Year-End Awareness – Fatigue

We are at that time of year when the end of the year is rapidly approaching but the size of our to-do list continues to grow.  We are caught between 2014 & 2015, pushing to complete 2014 year-end activities while at the same time, planning for next year’s goals. With this, distractions abound.  This post been created to try and help you navigate through the end-of-year chaos and identify ways to help you end the year safe and sound. Continue reading

Don’t Sneeze on My Cheese!

In case you hadn’t noticed; “general public health” has been in the news a lot lately. With Ebola making its debut in the USA, everyone is suddenly focused on “exposure to germs or infectors” in the environment. This article is not about Ebola; the World Health Organization has released an official communication regarding this disease which can be found at: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/faq-ebola/en/. Continue reading

Values at Work

Please take moment today to think about how you can practice and recognize behavior in the office, in the field, and at home.  The Safety Team wants to remind you of the behaviors that support the value of safety.  We welcome any and all input and safety shares from the team even if they were simply observed during or outside work.

  1. Demonstrate personal responsibly for the safety and well-being of everyone around me
  2. Respect the capabilities of those in safety-critical roles and listen to their advice
  3. Seek expertise, continually learn and develop safety and risk management skills of myself and my team
  4. Follow the requirements specified In Stratus CoW and contribute to the delivery of safe, complaint, and reliable operations
  5. Contribute to a more sustainable environment

We must be vigilant, disciplined, and always be looking out for one another.