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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Oil and Gas Safety Precautions

Working on an oil and natural gas site is dangerous and has a fatality rate that is more than seven times the rate of all U.S. workers.

oil and gas safetyImproper oil and gas safety including health hazards and dangerous conditions that can result in injuries and fatalities for oil and gas workers include:

  • Being struck by moving equipment, such as material handling forklifts, as well as motor vehicle accidents, tools, and falling objects.
  • Poor lighting.
  • Being caught in pinch points (such as hammer union wings and hammers, pump iron, and racks).
  • Falling from heights.
  • Being struck by high-pressure lines or unexpected release of pressure (for example, mismatched or worn hammer unions, line failure).
  • Fires or...
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Wearing Hard Hats Prevent Injury

Like work gloves and safety boots, hard hats should be part of the everyday work equipment for people who are serious about their safety.

800px-Yellow_hard_hatHard hats must be worn when working on construction job sites and in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, according to OSHA Part 1926.

Also, OSHA requires employers to provide head protection for each employee who is working in an environment where there is the possibility of head injury. And not just any head protection, but a hardhat that meets standards prescribed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

ANSI categorizes hardhats by...

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Natural Gas Pipeline Job Completed

When a national oil and gas pipeline directional drilling company needed rental equipment for a two-month project in Bay City, Texas, earlier this year it could have selected any one of the several rental firms near the job site.

Hdpe_pipe_installationInstead, it selected Neff Rental’sTexas City branch, which was 90 minutes away. The directional drilling company had a track record of positive experiences with the Neff Rental branch, and was reassured that it would continue to receive Neff’s 24/7 service and support, as well as quality equipment on the Bay City project.

The project involved horizontal directional drilling several thousand feet of 32-inch HDPE pipeline from three natural gas wells to a...

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Fish Processing Company Builds Mega Facility

A 100,000-square-foot fish processing facility near Wilmington, North Carolina, opened in March 2015, not only provided two years of construction work for local contractors, but more than 400 new permanent jobs for the seaside city.

Acme Smoked Fish Wilmington NCAcme Fish Corp., a Brooklyn, NY-based industry leader in premium smoked seafood and pickled seafood products, broke ground in March 2013 in a Wilmington industrial park about 18 minutes north of the North Carolina State Ports Authority – the delivery point for the millions of imported salmon.

To build the new facility, which accommodates Acme’s future growth and sales opportunities between its New York and Florida facilities, land was cleared and graded using two...

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