Making Oklahoma a safer place to live and work.
The people of Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas are investing in everything from road and well site safety to first responder training.
Well sites are not play sites.
While well sites help power Oklahoma, they are no place for anyone but trained industry professionals. Period. Pump jacks, storage tanks, pipelines and any area around a site are dangerous, even if they do not appear to be active. Not to mention, it is illegal and carries trespassing fines and even jail time. So leave it to the professionals and avoid these sites so we can keep Oklahoma safe.
Leave it to the professionals.
Our state and country are fueled by the people of Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas. To keep our land and neighbors strong and secure, we must admire well sites from afar and leave them to the professionals who are trained to work them. Do your part in keeping Oklahoma and our neighbors safe by admiring well sites from afar. And maybe someday you’ll be able to work well sites once properly trained.
Smart people work in the oil and natural gas industry.
Some of the smartest people in the nation, including engineers, geologists and computer programmers, work in oil and natural gas. They are professionally trained to work on the well sites that keep our state and country running. Leave it to them to keep our well sites working by admiring well sites from afar.
Explore all the awesome opportunities in Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industry.
Road safety initiatives.
Every mile. Every day. Drive safe. These are just words until we all commit to living them out.
Responsible driving is a way of life, and a way to save lives. The oil and natural gas industry is committed to making busy roadways in communities where we work less dangerous so everyone arrives at their destination safely.
The OERB Road Safety program aims to bring together community leaders, energy providers and safety supporters who are committed to positively impacting driver safety in communities where we work, play and live.
In 2019, we came together to create a Safety Corridor on Highway 33 between Kingfisher and Watonga. The goal of the corridor was to eliminate distracted driving, encourage lower speeds and remind travelers to utilize seat belts. All of these precautions helped decrease collisions by 37%.
Join us in this mission to share the road responsibly.
Corridor.
The industry, state agencies and law enforcement agencies have joined together to create a Safety Corridor on Highway 33 between Kingfisher and Watonga. The goal of the corridor is to eliminate distracted driving, encourage lower speeds and remind travelers to utilize seat belts. All of these precautions will help community members and industry workers arrive at their destination safely.
Since the Safety Corridor’s inception in early 2019, collisions have decreased by 37%.
Road safety days.
The OERB hosts several road safety days at high schools across the state each year. We know new drivers have a lot to remember when getting on the road, and driving around large trucks and oil field equipment may not be covered thoroughly in driving education courses. That’s why we bring in industry equipment and safety specialists to give students a chance to get inside and walk around the machinery they’re sharing the road with. Real truck drivers and safety professionals will cover everything students need to look out for – stopping speeds, following distance, turning radius, carrying hazardous materials, blind spots and more.
Because we live and work in some of Oklahoma’s most active farming communities, we’re teaming up with the agriculture industry to cover how drivers can share the road with tractors, livestock trailers and other farm equipment.
Our goal is to provide well-rounded, thorough safety education reinforcement to all of our young drivers. We also work with safety partners to cover basics like distracted driving, impaired driving, seatbelt safety, ATV safety, accident protocol for first responders and more.
If you would like to participate in our Road Safety Days, please contact Kelly Hughes at [email protected].
Free resources.
As part of our educational programs, we offer Oklahoma teachers and instructional driving schools free classroom materials. The materials are a way to reach students with our message. We encourage students to use our folders for homework!
To order, contact Katie Dorsey at [email protected].
Free emergency response program.
The people of Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas provide a free emergency response program for Oklahoma firefighters, both paid and volunteer. This program provides first responders with information about how to respond in the event of an emergency and common practices and procedures on oil and natural gas locations.
