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5 facts about air ambulance service
Air ambulance services are still relatively rare in Africa. The Flying Doctors Nigeria was the first indigenous air ambulance service in the whole of West Africa and has been saving lives across the continent for almost ten years!! Learn a little about our global...
Onsite company clinic
When should you have an onsite company clinic? OSHA stands for The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. OSHA standards are particularly influential in the oil and gas industry where it’s...
Top 5 causes of death in the oil and gas industry
Do you know what the top 5 causes of death in the oil and gas industry are? According to the CDC/Health and safety magazine, the following are the top five causes of death in the oil and gas industry: Transportation incidents (40.3 percent) Contact with...
Understanding deaths from falls in the oil & gas industry
According to the health & safety magazine (click here to read a copy), falls are still a leading cause of death in oil and gas industry. Fatal falls among workers in the oil and gas extraction industry occur most often during rigging procedures. It also happens...
Lessons Learnt From the Louisiana Refinery Fire
On November 22nd 2016, during maintenance in the refinery’s sulfuric acid alkylation unit, two workers were attempting to get a spare isobutane pump working. However, they found that they could not open an inlet plug valve because of a malfunctioning gearbox. ...
5 STEP PROCEDURES FOR EVACUATION
Conducting a successful evacuation is not an easy task. It’s an emergency medevac process that requires physical and intellectual abilities. At Flying Doctors Nigeria, below are the procedures we follow for our aeromedical evacuation/medevac process. EMERGENCY CALL:...
