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Enform offers several publications on a variety of safety and health issues in the petroleum industry. These publications were produced for employers, supervisors, workers, and safety professionals, as a guide to safety-related issues in their daily work environment.

Document Development Process

Enform follows a standardized approach to the development of industry publications.  The Documents Development Process link below outlines the most common process that Enform uses to develop Industry Recommended Practices, Guidelines, and Reports.

Documents Development Process

Guides to Safe Work (GTSWs)
A GTSW may be in booklet or flip guide form, and usually focuses on a valuable and relevant safety topic that may not be appropriate as an Industry Recommended Practice (IRP).

A GTSW is intended to contribute directly to the reduction of injuries and incidents that occur among workers in the Canadian oil and gas Industry. To date, there are three GTSW - Slips, Trips and Falls (2005), Fatigue Management (2006), and Open Hole Guidelines (2006).

Guidelines and Best Practices
In this section you will find guides and best practices developed by the petroleum industry for the petroleum industry. Please feel free to use them and adapt them for your particular company needs.

Industry Recommended Practices (IRPs)
Enform plays a vital role as the steward of Industry Recommended Practices (IRPs). An IRP is a set of best practices and guidelines prepared by knowledgeable and experienced industry and government personnel. IRPs are intended to provide management and operators in the Canadian oil and gas industry with advice on relevant topics. The practices set out in IRPs form the basis for minimum standards for the industry. It is important to note that IRPs are not regulations. When there is an inconsistency or conflict with any applicable legislative requirement, the legislative requirement prevails.

Newsletters
Environmental Newsletter .

Safety Services Updates contain information the current activities and initiatives being worked on by the safety services division at Enform.


Resources and Tools

Enform provides a wide range of safety resources and tools to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the petroleum industry.

Safety Alerts
Enform periodically distributes safety alerts to raise awareness of hazards and share recommendations from incident investigations. These alerts are designed to prevent similar incidents by communicating the information at the earliest possible opportunity. Accordingly, the information may change over time. It may be necessary to obtain updates from the source before relying upon the accuracy of the information contained herein. This material is presented for information purposes only.