Train for conventional oil and gas. Start safe.
The core safety courses for oil and gas exploration and production in Alberta, in one place. Whether you work on a seismic crew, a drilling or service rig, a pipeline or a production site, start training and be ready for your first day on the lease.
Courses for everyone on site
For every worker in exploration and production, on a seismic crew, drilling or service rig, pipeline or production site: rig hands, operators, drivers, consultants, supervisors and anyone who does or oversees hands-on work. Most employers expect these before your first day on a lease.
H2S Alive
Sour gas can kill in seconds, and most conventional oil and gas employers require a valid H2S Alive ticket before you set foot on a lease. Delivered by Energy Safety Canada and its approved providers. Gardril does not offer this course.
WHMIS — General Education
Every worker who uses or works near hazardous products must have WHMIS training. Learn to read the labels, pictograms and safety data sheets for the chemicals, fuels and drilling fluids on every lease.
OHS Regulatory Awareness — Western Canada
(Alberta, BC, Manitoba & Saskatchewan)
Every worker and employer has legal OHS duties. Learn your rights and duties in plain language, plus the key differences between provinces. One course for work anywhere in Western Canada.
Common Safety Orientation
Energy Safety Canada’s standard online orientation for workers new to the energy industry. Gardril does not offer this course.
Basic First Aid and CPR
Leases are often far from the nearest hospital, so most crews need trained first aiders. A one day, Red Cross certified classroom course from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention
Alberta OHS Code section 211.1 requires this training for workers who may be exposed to musculoskeletal injury. Pipe handling, tripping and rigging up put rig hands at the top of that list.
Bear & Wildlife Awareness
Wells, pipelines and remote leases sit in bush and foothills country, where workers can meet bears, wolves, moose and cougars. Learn how to avoid an encounter and what to do if one happens.
Courses specific to tasks
For workers who do this hands-on work, and for the foremen, general foremen, supervisors and managers who oversee it, so they understand the hazards and the controls. The more task-specific courses you complete, the more jobs you can be placed on.
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) - Road
For anyone who handles, offers for transport or hauls dangerous goods by road, including fuel, produced fluids and chemicals. Learn the classes, placards and shipping documents.
Confined Space Awareness
Tanks, separators, cellars and pits can hold toxic or oxygen-poor air that kills in minutes. Online theory. Your employer completes the practical.
Fall Protection Awareness
Derrick, monkey board and tank top work all put workers at height. Learn when fall protection is needed and how each system works. Online theory. Your employer completes the practical.
Ground Disturbance
Leases and pipeline rights of way are crossed by buried lines, and hitting one can kill. Learn how buried facilities are located and how digging is controlled on site.
Nuclear Gauges Safety — Radiation Awareness
Well logging tools and density gauges on facility piping use radioactive sources. Learn the warning signs, safe distances and what must happen before anyone works near one.
Forklift Safety
Forklifts in yards, shops and warehouses cause serious crush and struck-by injuries. Learn safe operation around loads, people and ramps. Online theory. Your employer completes the practical.
Human and Organizational Performance
Why people make mistakes, and how good defences catch them before someone gets hurt. Learn how to speak up about risk on your crew.
Fall Protection for Rig Work
For drilling and service rig crews who work in the derrick or on the rig floor at height. A two day classroom course from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Confined Space Entry and Monitor
For workers who enter, monitor or plan entry into tanks, vessels and other confined spaces. Online or classroom from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Oilfield Driver Awareness
For anyone who drives to wells and leases. Lease roads, wildlife and long hours make driving one of the biggest risks in the oilfield. Live online over Zoom from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Well Control Fundamentals
For workers on drilling and well servicing crews. The basics of well control, and the required first step before Well Service Blowout Prevention. Online from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Well Service Blowout Prevention
For service rig drillers, rig managers and wellsite supervisors. Virtual or in person from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
First Line Supervisor Blowout Prevention
For drillers on drilling rigs. A four day course, virtual or in person, from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Second Line Supervisor Well Control
For rig managers, wellsite supervisors and drilling engineers. A five day course with test well training, from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Special Oilwell Operator
For production operators who run boilers at well sites and need the ABSA Special Oilwell Operator certificate. Online exam preparation from Energy Safety Canada. Gardril does not offer this course.
Industrial Fire Brigade (NFPA 1081)
For workers on a plant or facility fire team. Hands-on fire training from Lakeland College’s Emergency Training Centre in Vermilion. Gardril does not offer this course.
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