OOGA Safety Seminars
On Monday, September 28, 2009, the Ohio Oil & Gas Association hosted a seminar entitled "How to Successfully Manage OSHA Inspections and Investigations". Professionals involved in the risk management field presented valuable information that will benefit all OOGA members.
Highlights of the presentation included:
- Types of inspections (programmed, unprogrammed, and complaints)
- Opening conference (questions to ask, choosing a company representative to work with an inspector, and determining the scope of the investigation)
- Conduct of the inspection (company protocols, evidence gathering, photos, and samplings, and interviews with employees and management)
- Document review (company program/policy manuals, OSHA 300 documents, and inspection limitations of documents)
- Post inspection (closing conference, types of violations and corresponding penalties)
A self inspection checklist was made available to all in attendance. The checklist is extensive. However, it should be noted that this document is not all encompassing. It is simply an aid for companies to objectively look at the areas of focus during an OSHA investigation.
For those who could not attend, the following documents were distributed during this training:
Successful Managament of OSHA Inspections and Investigations
OOGA would like to thank the following risk managment professionals who donated their time and effort to share their expertise with our members:
Thomas L. Jones - Well Fargo Insurance Services
John Lanning - CompManagement, Inc.
Scott Mapes - Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Robert Minor - Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLC
In addition to this meeting, OOGEEP will be hosting a series of training seminars focused on hydrogen sulfide and oilfield safety during October and November. These seminars not only meet, but exceed, several current requirements under OSHA.
Producers and their employees will NOT be charged to attend these events since their contributions fully fund OOGEEP. Non-producers will be asked to make a voluntary donation to the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Foundation (OOGEEF) to be used for future scholarships.
For more information on these events, please contact OOGEEP directly or visit the OOGEEP website.
Safety Manual
The Ohio Oil & Gas Association has a model safety manual to be used as a guideline to construct a safety manual for your company. The manual will be mailed to you in a CD-ROM format. Some of the contents include:
- Health & Safety Guidelines
- Hazard Communication
- Lock-Out/Tag-Out
- Confined Space
- and many other topics
The cost is $50.00 for members and $150.00 for non-members.
To request additional information, contact Tina Lock at (740) 587-0444 or tlock@ooga.org .