I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
March 14, 2005 and renewed March 8, 2006
Overview
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Union Oil of California, Peak Oilfield
Service Company and ESS Support Services Worldwide recognize the value of establishing a
collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA, Union Oil
of California, Peak Oilfield Service Company and ESS Support Services Worldwide formed an alliance
to provide all members and others with information, guidance and access to training resources,
upgrading supervisory responsibilities and accountability while continuing to reduce injuries and
illnesses associated with the oilfield industry.
Implementation Team Members
Colleen Darrell, CSHO, OSHA Anchorage Area Office
Lloyd Richardson, Safety & Health Specialist, Union Oil of California
Richard Fox, Safety & Health Manager, ESS Support Services Worldwide
Peter Bush, Safety Director, Peak Oilfield Service Company
Contributors
Colleen Darrell, CSHO, OSHA Anchorage Area Office
Evaluation Period
This evaluation describes events, meetings, and correspondence dating back to the 2005 inception of
this alliance on March 14, 2005.
II. Implementation Team Meetings
Updates were conducted via telephone and e-mail. Update discussions included training, training
schedule, training topics, and the inception of providing training on supervisory responsibilities,
managerial responsibilities and hazard recognition for all employees.
III. Events and Products
Training and Education
- Events
Grayling Platform Evaluation and Training #1, 04/18/05, Cook Inlet, Alaska; Grayling Platform
Evaluation and Training #2, 08/22/05, Cook Inlet, Alaska, Grayling Platform Evaluation and
Training #3, 11/14/05, Cook Inlet, Alaska; Grayling Platform Evaluation and Training #4, 02/14/05,
Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Hazard recognition training for employees and supervisors has been conducted on the Grayling
Platform covering the following areas:
#1 Alliance Overview and Benefits
#2 Recognition Training for Hazardous Materials and Storage
#3 Cylinder, Welding & Cutting Training
#4 Slings and Lifting Device Training
Additional training has been provided to the organizations:
#1 Supervisory Responsibility Training
Peak Oilfield Service Company 02/17
#2 Managerial Presentation planned
ESS Support Services Worldwide TBA 06
Management and employees continue to have a vested interest in the continuation of training as
provided by OSHA. All employees are incorporated into the decision-making process as to the type
of training to be delivered.
- Products
Participants attend all training sessions to establish proficiency in hazard recognition and the
importance and mission of OSHA as a result of alliance objectives.
Outreach and Communication
- Events
Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic media, including electronic tools
and links from OSHA’s Website.
Speak and appear at Union Oil of California management meetings, local meetings, or other
safety/training events.
Cross-train Union Oil of California, Peak Oilfield Service Company and ESS Support Services
Worldwide personnel and industry safety and health professionals in these organizations on best
practices or effective approaches to further minimize injuries and illnesses for each.
Promote and encourage all employer members’ or work sites’ participation in OSHA’s cooperative
programs such as compliance assistance, the Voluntary Protection Program, Consultation and SHARP.
Assist Alliance member employers to promote Alliance agreements throughout the Nation to build
relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices for addressing health and safety issues.
- Products
No product was developed.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Events
Alliance participants continue to evaluate, modify, and develop a training curriculum specific to
oilfield operations. The unique environments in which the activities take place require
modifications to the curriculum to ensure responders recognize the hazards they may encounter.
Discussions of the curriculum have occurred via phone and e-mail. Observations of curriculum
changes are made during the quarterly evaluations and through active participation by employees
and supervisors in training efforts and through managerial participation of each member. All
deficiencies and good work practices are brought to the attention of the management and employees
of each member and to OSHA management after each evaluation.
- Products
Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health
whenever OSHA addresses member groups.
Convene or participate in managerial discussions on changing oilfield operations to discuss issues
to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health
issues.
IV. Results
The alliance continues to train oilfield platform supervisors and managers in
hazard recognition and address the reduction of associated injuries. Crews will continue to be
rotated for training purposes.
| Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print
and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Training Sessions #1-4, Grayling Platform, Cook Inlet, AK |
19 each session |
Supervisory Training
Peak Oilfield Service Company |
19 |
| TOTAL |
95 |
V. Upcoming Milestones
OSHA, Union Oil of California, Peak Oilfield Service Company and ESS Support Services Worldwide have
agreed on the addition of the Granite Point Platform to the Alliance agreement. Training will
continue on the Grayling Platform and will be initiated on the Granite Point for primarily hazard
recognition. Evaluations of both platforms will also be conducted to gain feedback on how each
platform is performing in the recognition of hazards. Management meetings and training efforts
outside the platform evaluations will also be continued on an as needed basis to address specific
concerns from the employers of the Alliance. This alliance will continue until March 2008.
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