked in the oil industry for 35 years. There was an explosion, back in his early years, that he never forgot about, people were burned horribly. There was a flawed valve malfunction and it ruptured. My husband was one of the first responders. He has never gotten over it. I think for the most part everyone tries to do their best to take safety precautions seriously. But it requires constant informing and educating in safety practices especially with all the new people coming in. But there's always the risk of parts failing that have flaws from the manufacturer regardless of the best efforts.
FromND
I think one death is tragic and one too many, but it goes with the territory. There is no such thing as perfect safety. There would be many, many, many losses/injuries if precautions weren't being taken. It's really live or die out there. They do have to watch their step. The injuries are reported to OSHA and available on public record, it's just not reported by the media that much. OSHA does have regulations in place, but the regulations don't prevent accidents and failures that can still occur.
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FromND
Yes, I agree with you Sheila, if its more up front and visible it will make more workers aware to take extra precautions and take things seriously. Anybody who wants to come into the field better have a clue. Like I said my husband never forgot what he saw. New workers get a crash course in the dangers when they start, that's why so many get scared off.
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Sheila35
I just think it's a little bit dishonest not to report it when someone loses an arm, for example, working on the rigs. Stuff like that happens more often than we hear about it.
It's a dangerous job, but thankfully there are regulations in place dictating that there be some safety precautions in place. Without them, I think it would be a lot worse.
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FromND
Considering how dangerous oil work is and how much activity there is, the numbers of injuries/deaths are relatively low. Although some could be avoided I'm sure. People are human and mistakes can occur. It's a high risk job and many can't handle the worry and stress of it and leave. My husband has worked in the oil industry for 35 years. There was an explosion, back in his early years, that he never forgot about, people were burned horribly. There was a flawed valve malfunction and it ruptured. My husband was one of the first responders. He has never gotten over it. I think for the most part everyone tries to do their best to take safety precautions seriously. But it requires constant informing and educating in safety practices especially with all the new people coming in. But there's always the risk of parts failing that have flaws from the manufacturer regardless of the best efforts.
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Sheila35
The only ones we hear about are the ones who die on the rigs. Plenty more get seriously injured or lose limbs, and it's never reported in the news.
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