The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc. has past performance providing occupational health and safety services to the upsream and downstream oil and gas industry. We combine risk and hazard identification, assessment, evaluation, and control to determine the strategic initiatives to manage risk and associated hazards. Our CIHs and CSPs understand the oil and gas business. How can we help you?

1. WCG
The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc.
Upstream/Downstream Oil and Gas
Global Business Health and Safety Strategies

2. Safety Hazards Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction
Oil and gas well drilling and servicing activities involve many different types of
equipment and materials. Recognizing and controlling hazards is critical to preventing
injuries and deaths. Several of these hazards are highlighted below.
Process Safety Management
Vehicle Collisions
Struck-By/ Caught-In/ Caught-Between
Explosions and Fires
Falls
Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists
Confined Spaces
Ergonomic Hazards
High Pressure Lines and Equipment
Electrical and Other Hazardous Energy
Machine Hazards
Planning and Prevention

3. Health Hazards Associated with Oil and Gas Extraction
Oil and gas well drilling and servicing activities involve the use and production of
potentially hazardous materials. OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH), and other international industry and safety groups continue to
evaluate the type and extent of chemical and other health hazards across the
industry. Potential health hazards are highlighted below.
WCG has initiated a field effort to help our clients assess chemical exposures in the oil
and gas industry. Workers, managers, supervisors, and health and safety professionals
involved in offshore and onshore oil and gas drilling and servicing operations are
encouraged to participate in the field effort.
Hydrogen Sulfide
Crystalline Silica Dust
Noise and Hearing Conservation
Diesel Particulate Matter
Hazardous Chemicals
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)
Hot and Cold Temperature Extremes
Fatigue

4. Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Services
 Industrial Hygiene Exposure Monitoring and Occupational Health/Medicine
 Engineering and Administrative Controls and Selection of Protective Clothing
and Equipment
 Occupational Safety and Safety Management Systems
 Human Factors and Ergonomics
 Risk Governance – Identification, Qualitative/Quantitative Assessment and
Evaluation, Management, and Communication
 OSH Inspections, Audits, and Surveys
 Mishap and Near-Miss Investigations
 OSH Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
 Expert Witness Litigation Support

5. Past Performance and Qualifications
Since 1990, the staff from The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc. has provided both
industrial hygiene (occupational health) and occupational safety services to the
oil and gas industry worldwide.
 American Board of Industrial Hygiene – Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs)
 Board of Certified Safety Professionals – Certified Safety Professionals (CSPs)
 Human Factors and Ergonomic Specialists
 Upstream Oil and Gas Producers - Middle East, North Sea, and Caribbean
 Downstream Oil and Gas Producers – United States
 Contract Support for Oil and Gas Producer Supply Chain

6. WCG
Offices located in Washington, DC and New York Metro Area
Email: windsgroup@aol.com
Tel: 1+ 732.221.5687
Websites: www.manta.com/c/mm41tzk/the-windsor-consulting-group-inc
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