5 Major Safety Issues in Oil & Gas Industry that viAct can Mitigate

The value and importance of the oil & gas industry is not unknown to any of us. Despite its sheer importance, the processes of exploration, extraction, refining, and transportation of oil & gas – that constitutes the whole of Oil & Gas Industry – poses great risks to both men and materials. In order for the oil & gas companies to ensure safety in the jobsites and reduce the various risks to life, property and the wider environment; it is very crucial for them to follow strict and mandatory safety practice and undergo vigilant safety monitoring round-the clock that too without miss. In this regards, advanced technologies like AI for safety in oil & gas industry has been emerging as a potential solution.

Also Read: How Can AI Make Oil & Gas Industry A Safer Place to Work?

This blog thus attempts at showcasing different safety issues prevailing in the oil & gas industry that viAct can mitigate by leveraging the power of advanced technologies like AI Video Analytics.

It is known to everyone that workers in the oil & gas industry are vulnerable to dangerous situations in their day-to-day working. Despite strict standards and safety training followed in the industry, many workers end up injuring themselves at work, sometimes injuries being so critical that they lead to their death as well.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) mentions a number of safety issues prevailing in the Oil & Gas industry with Vehicle Collision, Confined Space Accidents, Fall from Height (FFH), Stuck-by/Caught-in/ Caught-between Machinery/Objects and Ergonomic Hazards; being the top in the list.

However, the list doesn’t end here! There are yet other safety issues like Fires & Explosions, Hazardous Gas Leak and Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic Danger Zone Intrusion.

viAct’s Automated Monitoring System up-levels from reactive compliance to proactive incident prevention by leveraging the power of its scenario-based AI, thereby reducing risks to both men & materials. The smart AI navigation system offers the following video analytics solutions for the Oil & Gas industry to mitigate its various safety issues:

According to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), workers’ fatality rate by vehicle collisions in oil & gas industry is 8.5 times more than that in all other industries, with pick-up trucks collisions being the most frequent cause of fatal injuries during oil & gas field works.

The AI powered machinery/vehicle monitoring leveraging the power of advanced “viMAC” can help reduce vehicle accidents in the oil & gas industry in the following ways:

• On-site human-vehicle-object collision alerts

• Real-time on road fleet management to prevent on-road collisions

• Real-time vehicle tagging to track vehicles breaking down midways

• Fleet management records for preventive maintenance of entire workflow

• Operator Distraction Detection

• Vehicle/Machinery Productivity Monitoring

According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, 42% of fatal injuries in oil & gas industry are during Confined Space Working, with the major causes of deaths in confined spaces being fire & explosions, asphyxiation and exposure to hazardous conditions.

World’s 1st Mobile AI Safety Monitoring Solution for Confined Space Work – viMOV – can ensure safety in confined spaces by levering the power of Scenario-based vision intelligence in the following ways:

• Fire & Smoke Detection in oil storage tanks

• PPE Detection while hydraulic fracturing

• Extreme Temperature Alert in storages during maintenance task

• Danger Zone Intrusion Alerts during drilling activities

According to OSHA, falling from height is one of the most fatal scenarios, with 69 workers in U.S. dying due to falls alone, with the primary cause of deaths from falling from height in oil & gas industry being slips while climbing/switching the derrick ladder, swing falls, trips from greasy pipes, and free fall while moving in tight spaces at height.

The industry-leading vision technology offers exclusive AI for work at height safety monitoring solution, which helps prevent deadly accidents in the oil & gas industry caused by fall from heights in the following way:

• PPE Detection while equipment maintenance at elevations

• Life Safety Ropes Detection while climbing elevated areas

• Workers’ Improper Behavior Alert

• Detecting Tilting Motion of Climbing Platform

• Improper Barrier/No Barrier Detection

According to OSHA, 3 out of 5 on-site fatalities in the oil & gas industry are due to struck-by/caught-in/caught-between hazards and the common sites for these hazards involve high pressure gas lines and electrical hazards zone.

The AI-enabled Solution can prevent struck-by/caught-in/caught-between accidents with the power of scenario-based AI and exclusive video analytics system to boost workers’ safety in the following ways:

• Intrusion alerts for high-risk area like rotating systems or spinning chains

• Real-time work monitoring of high-pressure line repairs

• PPE Monitoring while hoisting, lifting & rigging of equipment

According to OSHA, ergonomics-related injuries can result in severe injuries developed over time and decreased workforce/labour productivity. However, these risk factors and the resulting injuries can be minimized and/or eliminated through technological interventions, in turn helping in pre-task planning, on-task surveillance by early recognition and reporting of risk factors.

The dynamic AI monitoring solution can leverage the power of video analytics for workplace safety and improving work efficiency in the following ways:

• Confined Space Work Monitoring while working in noxious pits

• Work at height monitoring to prevent dangerous work position at height

• Worker real time monitoring while working in extreme temperature zones

• Workers’ Training and Awareness using recoded data

Apart from these, viAct also has several other workplace safety solutions, like PPE Detection, Video Analytics Intrusion Detection, Fire & Smoke Detection, AI solution for Work at Height Safety, and lot more to mitigate other safety issues like Fires & Explosions, Hazardous Gas Leak and Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic Danger Zone Intrusion prevailing in the oil & gas industry.

Thus, through viAct’s Automated Monitoring System, the oil & gas industry can extract the following benefits:

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