Back to basics
Mark Niblett, Weatherford, USA, emphasises the need to return to the basics of safety in a new 2021 paradigm.
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he COVID-19 pandemic caused significant changes regarding health and safety, which everyone endured. On top of all the precautions already observed, companies such as Weatherford now have strict procedures regarding even the simple things, such as riding an elevator, for example. COVID-19 protocols included new workspace and office procedures, but also covered safety in the field, business continuity, a work-from-home policy and the return-tothe-workplace policy. This was all followed by the return of
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working-from-home policies – all part of ‘the new normal.’ Unchartered territory was an understatement. And no matter what was pre-planned in the playbook, this was all new, very real, and all on a new playing field no one had ever seen. However, through all these changes, companies have not only survived, but they have learned a few things. And now, it is time to get back to the basics of improving employees’ well-being and operational safety, as well as better supporting the mental fatigue being witnessed throughout the industry. Before the pandemic
