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AUCTION...KRUSE Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alpine Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

American Refining Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Badger Daylighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Bare’s Fence Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Blue Rock Energy Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bri-Chem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Cam-Tek Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Clinton County, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ContactPointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Drill Baby Drill Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Energy Speaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Ernst Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Facteon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Fisher Welding LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Godwin Pumps - Xylem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Hapco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Iron Eagle Enterprises LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Keystone Clearwater Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Lee Reger Builds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Lyden Oil Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mansfield Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Marcellus Safety Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

MJ Painting Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mustang Ariel Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

New Pig Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

New River Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

North American Field Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Oil & Gas Safety Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Peoples Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PIOGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Premier Fence Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rig Maids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SiteSaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Steel Nation Steel Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

STICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Summit Industrial Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Sunnyside Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Superior Heating Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tank Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Techtonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Thomas Petro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Unit Liner Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Veyance Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Viking Energy Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Weavertown Environmental Group . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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ARTICLESFOCUS; HSE - Health and Safety in the Oil and Natural . . . . . . .

Gas Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, 10, 11FOCUS; HSE - “NORM” Naturally Occurring Radioactive . . . . . . .

Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,13

FOCUS; HSE - Petrochem Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 25

PROFILE; HYTORC Penn-Ohio Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

PROFILE; LAPCO FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

PROFILE; Safety Resources Company of Ohio . . . . . . . . .20, 21

Safety On The Job - Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17

CALENDARSAssociation Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Job Fairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Networking Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Other Industry Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Training and Workshops Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Shale Envirosafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Shale Insight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

WV Oil & Gas Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

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The Nuts and Bolts of Oil and Gas

Written by Kristie Kubovic, Director of Commu-nications, Shale Media Group Chris

Stroyne, Editor, Shale Media Group

HYTORC is a national company with local con-nections that specializes in the nuts and bolts ofthe oil and natural gas industry—literally. Specif-ically, they sell, rent and service industrial bolt-ing equipment. Hydraulic and pneumatic torquewrenches and bolt tension equipment are theirbread and butter.

With an office in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, HY-TORC Penn Ohio caters to servicing westernPennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.Twelve representatives are affiliated with theAliquippa office, but HYTORC is a worldwidecompany headquartered in Mahwah, New Jer-sey, which is where their equipment is manufac-tured. HYTORC has been in business for over 40years and according to Charlie Foy, Presidentand Sales Director at HYTORC Penn Ohio Sales,“They are the oldest, largest company in this lineof work.”

HYTORC takes the trouble out of tightening boltsand breaking them loose. Hydraulic torquewrenches can break loose corroded bolts withthe push of a button or tighten to specific torquesettings with an accuracy of plus or minus threepercent. In addition, they have the capability toemploy hands-free bolting from a safe distance,even on inverted jobs.

Working with steel mills, refineries, mining, windturbines and nuclear power plants, HYTORC hasembraced a history with the energy community.Now, when it comes to working within the natu-ral gas and oil world, HYTORC sets itself apart bybeing able to aid on-site needs through their mo-bile calibration vehicle service. They are a con-venient, mobile business with representativesacross the country and can usually provide sameday support as well as make repairs on site.

Their vehicles are equipped with a full work-space for tool repair and even have an inventoryof spare parts and loaner equipment that can belent to customers on-site in the event that a toolneeds returned to a larger repair facility. Plus,tools don’t need to leave the shop and won’t getlost in transit.

A large portion of HYTORC’s business dealswith equipment rentals. For example, theyhave a fully stocked van from which variouspieces of equipment can be rented. Conse-quently, they have a very unique rental pro-gram in which customers can take moniesthat they used for the equipment rental andapply it towards the purchase of new equip-ment.

HYTORC is also able to do calibration of equip-ment on site. Their vehicles have been cus-tomized with the ability to calibrate hand torquewrenches and hydraulic and pneumatic torquewrenches up to 20,000 ft-lbs. The mobile vehi-cles also have power systems and air compres-sors so calibrations and repairs can beperformed in remote areas. This is a valued serv-ice on HYTORC’s part since it is important for oiland gas well service companies and contractorsto keep up with requirements and restrictions byshowing proper certification of their torquewrenches. “HYTORC takes pride in having the most techno-

logical advanced equipment in the industry. Wealso pride ourselves on providing service aftersale. We realize that if you don’t keep compa-nies and consumers happy then they will taketheir business elsewhere and find someone orsomething else. We focus just on industrial bolt-ing and give it the proper attention it deserves.Our philosophy is 24/7 service and a ‘whatever ittakes’ attitude,” explained Foy.

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king's horses and all the king's menCouldn't put Humpty together again.

If Humpty worked in the oil and natural gas industry, he would have at-tended a mandatory daily meeting. What he learned in this presentationmay have made the difference between safety and taking that ‘great fall.’ Inthis required meeting, workers learn the difference between preventing andincurring a serious injury or worse yet—the difference between life anddeath.

At any gas production site, the daily meeting kicks off the beginning of every12-hour work shift and is intended to reinforce the need to be prepared forany emergency that may arise. More importantly, the meeting provides keyinformation to prevent an accident or safety violation.

Christian Carver of Deep Well Services can probably repeat everything ver-batim that is shared in this meeting, which is exactly what every oil and nat-ural gas company hopes will happen. Carver is a roustabout working thenight shift at a gas well production site in West Virginia. He has been work-ing there for approximately five months and has attended the mandatorysafety meeting that starts every work shift.

“Yes, if you’ve been there awhile you have heard the same information overand over,” says Carver. “However, it helps to really make the safety proce-dures and rules engrained into every worker. Also, there are always newworkers on-site who have to know things such as evacuation procedures orwatching for potential safety issues during their shift. The takeaway mes-sage is that every person working at a gas site has the responsibility to en-sure it’s a safe, secure environment.”

Health and safety adherence in the shale gas industry isn’t simply a list ofgeneral guidelines that might be posted up on the company bulletin board.In this industry, it is imperative that a complex set of protocols are followed;and that strict state or federal regulations are enforced to help in the pre-vention of any potential life-threatening incidents.

Every aspect of a gas production work site is impacted by these regulations.The equipment employed has specific requirements placed on it. Workershave to wear certain apparel that meets incredibly detailed complianceguidelines. Vehicles that travel in a gas site have to be outfitted with par-ticular features to ensure a high level of safety. Finally, the people who

work in the potentially volatile environment must be properly trained to avoidpotential accidents, and to be prepared to react to an on-site emergency.

Safety Equipment: Protection For That Great FallWhether it is a big company or small one, they all have something in com-mon—safety regulations. Every gas well site has literally hundreds of proto-cols and codes to follow from the national, state and local level.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administra-tion (OSHA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the U.S. De-partment of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials SafetyAdministration (PHMSA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are justa few of the organizations that issue codes for the industry to follow. Withnames like OSHA, NFPA, PHMSA, EPA and DEP floating around, it may seemlike alphabet soup; however, all the red tape are actually crucial proceduresfor the safety of the well site and its workers.

Some policies require that the oil and natural gas industry use an outsideagency for their safety requirements. Sheffield Fire and Safety Co. and 1stFire Protection are companies that do this and specialize in selling over 4,000safety products from several different manufactures to oil and natural gascompanies. The industry requires anything from first aid cabinets, hard hats,safety glasses, gloves and hearing protection to ventilation alarms, gas de-tectors and fire extinguishers.

Fire extinguishers are a large portion ofSheffield Fire and Safety and 1st Fire Pro-tection’s business when it comes to oiland natural gas. OSHA requires that fire-fighting equipment is accessible on everywell-site in multiple locations. For in-stance, drilling rigs need at least four 20-pound BC extinguishers; well servicing rigsrequire at least two 20-pound BC extin-guishers; and firefighting equipment mustbe near all welding equipment.

The oil and natural gas industry needs more than your typical fire extin-guisher. “The Amerex High Flow portable fire extinguishers are what are re-quired by the NFPA to combat various Class B obstacles, pressure, gravityand three-dimensional types or fire burning situations,” explained JoeHogan, President, Sheffield Fire & Safety Co. and 1st Fire Protection. “TheAmerex High Flow dry chemical extinguisher models all meet or exceedNFPA-10 Class B special hazard fire recommendations and requirements

Health and Safety in the Oil and Natural Gas Industryby Kristie Kubovic, Director of Communications, Shale Media Group

Ed Becker, Writer, Shale Media Group Pracheta Trivedi, Editor, Shale Media Group

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for properly addressing pressure fires, three dimensional fires, and obstaclefires by having chemical discharge flow rates greater than one pound persecond.”

For example, a typical ten-pound ABC dry chemical stored pressure fire ex-tinguisher discharges in approximately 18 seconds, where as the AmerexHigh Flow extinguisher discharges in 10 seconds.

“This meets and exceeds the NFPA 10 codes 5.5.1.1.2 for ‘pressure fire haz-ards’, 5.5.2 for ‘three-dimensional hazards’ and 5.5.4.(3) for ‘obstacle haz-ards’,” clarified Hogan. With many complicated codes to follow, the truegoal is for the safety of the worker and site, where seconds could make a dif-ference.

Mandates require that those same fire extinguishers are also serviced.Sheffield Fire and Safety and 1st Fire Protection provide that service andpartake in inspections of the fire extinguishers. Plus, they also offer hands-on portable fire extinguisher training that is another regulation that every-one must be trained in at least once per year. This is another service thatSheffield Fire and Safety and 1st Fire Protection provide at the oil and nat-ural gas company’s headquarters.

Hogan explained, “The oil and gas companies are responsible for meetingthe codes set forth by OSHA, NFPA and the local authorities having jurisdic-tion, but we make sure that we are there to help. It is our job to make theoil and gas companies lives easier. We don’t expect companies to know allof the codes, that is what we do for them. We see ourselves as a resource.We recognize potential hazardous situations and provide them with the cor-rective measures. With over 125 years of combined experience, we havebeen there and done that.”

Apparel: More Protection For That Great FallWhen you work on-site, you quickly learn that you cannot set foot in thearea unless you are properly outfitted with regulation clothing and it’s notenough to wear a hard hat or boots. In essence, you have to dress in prepa-ration for everything from a heavy tool hitting your hand to a potentiallycatastrophic fire.

Amy Savage is the owner of a Washington County based company called, Oiland Gas Safety Supply. Due to the growing demand for her niche products,she opened a second store in Ohio in June 2013. Amy’s store sells just aboutevery type of regulation clothing, gear and accessories that are needed byroustabouts or gas companies who need to outfit their workers.


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She says that her store helps ensure personal safety, liability and industrycompliance for gas workers, or gas companies. “The oil and gas industry isregulated by OSHA (as well as probably a hundred other local, state, andfederal agencies) and OSHA will issue large fines to operators if their sub-contractors are not wearing or in possession of proper safety gear,” saysSavage. She says it’s not just about providing fire resistant clothing.

“There is gear for everything from high visibility clothing to safety glasses,or special gloves and boots that can protect against impact. Moreover, sub-contractors need a whole array of gear and equipment to be compliant. AtOil and Gas Safety Supply, we help to provide much of these items to thegas industry,” says Savage.

The necessity to launch her second business was so great that Amy remem-bers a particular customer offer made her realize the need for the expansionof their products. “A customer even offered to give me a free box truck, ifI'd fill it up with supplies and deliver to them,” says Savage. “We've seenan increase with sales over the past six months, due to our product avail-ability. I try to stock everything they might need, at the last minute, and beopen seven days a week for the customer. They really appreciate the longhours and us working weekends to accommodate them.”

Vehicles: Making Sure All The King's HorsesAnd Men Could Do Their Part

OSHA, for instance, has many standards for each specific industry and typeof operation. In addition to the human element, they also take into accountvehicle safety. These standards take precedence over industry standards.

Loren Dworakowski, Chief Financial Officer of BEEMAC Trucking, explained,“Many of the well-sites are dangerous and in wooded areas.” Their drivershave specific safety policies to follow once they arrive at a well-site. “Ourdrivers are instructed to stop at the entrance of a well-site and get out andwalk the path they will be driving. Often the path isn’t always an actual road.They need to make sure the area is safe for driving. They need to find out ex-actly where to drive, where not to drive, and where they could turn around.”Also egress routes must remain unblocked for quick evacuation.

OSHA’s regulations state certain vehicles must be parked a specific distanceaway from particular areas. For example vehicles not involved in operationsmust stay at least 100 feet away from the wellbore, which the hole that isdrilled for the exploration and extraction of natural gas or oil. OSHA also hasrules on the inspection and maintenance of items like brake systems.

Hogan also stated that another policy is every vehicle on-site must be out-fitted with a high flow fire extinguisher for safety, but that sometimes cre-ates another set of issues. For example, each fire extinguisher is encased ina reinforced vinyl cover that is designed to protect the fire extinguisheragainst the weather elements at the well-sites. This cover could either besolid or have a clear window.

Hogan explained, “The problem with the solid cover is that it must be re-moved daily to make sure the extinguisher has a charge. In the northeast-ern cold seasons, the vinyl becomes brittle and subject to cracking upontaking the cover on and off the extinguishers during vehicle pre-tripsand/or site pre-trips. The clear window covers allow for the same visualinspection to be made without harming the cover from excessive re-movals.” This simple cover conversion that Sheffield Fire and Safety Coand First Fire Protection provides saves both time for the employees aswell as the expense of purchasing new covers constantly due to wear andtear at a very small cost difference and helps the company abide by thesafety protocols in place.

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Training: Knowing Not To Sit On The WallEstablishing a safety conscious workforce and work environment requireseducation, screening, training and oversight. First, it’s essential to en-sure that an applicant applying for a job at a well-site is prepared for theintense physical demands dictated by the job itself. It’s not only an issueof maintaining the health and wellness of the workers, but to avoid costlyliability that can result from an on-site accident.

Derek Hohn is the Business Development Manager for NovaCare Rehabil-itation, a division of Select Medical. NovaCare provides critical pre-screen-ing assessment for many of the largest gas companies operating in thearea.

He says NovaCare works directly with a company’s HR Department andMedical Team to help screen potential applicants. “An applicant is offereda job conditional upon the successful completion of a Medical Exam andPhysical Capabilities Test. Prior to this process, NovaCare has worked withthe company’s safety/HR and executive teams to evaluate the essentialfunctions of each job description via a Job Analysis,” explains Hohn.

“During the Job Analysis, force gauges and other equipment are used to ac-curately determine the forces, weights, distances, frequencies, etc., thatmake up the essential requirements for successful completion of the variousjob tasks. A POET (Post Offer, Pre-Employment Test) is created mimickingthe information obtained from the Job Analysis.

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NORM associated with unconventional production such as Marcellus Shaledrilling is primarily radium-226 (Ra-226) a member of the natural uraniumdecay series and to a lesser extent radium-228 (Ra-228) a member of the nat-ural thorium decay series. Radium is the only uranium or thorium decay prog-eny with enough solubility to be dissolved in formation water along with othernatural salts and minerals. The formation water is mixed with produced andflowback water extracted from the well. The water produced and the flowbackwater, are sources of TENORM once extracted from the well. Scale, which isthe deposition of solids within water on pipes or interior surfaces of equip-ment, consists primarily of radium and is also a source of TENORM.

In regards to NORM/TENORM exposure, the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, NewYork and West Virginia do not have formal regulations addressing such expo-sure. The federal limit for radioactive material exposure to the general publicis 100 milli-REM (mrem) per year. REM is a unit of radiation exposure and isthe same for internal and external exposure. The public exposure limit is a smallfraction of the occupational limit and is applied to the sum of internal and ex-ternal exposure on an annual basis. Since NORM/TENORM exposures are rela-tively low and workers on the oil and gas production sites are not formallytrained radiation workers, the federal public exposure limit of 100 mrem peryear is appropriate to evaluate health and safety in regards to working withNORM/TENORM.

NORM/TENORM radionuclides, specifically radium and subsequent progeny,decay and produce alpha and beta particles as well as gamma rays, all haveunique exposure pathways. The risk from any hazardous material including ra-dioactive material, is from internal and external exposure. Since the activityconcentrations of radium associated with unconventional production activitiesare relatively low, the external exposure from gamma radiation is low, gener-ally approaching natural background. Internal exposure is primarily from theinhalation or ingestion of alpha and beta particles. Since the majority of theradium activity is within the process and flowback fluids they are self-containedin regards to internal exposure.

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Only when radium particulates are dry and available to go airborne do theyrepresent and internal exposure hazard. This is not a likely scenario on pro-duction sites. The treatment of water to remove the particulates may presentmore opportunity for airborne particulates since the particulates containedwithin process and flowback waters are removed and concentrated in sludge.

Environmental exposure of any hazardous constituent including radioactiveparticulates is primarily through effluent pathways, i.e. water discharge andairborne particulates. Potential exposure to environmental releases are alsocompared to the public exposure limit of 100 mrem per year. Since the vastmajority of TENORM on oil and gas production sites is contained in process andflowback water the potential for airborne effluent is minimized. Currently thereis no water discharge from sites. Rather the water is recycled by removing par-ticulates at dedicated waste water facilities.

Health and safety monitoring for NORM/TENORM is relatively easy. Externalexposure is evaluated by measuring gamma exposure rates in areas where drillcuttings and water are stored with hand held survey instruments. A primaryindicator of internal exposure potential is smear samples of removable alphaand beta surface contamination. The count results of the smear samples are adirect indication of airborne particulate and internal deposition potential.

Routine monitoring of gamma exposure rates and removable alpha and betasurface contamination is the straightforward method to ensure exposures area fraction of the public exposure limit. There are other measurements that canbe made to support the compliance effort. For example, area dosimeters canbe placed in areas of likely external exposure for extended periods of time torepresent the total external exposure over time. Sample and analysis of hori-zontal cuttings, produced and flowback waters is also warranted. The industryis not mature therefore monitoring should continue until reliable trends canbe established. Overall the potential for exposure is relatively low but system-atic survey and sample/analysis data is needed to confirm the overall exposurepotential is well below concern.


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In the Oil and Natural Gas industry, there are so many hazards to beaware of on any given site, it can be hard to remember that thereare natural forces working around you that could be even more dan-gerous than the crane passing overhead. In past articles I have out-lined the dangers associated with extreme heat and extreme cold,which are fairly easy weather conditions to deal with and be awareof. In considering a topic for this month’s installment, I decided tooutline one of the deadliest weather phenomena on earth, lightning,which also happens to be one of the most overlooked and underes-timated weather hazards known to man.

The Threat

Lightning is one of the most beautiful displays in nature, and is the #2storm killer in the United States, killing more people annually thanhurricanes or tornadoes. Flooding is the only natural weather hazardthat takes more lives. Although it is the #2 storm killer in the U.S.,the real story with lightning is the injuries sustained as a result of astrike accident. On average, only about 10% of those struck arekilled, while the other 90% of strike victims are often left with life-long injuries and disabilities. These injuries are often neurological(memory loss, brain damage, personality change), but other injurieslike lost limbs, severe burns and scarring and blindness have alsobeen reported. On top of the injuries and loss of life, lightningstrikes also cause about $5 billion in economic loss and damage eachyear.

Lightning is a massive discharge of electricity accompanied by a bril-liant flash, and a loud crack of thunder. The spark from a bolt of

lightning can reach over 5 miles in length, is hotter than the sun, canraise the air temperature as much as 50,000oF, and can containas many as one hundred million electrical volts. Lightning detec-tion systems in the United States monitor an average of 25 mil-l ion l ightning strikes within an average 100,000 thunderstormseach year.

It is estimated that Earth is struck with over a hundred lightningstrikes per second, and every one of them could be life threaten-ing. One important thing to remember about lightning is that it isnot confined to occurring during thunderstorms. Lightning hasalso been reported during volcanic eruptions, intense forest fires,surface nuclear detonations, heavy snow storms and in large hur-ricanes. I understand that it is very unlikely that any of us will bearound a volcanic eruption or nuclear blast, but it is important toremember that lightning can occur at any time, not just during astorm.

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The Solution

In my research for this article it became very clear to me that sci-entists generally disagree on how lightning really works, but they allagree that the solution to drastically reducing death and injury as aresult of lightning is increased awareness of the hazard and knowl-edge of lightning safety. First and foremost: NO PLACE OUTSIDE ISSAFE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. According the National WeatherService, lightning safety involves a few easy steps that anyone cando. Admittedly, lightning safety can be inconvenient at times, andthere is no guarantee to 100% safety when dealing with lightning,but following the steps listed below can help to avoid a vast major-ity of lightning strike deaths and injuries.

Step 1: Watch the WeatherIf you are planning on being outside, pay attention to the weatherforecast beforehand and try to get to you know your local weatherpatterns. Try to plan your activities around the weather when pos-sible.

Step 2: Use the 30-30 RuleIf you must be outside during a storm, stay near proper shelter anduse the 30-30 rule to know when to seek proper shelter. The 30-30rule uses the time between the flash of lightning and the crack ofthunder to determine the hazard. When you see lightning, countthe seconds until you hear thunder. If this time is 30 seconds orless, seek proper shelter. Remember, if you can see lightning orhear thunder, you can be struck. If you can’t see lightning, but dohear thunder, wait 30 minutes or more before leaving the propershelter. Proper shelter is considered to be any substantial building,like a house or public building. A vehicle with a metal roof and sidesis a reasonable second choice. An easy way to determine the dis-tance between you and the storm is to count the seconds betweenthe flash of the lightning and crack of thunder, every 5 seconds is 1mile.

Step 3: Pay Attention to Changing Weather ConditionsUnexpected storms can occur, and the weather man could just beflat out wrong when he forecasts clear sunny skies, so always be onthe lookout for developing storms. Increased wind and increasing,thickening and darkening clouds are sure signs of an approachingstorm.

Step 4: Know Where NOT To GoIf unable to find appropriate shelter, try to avoid the most danger-ous locations and activities. Avoid high elevations, wide-open areas,tall isolated objects like poles and trees, open vehicles like tractorsor industrial equipment, metal fences, and open buildings like picnicpavilions and rain shelters. All of these types of areas leave youmore exposed and vulnerable to a lightning strike.

Step 5: The Lightning CrouchThe lightning crouch is an absolute last resort, but is important toknow if caught in a situation where lightning is eminent and no shel-ter is near. If lightning is imminent, it will give very little warning.Your hair may stand up on end, metal jewelry might vibrate and yourskin may tingle. If you feel any of these things happening, immedi-ately use the lightning crouch. Put your feet together, squat down,tuck your head and cover your ears. Once the threat seems to havepassed, make way to the nearest proper shelter.

Step 6: Know How to Respond to a StrikeAll lightning strike deaths are due to, or a result of, cardiac arrest

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Now that we have an understanding of the lightning and why it issuch a threat to anyone working outdoors, it is time to put thisknowledge to use. Lightning can and will kill you if you let it. Whileout in the field, taking a little extra time to make sure the environ-ment is safe and that the weather is on your side can and will saveyour life. More information regarding lightning and other weatherhazards can be found by visiting the National Weather Service web-site at www.weather.gov.

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In any oil and gas operation, ensuring the safety of on-site personnel, civil-ians in the surrounding area, and the natural environment is of paramountimportance. Potential on-site threats at oil and gas operations include leaks,corrosion, electrical issues, and even explosions. To be prepared to miti-gate these threats, plant-based emergency services teams and fire fightersserving districts with oil and gas operations can benefit from a thorough un-derstanding of emergency equipment.

One of the most important pieces of chemical protective equipment is thehazmat chemical protective suit. Within the oil and gas industries, hazmatsuits may be used in a variety of situations, including process sampling, in-spection, maintenance and refining. How can the hazmat suit, when pairedwith heightened emergency preparedness, help to minimize the most dan-gerous aspects of day-to-day processes of oil and gas operations? New developments in engineering have resulted in hazmat suits that achievehigh levels of protection, without negatively impacting the mobility neededfor an emergency services operator to achieve their mission in the field. Re-maining vigilant and always having a plan is of the utmost importance to oiland gas professionals, but as we know, hazardous situations do flare uparound the world, and quite often.

On March 22, 2013 ExxonMobil experienced a compressor failure, whichcaused the release of sulphur dioxide gas, an immediate inhalation threat,near its Joliet, Illinois refinery. Just three days later, a ruptured pipe at theSuncor plant in Alberta, Canada caused a hazardous wastewater spill.

To prevent high-risk, difficult to clean hazardous spills from happening inthe European Union, enhanced safety measures are being implemented byMembers of the European Parliament (MEP) and member states. In a meet-ing held on February 21, 2013 in Brussels, Belgium, members agreed thatstricter measures to ensure safer drilling operations for offshore oil and gasexploration and extraction must be put in place.

The agreement would oblige oil companies to assess the ability to clean upan oil spill in difficult conditions, where standard response procedures can-not be used. To become law, the agreement must now be endorsed by theEuropean Parliament and governments1. In the meantime, oil and gas pro-fessionals can educate themselves on the potential hazards associated withtheir operations.

Personnel need to consider the potential release of harmful chemicals suchas ammonia, dry chemical demulsifiers, caustics, and acids through erodedpipes, ruptured flanges and other faulty components of a facility’s infra-structure. Hydrogen fluoride can be released into the air due to the hightemperatures found in industrial processes, especially in oil refineries. In-halation of this gas and direct contact with hydrofluoric acid (the dissolvedform of hydrogen fluoride) can be prevented during clean-up through theuse of a hazmat suit and appropriate SCBA equipment.

Other common hazards in oil and gas operations include temperature in-creases and over-pressurization, which can lead to mechanical malfunctions.Hazmat suits lessen the dangers of volatile environments and corrosive ma-terials, thus allowing the user to complete necessary disaster maintenance. Depending on the severity of the hazardous circumstance, an emergency re-

sponder may choose one of the two top-tier levels of protection, which aredescribed below. It is imperative to know what level of protection is re-quired to be well-equipped in the hot zone. The top two configurations ofhazmat suits in North America and the EU are as follows:

Level A/Type 1a – Offers the highest level of protection against vapours,gases, mists and particles. This configuration consists of a fully encapsu-lated “gas-tight” suit with a full face piece and a self-contained breathingapparatus (SCBA) inside the suit. A crew member must also wear specialchemical-resistant gloves and boots.

O&G function: Level A/Type 1a suits would be used when entering a situa-tion where chemical vapours such as hydrogen fluoride may be present.

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Level B/Type 3– Requires a one or two piece hooded suit, including abreathing apparatus worn on the outside that protects against splashesfrom hazardous chemicals in liquid. Depending on the chemical being han-dled, specific types of gloves and boots are required.

O&G function: Level B/Type 3 suits would be used to deal with known liq-uid chemicals, such as hydrogen chloride. Level B/Type 3 suits should onlybe worn in situations where responders are not threatened by exposure toairborne chemicals.

Recent innovations have made the operation of both types of hazmat suitseasier, more comfortable and most importantly, safer. Lightweight, ad-vanced fabric technologies are now being employed to protect the wearerfrom chemical hazards in liquid and vapour form. New barrier membraneplatforms have enabled the engineering of versatile and lightweight com-posite materials that protect against chemicals and biological agents.

These platforms enable combinations of different polymers, elastomers,and woven and non-woven substrates, allowing for fully gas-tight suitswith improved functionality. For example, the fabric of Saint-Gobain’sONESuit® Pro (Level A/Type 1a) hazmat suit has been engineered for highstrength, puncture resistance and increased flexibility using Coretech® Bar-rier Membrane technology, resulting in more versatile and lightweight ma-terials that protect against exposure to chemicals in both gas and liquidform.

Alternatively, ONESuit®Shield (Level B) provides maximum protection dur-ing CBRN or splash exposure. Both suits can be used with other protectiveclothing solutions such as the ONEGlove®Hazmat, a chemical-protectiveglove which protects the hands against extreme cuts and punctures duringoil and gas related hazmat operations.

When evaluating a hazmat suit for oil and gas operations, it is also criticalto take international certifications into consideration. Throughout Europe,the certification standards are defined and maintained by the EuropeanCommittee for Standardization (CEN). The highly respected EN 943 stan-dard covers protective clothing against liquid and gaseous chemicals witha specific section EN 943-2 dealing with chemical protective suits for emer-gency responders and firefighters.

The leading advocate for fire prevention and public safety in the UnitedStates and Canada is the National Association of Fire Protection (NFPA).NFPA 1991 certification sets standards for chemical permeation, vaportightness, flame resistance and material durability, with optional criteriafor chemical flash fire escape and liquefied gas protection.

While the oil and gas industry has worked to reduce the risk of flash fireincidents, there are inherent hazards are associated with oil and gas welldrilling, servicing, and production-related operations2. Therefore, it isimportant to note that EN 943 certification does not include any test forflash fire resistance and only requires very limited flame resistance (1second). NFPA 1991 certification involves more rigorous flame and burn

testing and has the optional test of flash fire resistance. For flame re-sistance testing, NFPA 1991-certified ONESuit® Pro protective suit, forexample, has undergone two exposures: one touching a flame source forthree seconds (with no ignition allowed) and another 12 second expo-sure with no burning after 10 seconds and no melt or dripping. Interest-ingly some suits that meet the requirements of EN943-2 do not meet theNFPA 1991 standard unless they are equipped with a second aluminizedoversuit which significantly reduces comfort and dexterity and increasesweight and bulk.

Flash fire resistance is an optional requirement met by suits such as ONE-Suit® Flash. The test method includes putting the ensemble onto a man-nequin in a sealed, propane filled flash chamber. The suit is thensubjected to a remotely ignited six-to-eight second burn and must ex-hibit airtight integrity, thermal insulation and visual acuity following theexposure to meet minimum standards, all in addition to the requirementfor no after flame.

With a laundry list of potentially dangerous situations in oil and gas andmining operations, companies are heightening their awareness of theseoccupational hazards and are cognizant of risk management proceduresto incorporate into their policies. Often these plans include hazmat ac-cident prevention and preparation. With proper training and the rightset of equipment, oil and gas professionals will be better prepared tohelp mitigate potential on-the-job hazards.

1 http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/en/News/2013/EU-deal-could-dis-courage-oil-drilling-in-Arctic-waters-/

2 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table= INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=27296

As Market Manager Protective & Fabricated Systems Eu-rope at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Ian is respon-sible for strategy and business development acrossEurope, the Middle East and Africa. Ian has over 25 yearsof experience in the field of engineered plastics and tech-nical textiles. Previous to working at Saint-Gobain Per-formance Plastics, Ian worked for Chemfab Corporationspecialising in sales, marketing and product development.He also held the position of Export Sales Manager at PPIAdhesive Products Ltd. Ian has an extensive backgroundin technical fabrics and fluoropolymers for use in personal

protection and communications markets. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Eco-nomics and Business Studies as well as being fluent in French and German.


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