IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training (HSET) Committee

Mission Statement

The mission of the IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training (HSET) Committee is to provide a forum to exchange the best practices of Committee members and to disseminate those practices to the IADC membership.

Officers

Chair
Ryan Smallwood, Patterson-UTI

Vice Chair
Ricky Banks, Noble Drilling

Staff Liaison
Brooke Polk, IADC

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Meetings are open to IADC members.

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Committee Structure

A member appointed by the Chairman of IADC will chair the IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training (HSET) Committee. The Committee Chairman may at his discretion appoint a reasonable number of Committee Vice-Chairmen to oversee specific disciplines or issues (e.g., onshore/offshore safety issues, environmental practices, specific regulatory issues, etc.)

General meetings are open to participants from all categories of IADC membership. The Chairman may invite non-members to attend when it furthers the interests of the Committee. At the discretion of the Chairman and IADC staff, the meeting or portions of the meeting may be exclusively reserved for drilling contractor members. Meetings will be held at such times and locations as may be selected by the Chairman with the advice of the Committee.

IADC Committee activities are governed by IADC’s Antitrust Policy and Guidelines. IADC Technical Committee meetings are not open to the Press.

Meeting Minutes

Date Function Location
2024
13 August General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
15 May General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
5 February General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
2023
29 August General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
17 April General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
24 January General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
2022
19 September 2022 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
10 May 2022 General Committee Meeting Seadrill, Virtual
29 March 2022 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA, Hybrid
2021
16 December 2021 General Committee Meeting Virtual, Online Only
14 September 2021 General Committee Meeting Virtual, Online Only
8 February 2021 Joint HSE & Workforce Development Committee Meeting Virtual, Online Only
2019
14 November 2019 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
22 August 2019 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
4 February 2019 Joint HSE & Workforce Development Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2018
19 July 2018 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
26 April 2018 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
5 February 2018 Joint HSE & Workforce Development Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2017
19 October 2017 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
20 July 2017 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
27 April 2017 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
6 February 2017 Joint HSE & Workforce Development Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2016
20 October 2016 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
21 July 2016 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
21 April 2016 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
1 February 2016 Joint HSE & Workforce Development Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2015
16 July 2015 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
14 July 2015 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
15 April 2015 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
18 February 2015 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2014
16 October 2014 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
15 October 2014 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
24 July 2014 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
23 July 2014 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
23 April 2014 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
10 April 2014 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
3 February 2014 Joint HSE & Workforce Development Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
3 February 2014 HSE Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2013
17 October 2013 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
16 October 2013 Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
25 July 2013 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
24 July 2013 Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
18 April 2013 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
17 April 2013 Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
4 February 2013 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2012
25 October 2012 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
26 July 2012 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
25 July 2012 Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
19 April 2012 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2011
14 December 2011 Environmental Subcommittee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
20 October 2011 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
4 August 2011 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
21 April 2011 General Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
31 January 2011 Combined HSE & Training Committee Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2010
4 November 2010 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA
22 July 2010 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA
22 April 2010 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA
25 January 2010 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA
2009
22 October 2009 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA
16 July 2009 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA
16 April 2009 HSE General Meeting Houston, TX, USA

Meeting Schedule

Date Function Location
12 November General Committee Meeting IADC HQ, Houston, TX

Committee Meetings Policy

General meetings are open to participants from all categories of IADC membership. The Chairman may invite non-members to attend when it furthers the interests of the Committee. At the discretion of the Chairman and IADC staff, the meeting or portions of the meeting may be exclusively reserved for drilling contractor members. Meetings will be held at such times and locations as may be selected by the Chairman with the advice of the Committee.

All dates and times are subject to change.

Subcommittees/Task Groups

Environmental Affairs Subcommittee

Chair
Christine Lederer, Valaris

Health Subcommittee

Staff Liaison
Lars Nydahl Jorgensen, IADC

HR Subcommittee

Chair
Jonathan Covington, Precision Drilling

Co-chair
James Penny, Transocean

Staff Liaison
Brooke Polk, IADC

Incident Statistics Program (ISP) Subcommittee

Staff Liaison
Bill Krull, IADC

Rig Moving Subcommittee

Chair
Shane Phipps, Wilbanks Trucking

Vice Chair
Andrew Hyatt, Helmerich & Payne

Staff Liaison
Thad Dunham, IADC

Resources & Links

Resources & Links

This page contains lists of all available resources, documents, videos for the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Committee. These may include best practices, guidelines, and/or special reports, as well as documents on topics such as onshore/offshore safety issues, environmental practices, specific regulatory issues and more. Also included is a section for links to useful websites.

Resources

Resource Resource Link / File
PDF IADC Mental Health At Work Handbook
PDF IADC Covid 19 Management Guidance
PDF Rig Moving Safety Standdown
Presentation 1 September 2015 – Committee Chairman’s Meeting Presentation
Zip H2S Training “A Personal Experience”
PDF Best Practices for Hydraulic Actuator Firing Head
PDF 13 August 2009 IADC memo on Lifeboat Safety
PowerPoint Hand Safety Toolkit
PDF IADC HSE Case Guidelines for Land Drilling Units – Issue 1.0.1 – 27 July 2009
PDF Offshore Competency Training Programme – Revision 010 – 2 March 2009
PDF Tropical Rotating Storms Guidelines
PDF Thinking About Using Methamphetamines?
PDF Handling Drill Pipe Safely
PDF Emergency Preparedness for Weather
PDF Food and Water in an Emergency
JPG Cable Clamp Placement
PowerPoint Driving in Foggy Conditions
Tubular Handling Appraisal Downloads Download/Information/Help Tubular Handling Appraisal Tool Presentations
PDF I CHOSE TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY
PDF OSHA Respiratory Guidelines
PDF SPCC Guidelines
PDF Well Control Incident – Lateral Learning Document
JPG Distance Poster
PowerPoint 5 SEEING HABITS
PowerPoint ADVERSE CONDITION
PowerPoint AIRBAGS
PowerPoint AIRBAGS-WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM
PowerPoint ARE YOU EATING RIGHT
PowerPoint ATTITUDE ATTITUDE ATTITUDE
PowerPoint BASICS FACTS ON HEADACHES
PowerPoint BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS
PowerPoint Can we stop aggressive drivers?
PowerPoint CAR CARE TIPS
PowerPoint CHOLESTEROL
PowerPoint COPING WITH HEAT STRESS
PowerPoint CUT OUT THE UNSAFE ACTS
PowerPoint DANGEROUS MILES
PowerPoint DANGEROUS THINKING
PowerPoint DO SOMEONE ELSE A GOOD TURN
PowerPoint DON’T GO OUT
PowerPoint DON’T LET BAD MANNERS OVERTAKE YOU
PowerPoint DON’T TRUST LUCK WHEN BACKING UP
PowerPoint DRIVER FATIGUE
PowerPoint DRIVING ERRORS
PowerPoint DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER
PowerPoint DRIVING IN SUMMER
PowerPoint DRIVING YOU TO DISTRACTION
PowerPoint FATIGUE KILLS
PowerPoint FIRE PREVENTION
PowerPoint FIRE SAFETY
PowerPoint FIRE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN
PowerPoint GOOD DRIVER
PowerPoint GREAT DRIVING HABITS
PowerPoint HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
PowerPoint HIGH RISK DRIVING SPOTS
PowerPoint HOW MUCH DO WE REMEMBER
PowerPoint HOW MUCH WATER
PowerPoint HOW SAFE IS YOUR VEHICLE
PowerPoint Is it a cold or the flu? What’s the difference?
PowerPoint IS SPEEDING DANGEROUS OR NOT
PowerPoint IS YOUR HEART IN GOOD SHAPE
PowerPoint IT’S EASY TO QUIT SMOKING
PowerPoint JOURNEY MANAGEMENT
PowerPoint Maintaining Your Vehicle
PowerPoint MOBILE PHONES
PowerPoint MOVE SIDE MIRRORS TO AVOID BLIND SPOT
PowerPoint OFFICE SAFETY
PowerPoint OVERHEAD CRANE SAFETY
PowerPoint PC HABITS AND YOUR HEALTH
PowerPoint PEDESTRIAN
PowerPoint POWER
PowerPoint PPE – a barrier against injuries
PowerPoint PRECIOUS CARGO
PowerPoint PROTECT YOUR BACK FROM INJURIES
PowerPoint Public Transport
PowerPoint READY FOR A DRIVING QUIZ
PowerPoint REAR ENDERS – HOW CAN WE PREVENT THEM
PowerPoint REMEMBER THE LITTLE GUY
PowerPoint ROAD RAGE
PowerPoint SAFE DRIVING INDICATORS
PowerPoint SAFETY BANNER
PowerPoint SEATBELTS SAVE LIVES
PowerPoint SHORT CUTS ARE RISKY
PowerPoint SPEED KILLS
PowerPoint SPEEDING KILLS
PowerPoint SPOT WHAT’S WRONG
PowerPoint STOPPING & PARKING OF VEHICLES
PowerPoint STROKE
PDF SUMMER HEAT ALERT
PowerPoint SURVIVING A DIVE
PowerPoint TAKE A WALK ON THE SAFE SIDE
PowerPoint THE SAME ROAD
PowerPoint THE SPEED LIMIT IS NOT A TARGET
PowerPoint THERE’S NOTHING MAGIC ABOUT ROUNDABOUTS
PowerPoint TT REFRESHER
PowerPoint TYRE SAFETY
PowerPoint UNDER THE INFLUENCE
PowerPoint WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SARS
PowerPoint WHITE LINES
PowerPoint WHO’S IN CONTROL – YOU OR YOUR EMOTIONS
PowerPoint WHO’S IN CONTROL – YOU OR YOUR FRUSTRATION
PowerPoint WHY WEAR A SEAT BELT
PowerPoint WINTER DRIVING
PowerPoint WINTER WEATHER IN THE MIDDLE EAST
PowerPoint YOU KNOW YOU’RE DANGEROUS WHEN

Useful Links

Resource Resource Link
Norwegian Oil and Gas Industry “Working Together for Safety” safety videos and manuals. Although they are in Norwegian, there is a language translation option Link
India Oil Industry Safety Directorate Link
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Link
American Petroleum Institute
You will have to register in order to access the publications. Once you have registered, go to the Free to Read Page.
Link
OGP Drilling Fluids & Health Risk ManagementOnce on the page go to Publications and you will find the document listed. On the lower right hand side of the page you will find the link for a free download. Link
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Link
Georgia Tech Occupational Safety & Health Programs for download Link
Four Corners Safety Network Link
Chemical Safety Board Videos Link
Australia National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Link
US Chemical Safety Board Link
Association of Diving Contractors Alerts Link
Australian National Offshore Petroleum Authority Link
American Welding Society Guidelines Link
Shell Contractor Web Page Link
Australia Petroleum Producers Association Alerts Page Link
Texas Audiovisual Library Link
Texas Free Safety & Health Publications Link
Texas Safety & Health Resource Links Link
OGP (International Association of Oil and Gas Producers Safety Page Link
Canadian Upstream Fires & Explosions Page Link
US National Environmental Publications Information System Link
Although the following link is not specific to the oil and gas industry, it has safety information and some safety presentations that may be of interest. Link
American National Standards Institute Link
Alberta Canada Energy and Utilities Board Link
Canadian: Alberta Canada Workplace Safety Booklets, Bulletins, & Manuals Link
Canadian: Center for Occupational Safety Link
Canadian: ENFORM (Petroleum Safety Council Safety Information) Link
Canadian: Industrial Accident Prevention Association Link
Center for Chemical Process Safety American Institute of Chemical Engineers Link
DROPS Link
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Link
Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency (FEMA) Link
Global Injury Control Network Link
International Committee on Regulatory Authority Research and Development Link
International Association of Oil & Gas Producers – Safety Zone Link
Marine Safety Forum Link
National Association of Environmental Professionals Link
National Commission for Certification of Crane Operators Link
National Fire Protection Association Link
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) e-News Link
National Sleep Foundation Link
New Zealand: Occupational Safety and Health Service “Safety Net” Link
Noise Center of the League Link
Step Change Incident Database Link
Step Change in Safety Link
The Texas Association of Environmental Professionals Link
Toolbox Topics Link
UK Health Safety Executive Link
UK Health Safety Executive, Research Reports on Offshore Safety Link
UK Health Safety Executive, Full Index of Current Safety Notices Link
US Coast Guard Safety Alerts Link
US Department of Labor Link
US Department of Energy
Integrated Safety Management System Training Materials:
Link
US Department of Energy
Lessons Learned Database
Link
US Environmental Protection Agency Link
US EPA Environmental Technology Opportunities Portal Link
US Department of Health & Human Services
National Center for Injury Control
Link
US Minerals Management Service Safety Alerts Link
US OSHA Hazard Communication Assistance Page Link
US OSHA Injury and Illness and Fatality Statistics Link
US OSHA Multimedia Training Aids Link
US OSHA Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Information Link
US OSHA Safety Management System Link
Utah Drilling Industry Rules Link
Workplace Safety and Health Council Link
Workplace Safety Guide for Business and Employees Link
Wyoming Department of Employment & Occupational Safety (OSHA) Link
IADC provides web links as a member service. IADC does not warranty or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content, or advertisements contained on websites linked to www.iadc.org or any of its subsidiary pages.

Committee Initiatives

  • Modernization of the Incident Statistics Program (ISP) database
  • Review and Implement any changes to Safety Alert Program
  • SIF Working Group (Ongoing)