New year, new compliance requirements. Get a fully customized written program for ISN in 5 minutes. — You asked for it, we delivered! After hundreds of you downloaded our free pandemic preparedness program for ISN, we figured we’d throw in another custom program covering the increasingly common driving safety requirement. Fill out the form below to get a free driver safety program emailed to you — fully…

How oilfield service providers can hold onto hope & take strategic action in 2020—even off the heels of a brutal Q1. — Dear clients, It’s been a challenging couple of weeks. In a one-two punch, COVID-19 & the Saudi-Russian price war have delivered a stinging blow to our industry, leaving many of us winded. The ink on our annual budgets has barely dried, but suddenly those ambitious 2020 drilling schedules are starting…

Don’t wait until it’s too late. Check out these recommendations. — Hindsight is 20/20. That’s what one of my clients learned a few years back after a nasty vehicle accident shattered her employee’s ankle. The accident itself was no joke, but at least the math added up: North Dakota blizzard + driver = crash. …

Quit inviting contractors to play box-checking games, & start scouting for the real all-stars. — On my first day working in oilfield safety, I learned a new word. The gentleman training me let it slip while showing me his filing systems: “We put every insurance certificate in this folder,” he said, “just for a little extra CYA.” CYA? I googled it, not wanting to look…

Find out why your experience modifier rating took a tumble. — See also: Alphabet soup: Decoding safety jargon Your ISN & PEC status had been middling for a year, & compliance professionals told you it was because of something called an EMR. EMRs can only improve with time, they explained, so there was nothing you could do but wait & continue…

Because what the hell is a TRIR anyway? — After working in oilfield safety for a few years & noticing the absurd number of acronyms we were expected to commit to memory, I decided to start jotting them down as I came across them just to see how quickly they’d stack up. …

These 4 common errors with OSHA forms get contractors in trouble with ISN & PEC. — See also: So you need help with OSHA forms? The ABCs of reporting Don’t overcomplicate this. I know you’re frustrated by the rejection of your OSHA paperwork, but take a deep breath & grab some coffee—we can troubleshoot. In our last post, we talked about which OSHA form(s) your company…

Knowing the answers to these 3 questions will give you peace of mind about OSHA reporting. — See also: Why was my OSHA form rejected by ISN/PEC? Riding high on Christmas spirit & New Years determination, it’s probably only after January 10th or so that you’ll remember that there’s another annual tradition coming: the scramble to complete your company’s OSHA forms. You groan. Another document to sign…