The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from an incident in the oil and gas industry. It's taken from the Safety Alerts issued by the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the Canadian Petroleum Safety Council. WHAT HAPPENED: A company vehicle left the road and rolled over. Two occupants were ejected from the vehicle. One of them was killed and the other seriously injured. Safety records were reviewed and it was found that approximately three months prior the company had experienced another rollover incident in which an employee was killed after being thrown from […]