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Posted on March 21st, 2018 - Posted in HSE, Management, Oil and Gas, OSHA, Safety

Surviving the Surprise Inspection

Imagine this: a surprise inspection hits your rig, and you DON’T need to worry. It’s not a fantasy, it’s reality. Despite the industry wanting more autonomy and less interference from agencies, surprise inspections still show that many offshore rigs are committing serious safety violations. The increase in inspections are a result of the Deepwater Horizon accident back in 2010, […]

Posted on March 8th, 2018 - Posted in Big Data, HSE, Management, Oil and Gas, Reporting, Safety

How One Customer Exceeded Safety Goals with WSR

The oil and gas industry continues to rebound from the downturn a few years ago. Prices fell, and companies were forced to lay off good employees. For a while, things looked bleak. Even as prices improved, attrition grew as newcomers to the industry filled the roles of those who left during layoffs. Luckily, a few […]

Posted on February 22nd, 2018 - Posted in Big Data, IoT, Oil and Gas, Reporting

Oil and Data walk into a bar…

It’s a recurring theme over and over again – data is a company’s most valuable asset. Search “data valuable asset” on Google and get over 12 million search results, a shocking number of which compares data to the king of valuable assets: oil. Here at Wellsite Report, we wonder, why not have both? Oil and […]

Posted on February 15th, 2018 - Posted in HSE, Reporting, Safety, Webinars

How to Convert Safety to Savings

Yes! It’s happened! Between your team of employees reporting more near-misses and you implementing a system to follow-up on incidents, your sites have become safer, fewer employees are getting injured (including clumsy Johnny), and it’s time for you to share the good news with the bosses. And you know the best way to impress your […]

Posted on February 8th, 2018 - Posted in Management, Oil and Gas, OSHA, Reporting, Safety

OSHA Fines Suck. Wellsite Report Doesn’t.

In 2016, OSHA shared their Top 10 serious and willful violations. Within those Top 10 categories were over 35,000 violations – yikes. When a violation is determined to be a Willful Violation (considered intentional violations, committed without regard for employee safety), a company can face up to $70,000. For one fine – and that doesn’t […]

Posted on February 1st, 2018 - Posted in Big Data, HSE, IoT, Management, Oil and Gas, Project Management, Reporting, Safety

Why Everyone Needs The Cloud

There’s a reason why companies like Netflix, Apple, and even paper-happy Xerox have embraced cloud computing for their businesses: it works. It’s given them the ability to grow faster, manage processes and people more efficiently, and be more accessible to their customers. We’re moving out of the early adopters stage — all industries are embracing […]

Posted on January 18th, 2018 - Posted in HSE, Management, Reporting, Safety, Webinars

Observations Require Management – Here’s How to Do It

Remember when Johnny hurt himself? For the billionth time? It’s one thing to have to deal with Johnny’s antics in the moment, but we don’t always consider the continuing time consumption that happens post-accident. Human Resources gets involved and let’s hope Johnny doesn’t need workman’s compensation. Having your field be down one man doesn’t help, […]

Posted on January 9th, 2018 - Posted in Software Update

Release Notes: v2.5.1

What’s new in 2.5.1? Custom forms now support versioning All existing forms have been versioned accordingly Custom form submissions can be exported to Excel by version Completed custom forms can now be downloaded individually in PDF format Landing page updated with sales and tech support phone numbers Incident locations now correctly reflects the location as […]

Posted on January 4th, 2018 - Posted in Oil and Gas

Staying Safe During Cold Weather

As the East Coast gets hit with a bomb cyclone – or as we like to call it here at DigitOil, winter – it’s important to keep safe. Here are some tips to make sure your home and family are safe and warm during the cold. Clear any snow around outside vents or appliances. Blocked vents […]

Posted on October 26th, 2017 - Posted in HSE, Management, Reporting, Safety, Webinars

You Need to Use BBS Observations – Here’s Why

Once again, Jonathan has hurt himself. He fell down the stairs. You could have sworn he’s done this before – didn’t the guys on site call him “Lumpy” for a year after giving himself a welt on his forehead? – but there’s no time to figure that out right now. This fall was bad, and […]

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