This biennial event will attract hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of participants to Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada on May 13-14. Under the theme “where energy creates opportunity”, the show offers attendees a chance to make contacts, exchange knowledge and discover the latest in Oil and Gas technology. Continue Reading
United Safety’s Air Qruise™ Electro-Ex was recently featured in Oilfield Technology Magazine the international publication for the global upstream oil and gas industry. The magazine features reports from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East and provides detailed technical articles about oil and gas exploration, drilling and production.
The April 2015 issue included features focusing on safety technology with bonus distribution at OTC in Houston. The article discussed the evolution of the technology behind the new generation of explosion-proof vehicles and how innovation plays an important role in the rise and fall of significant innovations that made history. Continue Reading
United Safety will be back at the Banff Petroleum Safety Conference for its 2015 edition. This hallmark event has 60 years of history in promoting health and safety within the oil and gas industry in western Canada. Continue Reading
United Safety’s Air TreQ™ Blinder was recently featured in HSE Now, the online HSE magazine from SPE.
The article discusses the frequent turnaround bottleneck of short-duration jobs requiring breathing air, such as blinding. The setup for these tasks can take a significant amount of time and resources, causing delays and reducing overall turnaround productivity. Continue Reading
BIC Magazine featured our office inauguration in Midland, Texas in their March 2015 issue.
United Safety recently opened its fifth office in the U.S. in Midland. The expansion aims at tapping into the vast upstream activity in the region. In charge of the new office is Area Manager Steve Terrio. Terrio has been with United Safety for over six years, previously as field coordinator in United Safety’s Corpus Christi, Texas, and area coordinator in Zama, Alberta, Canada, from 2011-2012. Continue Reading
HSE Now, SPE’s HSE magazine, has recently featured our Air Qruise™ Electro-Ex.
The article describes the challenges posed by sour-gasfield development, specially the toxic and flammable atmospheres created when H2S is released to the surface.
As traditional combustion vehicles are not allowed inside these areas, in order to transport personnel and equipment a solution for this scenario must tackle both flammability and toxicity issues, making safety innovation vital to the sustainable exploration of these resources. Continue Reading
United Safety is joining the Kuwait International Health, Safety & Environment (KIHSE) Conference & Exhibition. Taking place in Kuwait City on February 16-17, the event will examine current practices and identify challenges and world-leading solutions to move the Kuwait Oil and Gas industry forward. Continue Reading
United Safety is proud to announce the sponsorship of the FIRST Pearland Robotics Team, Team Pearadox. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) aims at inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders, through an exciting mentor-based program that fosters science, engineering and technology skills, and nurtures self-confidence, communication and leadership. Continue Reading
United Safety was featured in the February, 2015 issue of BIC magazine. The article describes the challenges faced by an Oil and Gas operator in one of their turnarounds.
Workers were to perform high-risk tasks in confined spaces under breathing air where their breathing activities were to be monitored at all times. It was crucial to provide the ability to immediately identify abnormal breathing patterns before the situation could turn life threatening. An additional challenge was that there was no line of sight and traditional methods were cumbersome. Continue Reading
United Safety’s Air Qruise™ Electro-Ex is featured in January’s edition of the Oil & Gas Middle East magazine. The Article points out the 3 key selling points of the electro. The explosion proof capability that allows personnel to transit safely through flammable atmospheres and the ATEX certification that guarantees this capability keeps to EU standards; and the inbuilt gas detection that constantly monitors conditions in the surroundings alerting occupants of possible toxic gases.
