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901 Oil and Gas Hazard Awareness
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Task-Specific Accidents

The first major category of accidents is representative of incidents that occur during task-specific operations. This major category has been further subdivided into accidents that occur during:

Typical drilling site hazards are many and continuously present.

Contractors provide important services - make sure they do so safely especially during the following activities:

  1. drilling operations
  2. derrick tasks
  3. materials handling

Drilling Operations

Drilling operations have been further categorized by the tools or equipment used in performing the task, such as hazards associated with:

  • Slips
  • Tongs
  • Elevators
  • Catlines
  • Working surfaces

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-2. Drilling operations is one category of _____ accidents.