The oil and gas industry is a dangerous
line of work. Every year hundreds of people die while performing oil and gas
extraction while thousands others are injured.
Wearing the correct PPE is vitally
important to ensure all oil and gas workers stay safe, it must be worn at all
times to reduce a workers exposure to dangers. Here are three factors you need
to know in order to stay safe…
HAZARDS:
Dangers can be found just about everywhere
in the gas and oil industry from chemicals and building foundations to working
the drill site. Because of all the dangers, employees NEED to assess the
environment and match the PPE to the possible dangers. Most potential hazards
are physical and health related some include: slipping and falling, explosions,
fire, hand and eye injuries, hearing loss and exposure to dangerous chemicals
and gases.
REQUIREMENTS:
Employees should always wear the proper PPE
and take the proper safety precautions, but in the end it is the responsibility
of the company or the employer to ensure a safe working environment is
provided. The general PPE that should be used at all times such as eye, face
and head protection as well as protective clothing and respiratory devices.
ADVANCEMENTS:
Workers often need to feel comfortable as well
as protected in their PPE and advancements in PPE have really allowed workers
to use their equipment with ease. In addition, uncomfortable or PPE that doesn’t
fit properly can become irritating and workers would rather leave it off than
wear it.
The oil and gas industry is a dangerous
place – stay safe and wear the right PPE!
L&A Safety is your one stop PPE store. Visit the website or pop into one of our stores in Cape Town, Vredenburg or Robertson.
