Permian Basin Safety Net Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting

							   Permian Basin STEPS
         Network




01/08/2008
Welcome
                 History
1. STEPS began in South Texas in 2004
2. Cooperation between operators contractors
   and OSHA
3. Common goal to stop injuries and to have
   an incident free work place
4. June 2007 a meeting was held in the
   Permian Basin to see if there was interest in
   starting a network similar to the one in South
   Texas
5. 144 people representing over 90 companies
   attended the meeting.
                  History
6. 34 Individuals volunteered to serve on an ad-hoc
   committee to develop a safety network.
7. Ad hoc committee worked hard to develop our
   Charter and Bylaws and to select a name.
8. An election committee was nominated and
   election held for officers.
9. Executive committee was nominated
10. Executive committee worked to bring the concept
    started by the ad hoc committee to a reality
                  Permian Basin STEPS Network Charter

Vision: "Incident-Free Operations“
Objective: The Permian Basin Service, Transmission, Exploration and
Production Safety Network, commonly known as the Permian Basin STEPS
Network, promotes a culture that enables safety, health and environmental
improvement in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the Permian
Basin. The Permian Basin STEPS Network fosters a work environment that
relies upon open communication and trust.
Scope: The Permian Basin STEPS Network includes Operators and
Contractors in the Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Transmission and
Support Service industries as equally valued members. The Permian Basin
STEPS Network encompasses the geographic region within West Texas and
South Eastern New Mexico known as the Permian Basin.
Methods: The Permian Basin STEPS Network will:
Meet periodically to share and discuss safety, health and environmental
incidents, best practices and related issues.
Establish focus groups to address specific issues.
Work with other organizations, including but not limited to: OSHA, IADC, API,
EPA, DOT and local Support Groups.
Resources Required: Member companies should designate representatives to
participate in meetings, contributing knowledge, information and support.
Charter Approval: This charter was approved by the majority of the members
present at the 08/21/2007 Permian Basin STEPS Network meeting.
              Expectations
1. To have a forum where information can be
   shared freely
2. A common goal to reduce incidents
3. Work with Government and local agencies
   to reduce injures
4. Provide speakers that will share information
   that is interesting and educational
5. Reach our goal of an incident free
   workplace.
Steady Improvements in Safety


Even though we are not where we
want to be when it comes to safety I
believe we are all improving.
PPE
Engineering
Spare PPE Supply
  PPE
Durability
Supervision
Steady Improvements in Safety


Even though we are not where we
want to be when it comes to safety I
believe we are all improving.
              Special Thanks
1.   Ad Hoc Committee
2.   Executive Committee
3.   Lubbock OSHA
4.   Wade Rohloff, Graphic Safety
5.   Midland center for helping us with the facility
6.   Ref-Chem/Alliance Field Services for
     Sponsoring for Today’s meeting