Alberta Occupational Heath &

Safety

Enform Petroleum Safety Conference

2015

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) promotes

health and safety through partnership’s, education

and enforcement of the Occupational Health and

Safety Legislation.

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Proactive & Reactive

Quality Control

Quality Assessment

Constant Analysis

Assessing risk

3

New West Partnership – Setting

Priorities

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• Theme 1: Equipment, including Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE)

• Theme 2: Standards/Certification

• Theme 3: Information Sharing and Reporting

• Theme 4: Work Processes and Practices

• Theme 5: Administrative Processes and Practices

Occupational Health and Safety

Code Update

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• OHS Code changes presented to the Public November

2014 to January 2015.

• Feedback reviewed by OHS Policy Staff April 2015.

• Forwarded to the Minister.

• Target of Implementation September 2015.

• Six month grace period.

• WHMIS 2015 GHS.

New Compliance Tools Added

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• Ticketing

Tickets administered under POPA

Requires Peace Officer appointment

39 OHS Officers have Peace Officer Status

• Administrative Penalties

Repeat non-compliance

Interference of an Officer

Alberta Occupational Health

and Safety

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• Emphasis on Officers confirming the Regulated Party at site

Prime Contractor

Contractor

Employer

Worker

Supplies

Alberta Occupational Health

and Safety

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• Officers may require:

Workers to provide Identification

Contracts other information to confirm regulated party.

• Emphasis:

Holding all the regulated parties accountable under the

requirements of OHS Act.

OHS Officer Requirements

Under POPA

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• All staff trained to a consistent standard

Legal Studies

Ticketing Training

Appeals Process

• QC/QA Review

Tickets to Date

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55 Tickets

Fall Protection

Equipment Requirements

Confined Space Entry

Administrative Penalties

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93 Administrative Penalties

• Compliance Escalation

Repeat non-compliance at the worksite

OHS meets with employer

Develop action plans for compliance

Further non-compliance

AP process starts

• Repeat non-compliance

Multiple Stop Work Orders

Prosecutions

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2012-2013 9 Prosecutions

2013-2014 13 Prosecutions

Oil & Gas

The Good News

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Statistics for Lost Time Claim

Rate and Disabling Injury Rate

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1

2

3

4

5

6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Rat

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Years

Petroleum Producers/Exploration

Petroleum Producers/ExplorationLTC

Alberta LTC

15

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Rat

e

Years

Well Servicing with Service Rigs

Well Servicing with Service Rigs LTC

Alberta LTC

16

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Rat

e

Years

Downhole and Other Oilfield Services

Downhole and Other OilfieldServices LTC

Alberta LTC

17

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Rat

e

Years

Oilfield Maintenance and Construction

Oilfield Maintenance andConstruction LTC

Alberta LTC

18

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

20092010

20112012

2013

Rat

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Years

Drilling of Oil and Gas Wells

Drilling of Oil and Gas Wells LTC

Alberta LTC

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Rat

e

Years

Oil Sands

Oil Sands LTC

Alberta LTC

20

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Rat

e

Years

Oilfield Trucking Services

Oilfield Trucking Services LTC

Alberta LTC

Compliance and Enforcement

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• Strategic Programs - 18 month inspection programs with

identified employers in industry groups:

Oil and Gas

100 employers

• Employers are identified by Employer Index and Person

Years.

Strategic Programs

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• Employers selected for the Strategic Inspection Programs are

identified through an Index (Employer Index).

• Employer Index assesses employers:

Lost Time Claims

Disabling Injury Rates

Days lost

Fatalities

Double the industry Average

Additional program also considers compliance history

Topics Identified From Meetings

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Leading Indicators

• Management and worker commitment

• Increase level of process safety management, hazard

assessment/control, program implementation,

including detailed incident reporting and near miss

reporting.

• Lost Time Claim Rates/Disabling Injury Rates at or

below the provincial average.

• Information sharing throughout the industry.

• Roles and responsibilities identified throughout the

employers’ organization, position accountability.

• Proactive approaches with emerging trends with

Safety Association.

• Challenging the current audit process.

Challenges

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• Worker competency/new workers

• Advancing existing safety cultures

• Contractor Management

• Supervisor Training/Competency

• Working with equipment

• Control of Hazards associated with travel

• Chemical Hazards

Industry Initiatives

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• Worker competency

• Supervisor competency

• Incident reporting

• Journey management

• Silica exposure control