Multiple vacuum trucks performing production tank cleaning operations were involved in a flash fire. No injuries occurred.

A worker was fatally injured when they were entangled in the drill line and draw works.

A work crew was on location to dismantle a high arch trench box and then transport the disassembled box from one project work site to another. The disassembly process did not follow the manufacturer's instructions for the safe removal of the strut support pins holding the box together. Consequently, when the last strut support pin was removed from the box, it collapsed, causing a support arch to strike and fatally injure a worker.

Coiled Tubing Operations Industry Recommended Practice (IRP) ensures guidelines for coiled tubing are in place and readily available for all personnel involved in the development, planning, and completion of coiled tubing operations.

Important safety resources related winter slips, trips and falls.

A worker was injured when a sudden release of wellbore pressure caused the disconnection of the flow ‘T’ from the wellhead.

Bill C-65 - the Workplace Harassment and Violence Regulations, will come into force, along with the accompanying code provision, on January 1, 2021.

Shortly after a fuel leak on a semi-trailer truck was repaired at a dealership, the driver noticed it was leaking again. While en route to the dealership to get it fixed, the driver was unaware that fuel was leaking on the exhaust manifold. The driver was overcome as the A/C system pumped carbon monoxide from the burning fuel into the cabin and struck a parked car in the dealership parking lot.

During the winter months, nearly one-third of all work-related crashes result in lost time and injury. In oil and gas, driving injuries are the fifth most common type of WCB claim across all western provinces, and the number one work-related fatality.

Two workers were removing an alignment bolt from an out-of-service pumpjack horse head at a storage yard. The horse head was connected to the walking beam and situated in an upright position, therefore containing stored energy. “Worker A” was positioned under the walking beam. When “Worker B” began removing the alignment bolt, the walking beam collapsed, crushing and fatally injuring “Worker A”.