Leading with Safety During Financial Disruption
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Oil, Gas, and Energy Safety Performance
In a sector where the smallest lapse can become a serious injury or fatality, improving Oil, Gas, and Energy safety performance isn’t optional—it’s essential. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2023, U.S. oil and gas extraction industries experienced 78 worker fatalities across extraction, drilling, and support activities, underscoring the industry’s severe SIF potential. At the same time, the recordable injury rate in U.S. oil and gas extraction was 0.9 per 100 FTEs—lower than many sectors—showing that while frequency may be moderate, the consequence profile is uniquely high. (Private industry average TRC was 2.4 in 2023.) (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Globally, IOGP members reported 27 fatalities in 2023 with a fatal accident rate (FAR) of 0.82; analysis shows most fatal incidents map to a small number of predictable life-saving rule failures (e.g., Driving, Line of Fire, Working at Height, Mechanical Lifting). (Source: GUPC) For leaders across upstream, midstream, downstream, petrochemicals, and utilities, the mandate is clear: reduce exposure, develop frontline capability, and hardwire decisions that prevent SIFs. That’s exactly where DEKRA excels.
Why DEKRA for Energy Sector Safety Performance
- Depth in high-hazard work. DEKRA has decades of experience in energy and utilities, partnering with nuclear, oil, gas, petrochemical, power generation, transmission, and distribution organizations to improve safety culture, reliability, and SIF prevention.
- Proven methodologies. Our organizational safety consultants apply proprietary, behavioral- and brain-science–based methods that translate risk into everyday actions leaders and crews can execute—driving measurable ROI.
- Focused on the outcomes that matter. We help you mitigate critical risks, protect assets, reduce downtime, and—most importantly—prevent serious injuries and fatalities.
Ready to Raise Performance Where It Counts?
If your goal is zero surprises in high-risk work, let’s build a program that meets your operating reality—assets, workforce, and risk profile. Let’s align on your needs.
Do you know where all your safety risks are hiding? Before launching any programs, pinpoint where exactly where you and your teams need to focus to prevent SIFs. DEKRA’s assessments combine data, observations, and worker voice to benchmark cultural maturity, leadership behaviors, and operational controls. The output is a practical, sequenced roadmap that targets SIF precursors and unlocks sustainable performance.
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Supervisors make safety real—or fragile—every shift. DEKRA’s proven safety leadership development systems equip your workforce with coaching, hazard recognition, and conversation skills to elevate job planning, permit quality, and point-of-work verifications. The result: better energy isolation, fewer line-of-fire exposures, and stronger start-work checks tied to life-saving rules.
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When time pressure, complexity, or cognitive bias creeps in, poor choices follow. We can help operationalize decision quality with proven field-ready practices that help crews slow down at the critical moment—when they’re about to lift, break containment, work at height, or drive—so the right control is used every time.
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In high-energy work, small gaps can cascade into serious harm. DEKRA’s approach reduces exposure at the point of work by hardwiring life-saving habits, strengthening verification practices (permits, isolations, start-work checks), and improving the quality of safety interactions. We focus supervisors and crews on error-likely situations, line-of-fire risks, and the use of critical controls—so the right barrier is in place before the work begins.
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