SafeLandUSA

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SafeLandUSA
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What is SafeLandUSA?

• SafeLandUSA is a volunteer organization comprised
  of major and independent operating companies,
  industry associations, and educators with the
  purpose of developing a standardized orientation
  which sets minimum requirements for the US
  Onshore EP Industry.
• SafeLandUSA Mission
• To monitor and continuously improve orientation
  standards for the US Land Contractor Community.

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Why SafeLandUSA?

• Operators share a common contract workforce.
• Repeated orientations with the same information
  waste time and resources.
• Contractor workforce continues to request one
  common orientation
• Ensure everyone in the field has received a
  quality HSE orientation.

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Benefits of SafeLandUSA

• Orientation designed specially for the US Onshore
  EP Industry
• Consistent EHS orientation which is industry
  recognized and widely accepted
• Orientation remains with employee throughout
  career
• Quality assurance through an audit program and
  oversight committee
• Eliminates redundancy of multiple orientations
  for a single employee

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SafeLandUSA Elements

• Group Structure
• Standardized syllabus and teaching expectations
  for all providers
• Common Searchable Database
• Orientation Photo ID card issued

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SafeLandUSA Structure
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SafeLandUSA Advisory Group

• Committee formed in October 2005
• Consensus on standard orientation between
• Operators
• Contractors
• Industry Associations
• Training Providers

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Participating Operators
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SafeLandUSA Advisory Group

• The SafeLandUSA Advisory Group (SLAG) is a
  volunteer organization, comprised of voting and
  advising members of the Upstream Oil Gas
  Industry. This organization acts as an oversight
  committee, and responsibilities include but are
  not limited to Syllabus Development,
  Accreditation Review/Endorsement, SafeLandUSA
  Industry Expansion.

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Accrediting Organizations

• In order to provide a consistent orientation for
  the onshore oil and gas industry, SafeLandUSA has
  developed a method of accrediting safety
  orientation programs to ensure minimum
  requirements are satisfied. These organizations
  (Accrediting Organization) endorsed by the SLAG
  are responsible for ensuring that the Training
  Providers delivering their organizations training
  comply with the aforementioned requirements.

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Training Providers

• Training Provider work under the endorsement of
  an Accrediting Organization. Therefore, it is
  required that all training providers deliver an
  accredited orientation from an Accrediting
  Organization endorsed by SafeLandUSA.
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• Training Providers may include, but are not
  limited to the following Contractors (In-house
  Programs) Service Companies Third Party
  Training Organizations Technical Schools Safety
  Councils
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Other Key PlayersParticipating Industry
Organizations

• International Association of Drilling Contractors
  - IADC
• PEC Premier
• Energy Training Council - ETC
• ISNetworld
• Texas Engineering Extension Service - TEEX
• Numerous Community Colleges
• American Petroleum Institute API
• STEPS Network

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Important Acknowledgement

• To keep clear separation between
• SafeLandUSA orientation
• Site-specific orientation
• Operational Training
• Safety Training
• Agree not to repeat SafeLandUSA orientation
  contents in site-specific training

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Contractor Training
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SafeLandUSA Orientation Topics

• 1. Incident Reporting and Investigation
• 2. Accident Prevention Signs and Tags
• 3. Hand Safety
• 4. Material Handling
• 5. Behavioral Safety
• 6. First-Aid/CPR/AED
• 7. Confined Space
• 8. Lockout/Tagout
• 9. Substance Abuse
• 10. Hazard Communication
• 11. Electrical Safety
• 12. Intervention/Stop Work

• 13. Fire Prevention
• 14. Walking Working Surfaces
• 15. Job Safety Analysis
• 16. Personal Protective Equip
• 17. Workplace Violence
• 18. Working at Heights
• 19. Permit to Work
• 20. Driver/Transportation Safety
• 21. Environmental
• 22. Excavation Trenching Shoring
• 23. Industrial Hygiene/ Occupational Health
• 24. Emergency Evacuation

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SafeLandUSA Dates

• National rollout began January 2010
• A Pilot rollout in South Texas was received very
  well by the contract community

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• www.safelandusa.org