During the setup of a telescopic service rig, the raising ram buckled. This caused the top section of the mast, which was almost fully extended, to drop out of the bottom section and fall. Damage to the rig was extensive. While no injuries occurred in this serious incident, it could have easily resulted in serious injury or loss of life.

This infographic explains 2016- 2020 WCB data from injuries and fatalities, top reported claims resulting in exposure to hazards, severity, claim numbers and costs and what industry codes are at risk. The infographic can be used as part of a safety presentation or toolbox talk.

In the last 10 years, almost 50% of workplace fatalities in the oil and gas industry were driving related.

This guideline provides a strong foundation for the development of a comprehensive program for working on or around oil sands tailing ponds.

Wellbore Decommissioning Industry Recommended Practice (IRP) provides best practices to perform safe, efficient, permanent wellbore decommissioning while mitigating adverse impacts to the environment and protecting groundwater.

A Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committee (HSC) is a group of worker and management representatives collaborating to reduce injuries and incidents and to promote health and safety in the workplace.

Safeguards that have capacity can prevent or minimize serious incidents, even when a person makes an error or mistake.

While reciprocating casing during a cement job, a valve weighing greater than 15 kg broke off at the threaded nipple union and fell approximately 5 to 6 m, striking a worker in the leg and causing serious injury.

A crew was working on a BOP when the hydraulic fitting caps dislodged, fatally striking a worker in the head.

IRP 02 provides practices for the safe planning, equipment and fluid handling for completions and servicing operations on sour wells using a service rig.