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Kosmos Energy Moves to Enhance Worker Safety in Emerging Exploration and Production Areas Dallas-Based Oil and Gas Company Using P2 Energy's Cloud Technology to Implement EH&S Best Practices Throughout Its Operations in Africa, Europe and South America DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - Jul 11, 2013) - P2 Energy Solutions today announced that Kosmos Energy Ltd., a leading oil and gas exploration and production company, will leverage P2 solutions to drive safer and more efficient operations in global markets. Kosmos, whose primary areas of operation are underexplored ... Read more

Global Safety Consulting Firm BST Is Partnering With the Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (AChS) to help AChS Clients Transform Leadership and Culture, Reduce Injury Rates, and Improve Chilean Workers' Health; AChS, Known for Its Key Role in the 2010 Rescue of 33 Miners at the San Jose Gold-Copper Mine North of Copiapo, Delivers Safety and Healthcare Services to Nearly Half of All Chile's Employers. OJAI, CA--(Marketwired - July 31, 2013) -  Approximately 2.5 million Chilean employees will be working safer as a result ... Read more

Austin, TX November 1, 2013 – Every year the workplace death toll for Texas construction workers climbs. In 2012, there were over 500 work-related fatalities, up 20 percent from 2011. “Working construction in Texas can be deadly,” states Austin injury lawyer, Brooks Schuelke, of Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP. “And, a quick look at the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) shows a steady increase, year-over-year of workplace deaths.” The preliminary figures released by the DOL reveal the most dangerous job in ... Read more

HOUSTON, Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for October 2013 was 1,315, up 31 from the 1,284 counted in September 2013, and up 56 from the 1,259 counted in October 2012. The international offshore rig count for October 2013 was 316, up 3 from the 313 counted in September 2013, and up 10 from the 306 counted in October 2012. The average U.S. rig count for October 2013 was 1,744, down 16 ... Read more

Kent Exploration Enters Into Letter Agreement on Bayhorse Silver Mine VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 7, 2013) - Kent Exploration Inc (TSX VENTURE:KEX) ("Kent" or the "Company") announces that it has entered into a Letter of Agreement (the "Agreement") with American Mining Corporation ("AMCOR") whereby it can acquire an Option, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, ("TSX-V"), (the "Option") to earn an 80% interest in the historic Bayhorse Silver Mine ("Bayhorse") in east-central Oregon State. The Bayhorse property consists of 3 ... Read more

Importance of Workplace Safety - Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards. OTTAWA, Nov. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Workplace Safety - Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated the winners of the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards. "Our government is committed to creating the conditions to grow our economy and stimulate job creation across Canada," said Minister Leitch. "To do this we have to ensure that injury and illness prevention remains ... Read more

As the nature of American jobs has changed, workplace safety standards have changed too. In the early days of the U.S., most people worked on family farms. Safety was the worker’s responsibility and on-the-job injuries were typically treated at home. Even well into the 19th century, as the Industrial Revolution took hold, employers were held to a low standard of accountability. Companies were not considered to be responsible for an injury if - a worker had any role in causing his or her ... Read more

WILMINGTON, Mass., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, a worker in Pennsylvania died from injuries sustained as a result of an accidental flash fire at a natural gas site and, in Minnesota, four utility linemen were badly burned by an arc flash after an underground cable was mistakenly energized.  In both these incidents, OSHA heavily fined and cited the employers for not ensuring their workers were properly outfitted in flame resistant FR protective work clothing. Flame Resistant workwear is designed to resist ignition and to be ... Read more

A new report delivers a dire warning to employees in the oil and gas industries: Your job could be the death of you.  According to recently released statistics from 2012, on the job deaths in the oil and gas industries spiked by a staggering 23% last year, a larger increase than any other employment sector in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said that the amount of deaths within the industry was “unacceptable.”  In 2012, according to labor statistics, there were 138 on the job deaths ... Read more