Life Saving Rules Backgrounder – Oil & Gas

Background

Standardization is part of Energy Safety Canada’s strategy to improve safety outcomes and reduce inefficiencies. The Safety Standards Council, a key component of Energy Safety Canada’s governance mandate, was established with executive representatives from companies of varying sizes across industry sectors. The Safety Standards Council has agreed to collaborate to set standards and adopt them in their companies, creating a unified approach to lead the way for industry.

Opportunity

Many companies have health and safety rules designed to save lives. However, these rules are not consistent from company to company. An opportunity exists to standardize Life Saving Rules (LSRs), which will reduce rule confusion and deliver better safety outcomes.

Having a single set of LSRs also enables the introduction of a Common Safety Orientation (CSO) for industry. The aim of a CSO is to reduce duplicate training, increase seamless movement of workers between sites and cut unnecessary cost.