A rig safety advisor is often a mechanical or a petroleum engineer with extensive drilling experience and a

variety of safety certifications. He understands the problems inherent in drilling operations and how these
issues become dangers on the rig floor.

Facility Manager's Representative

A rig safety advisor is the facility managers representative in all safety matters on an
offshore drilling rig. He provides safety training based on national safety regulations and
requirements -- OSHA in the U.S., and the Health and Safety Executive in the UK. A rig safety
advisor also ensures that all contractors who come aboard the rig meet the drilling
company's safety standards and provides continuing safety education to rig personnel as
required by drilling company policy. He documents the training and briefing of new
employees, as well as contractors.
Safety and Sanitation
A rig safety advisor ensures that drilling company workers comply with all companyestablished safety standards and procedures. He conducts safety inspections on board the
rig on an ongoing basis, including inspections of the drilling operation. He attempts to foster
a culture of safety awareness among rig personnel. As the rig's sanitarian, he conducts
sanitation inspections of the living spaces and galley, to ensure the cleanliness of the rig's
berthing spaces and to ensure that galley personnel follow proper food preparation
techniques.
First Responder
A rig safety advisor is the primary point of contact for all safety matters on the rig. As part of
his loss prevention duties, a rig safety advisor is a first responder in any emergency board
the rig, whether an accident, injury, environmental incident or fire. In addition to drilling
operations and environmental matters, he also works with the maintenance engineers to
ensure compliance with safe maintenance standards.
A Dangerous Place
The drilling floor of a rig is inherently dangerous. A rig safety advisor conducts individual job
hazard analyses for each occupation on board the rig. These analyses guide the supervisors
aboard the rig in conducting safety briefings for rig personnel. The rig safety advisor uses
both company provided safety manuals and a set of "safety lessons learned" from other rigs
and company operations to facilitate training for both company and contractor personnel.
Paperwork
The duties of a safety advisor on a rig also include the preparation of reports and records
related to rig safety. The records include reports required by the company and a variety of
government agencies. Additionally, the safety advisor prepares the accident or incident
reports, near-miss reports and training records required by the drilling company.

Safety advisers at oil and gas drilling rigs oversee operations to ensure workers and
contractors follow safety regulations. It's your job to identify potential hazards and notify rig
supervisors of any concerns. You must be familiar with Occupational Health and Safety
Administration rules as they pertain to oil and gas drilling rigs and have a solid
understanding of how drilling rigs operate. Safety advisers investigate safety incidents and
report their findings to company officials and government agencies, such as OHSA
Safety Training
Safety advisers develop policies to meet OHSA standards and help train new drillers and rig
personnel on safety rules and procedures. You might host orientation classes, training
seminars and safety courses or conduct emergency drills. Training includes emergency
preparedness, so employees know how to manage potentially dangerous situations, such as
explosions, fires, storms, hydrogen sulfide leaks, welding injuries and falls from equipment.
It's your responsibility to advise staff on safety gear, including protective clothing.
Detailed Inspections
A safety adviser inspects platforms, hoists, cranes, compressed gas containers, power tools,
welding equipment, electrical wires, handrails, stairs and floor surfaces to ensure they're
safe for use. You must recommend steps for improvement and report violations to rig
supervisors and OHSA administrators. Offshore rig safety specialists have two-fold
responsibilities -- assessing safety hazards that pertain to drilling and evaluating dangers
associated with marine environments, such as storms and collisions with water vessels. If
you sense immediate danger, you must enact "Stop Work" until the problems or concerns
are addressed

Medical Assistance
Even though safety advisers typically don't hold medical credentials, they serve as first
responders and medics when incidents occur. You might treat minor burns, wrap simple
sprains or perform CPR until professional medical personnel arrive. You also might address
work-related medical issues, such as fatigue, stress or heat exhaustion. It's your
responsibility to assign survival equipment, such as life boats and flotation devices, if
catastrophic events occur and workers are forced to evacuate the rig.

There are five primary 5S phases: They can be translated from the Japanese as Sort, Systematize,
Shine, Standardize and Self-Discipline. Other translations are possible.

1. Sort

Remove unnecessary items and dispose of them properly

Make work easier by eliminating obstacles

Reduce chance of being disturbed with unnecessary items

Prevent accumulation of unnecessary items

Evaluate necessary items with regard to debt/cost/other factors.

2. (Straighten)(SET IN ORDER)

Arrange all necessary items in order so they can be easily picked for use

Prevent loss and waste of time

Make it easy to find and pick up necessary items

Ensure first-come-first-serve basis

Make workflow smooth and easy

Can also be translated as "set in order"

3. Shine( CLEAN)(SHINE)

Clean your workplace completely

Use cleaning as inspection

Prevent machinery and equipment deterioration

Keep workplace safe and easy to work

Can also be translated as "sweep"

4. Standardize

Maintain high standards of housekeeping and workplace organization at all times

Maintain cleanliness and orderliness

Maintain everything in order and according to its standard.

5. Sustain
To keep in working order, Also translates to "meaning to do without being told.

Explanation
Bell nipple (#22) is a section of large diameter pipe fitted to the top of the blowout preventers that
the flow line attaches to via a side outlet, to allow the drilling mud to flow back to the mud tanks.
Blowout preventers (BOPs) (#23 and #24) are devices installed at the wellhead to prevent fluids and
gases from unintentionally escaping from the wellbore. #23 is the annular (often referred to
as Hydril named after a manufacturer), and #24 is the pipe rams and blind rams.

Casing head (#27) is a large metal flange welded or screwed onto the top of the conductor
pipe (also known as drive-pipe) or the casing and is used to bolt the surface equipment such as
the blowout preventers (for well drilling) or theChristmas tree (oil well) (for well production).

Centrifuge (not pictured) is an industrial version of the device that separates fine silt and
sand from the drilling fluid. It is typically mounted on top or just off of the mud tanks.

Crown block (#13) is the stationary end of the block and tackle.

Degasser (not pictured) is a device that separates air and/or gas from the drilling fluid. It is
typically mounted on top of the mud tanks.

Derrick (#14) is the support structure for the equipment used to lower and raise the drill
string into and out of thewellbore.

Desander / desilter (not pictured) contains a set of hydrocyclones that separate sand and silt
from the drilling fluid. Typically mounted on top of the mud tanks.

Draw-works (#7) is the mechanical section that contains the spool, whose main function is to
reel in/out the drill line to raise/lower the traveling block.

Drill Bit (#26) is a device attached to the end of the drill string that breaks apart the rock
being drilled. It contains jets through which the drilling fluid exits.

Drill floor (#21) is the area on the rig where the tools are located to make the connections of
the drill pipe, bottom hole assembly, tools and bit. It is considered the main area where work is
performed.

Drill line (#12) is thick, stranded metal cable threaded through the two blocks (traveling and
crown) to raise and lower the drill string.

Drill pipe (#16) is a joint of hollow tubing used to connect the surface equipment to
the bottom hole assembly (BHA) and acts as a conduit for the drilling fluid. In the diagram, these
are stands of drill pipe which are 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected and stood in the derrick
vertically, usually to save time while tripping pipe.

Drill string (#25) is an assembled collection of drill pipe, heavy weight drill pipe, drill collars
and any of a whole assortment of tools, connected and run into the wellbore to facilitate the
drilling of a well. The collection is referred to singularly as the drill string.

Elevators (not pictured) are hinged devices that is used to latch to the drill pipe or casing to
facilitate the lowering or lifting (of pipe or casing) into or out of the wellbore.

Flow line (#28) is large diameter pipe that is attached to the bell nipple and extends to
the shale shakers to facilitate the flow of drilling fluid back to the mud tanks.

Goose-neck (#10) is a thick metal elbow connected to the swivel and standpipe that supports
the weight of and provides a downward angle for the kelly hose to hang from.

Kelly drive (#19) is a square, hexagonal or octagonal shaped tubing that is inserted through
and is an integral part of therotary table that moves freely vertically while the rotary table turns it.

Kelly hose (#9) is a flexible, high pressure hose that connects the standpipe to the kelly (or
more specifically to the gooseneck on the swivel above the kelly) and allows free vertical
movement of the kelly, while facilitating the flow of thedrilling fluid through the system and down
the drill string.

Monkey board (#15) is the catwalk along the side of the derrick (usually about 35 or 40 feet
above the "floor"). The monkey board is where the derrick man works while "tripping" pipe.

Mud motor (not pictured) is a hydraulically powered device positioned just above the drill
bit used to spin the bit independently from the rest of the drill string.

Mud pump (#4) is a reciprocal type of pump used to circulate drilling fluid through the
system.

Mud tank (#1) is often called mud pits and stores drilling fluid until it is required down the
wellbore.

Pipe rack (#17) is a part of the drill floor (#21) where the stands of drill pipe are stood upright.
It is typically made of a metal frame structure with large wooden beams situated within it. The
wood helps to protect the end of the drill pipe.

Rotary table (#20) rotates, along with its constituent parts, the kelly and kelly bushing, the
drill string and the attached tools and bit.

Shale shaker (#2) separates drill cuttings from the drilling fluid before it is pumped back
down the wellbore.

Stand (#16) is a section of 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected and stood upright in
the derrick. When they are pulled out of the hole, instead of laying down each joint of drill pipe, 2
or 3 joints are left connected and stood in the derrick to save time.

Standpipe (#8) is a thick metal tubing, situated vertically along the derrick, that facilitates the
flow of drilling fluid and has attached to it and supports one end of the kelly hose.

Suction line (#3) is an intake line for the mud pump to draw drilling fluid from the mud tanks.

Swivel (#18) is the top end of the kelly that allows the rotation of the drill string without
twisting the block.

Traveling block (#11) is the moving end of the block and tackle. Together, they give a
significant mechanical advantage for lifting.

Vibrating hose (#6) is a flexible, high pressure hose (similar to the kelly hose) that connects
the mud pump to the stand pipe. It is called the vibrating hose because it tends to vibrate and
shake (sometimes violently) due to its close proximity to the mud pumps.