Robots are coming for manufacturing jobs—and Louisiana has the most to lose
Louisiana is tied with Oregon as the most vulnerable states to the “robot revolution” in manufacturing, according to a recent report by Oxford Economics.
Louisiana’s...
Toolbox Talks: Human performance and behavior-based safety: What’s in a name?
If you hate extra steps, here’s a quick recap: Both Human Performance and Behavior-Based Safety, as originally intended, should look at the behavior of...
Gulf Coast energy execs: ‘Second wave’ plus LNG surge could be a problem
Nearly 7,000 Gulf Coast energy leaders at a recent downstream petrochemical conference in Houston quickly got down to the business of addressing their biggest...
Safety leaders: Companies must adopt ‘new generation’ approaches
An all-encompassing, holistic approach to safety is needed in the workplace, safety leaders emphasized at a global conference last week in New Orleans.
More than...
Danos wins multiple contracts with Shell Exploration
Danos has been awarded multiple contracts with Shell Exploration and Production Company to provide integrated operations on its Enchilada platform.
Danos’ production, construction, scaffolding and...
Supreme Court: State wage laws don’t apply to oil platform workers
Workers on offshore oil drilling platforms are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act—not state overtime and wage laws—and are not entitled to be...
Toolbox Talks: Human performance and behavior-based safety—how to spot imposters
This is a complicated and nuanced debate. Over the next few articles, I will try to boil-down to a few key concepts to start...
174 graduating from ABC Pelican Baton Rouge Training Center
Some 174 students will graduate this week from the Pelican Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. Baton Rouge Training Center after completing...
Toolbox Talks: Compliance does not equal safe
As crazy as this picture looks, if we are just focusing on compliance, this guy is in pretty good shape. He has his gloves,...
LOGA, LMOGA launch the Southern Energy Conference
A new oil and gas conference hosted jointly by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association is...
