The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
renewed an alliance with the West Texas Safety Training Center to promote worker safety and
health for oil and gas workers. This is a three year alliance that plans to increase access to
material and knowledge that aims to promote understanding of workplace health and safety
rights and responsibilities of workers and employers. The target industries are construction and
oil and gas.
“Since our alliance began more than eight years ago, West Texas Safety Training Center has
been an excellent agency partner, communicating safety and health information to employers and
workers in the petrochemical, construction and other industries. We greatly appreciate their
support for OSHA’s workplace safety initiatives,” said Elizabeth Linda Routh, OSHA’s area
director in Lubbock.
This is just another in a long line of alliances and partnerships which OSHA has formed or
renewed recently in regards to the construction and oil and gas industries, especially in Texas.
Clearly, there is a strong emphasis on workplace safety in these industries in this area, and it is
imperative if you own or operate a business in this space that you ensure your occupational
safety and health policies and procedures are current and updated. With the plethora of resources
available through these partnerships, there will be no reason to have inadequate procedures in
place. So if you have not recently reviewed your policies and procedures or if you know there are
deficiencies, now is the time to contact a qualified third party occupational safety and health
auditing firm to assist in updating your policies and procedures.
If you have any questions about this alliance and how it could impact your business or about how
to update your occupational safety and health policies and procedures, please contact us. If you
have anything to add about this alliance or about the importance of updated occupational safety
and health policies and procedures, please leave a comment.
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