Jim Riggs's Page

"I totally agree with those who believes Safety Man with hands experiences can give better and pragmatic and tangible advice to the rig crew. However , it is not a case always, and some people come to rig site without background in rig, and it is…"

"The best safety people are those who have done the job enough to understand where the dangers are.  They must understand the mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems with which they work and care enough to look out for the new…"

"I Believe there are several GOOD things going in todays Safety. But COMMON SENSE really never hurts anyone. And LOOKING OUT for your fellow crew member (family pretty much) is a MUST have. Not bein scared to STOP and say something about things that…"

"if it was so wrong why did you not stop it? like you said "anyone " has that right. "

"Wayne do you have a brother named steve?"

"you use the word "easy" like it's a bad word!!hell yeah we do it the easy way because it's the safest fastest way not because it looks good from the office!"

"What we are most upset about when it comes to safety personnel is that they almost ALWAYS lie about the experience they have. you can't tell me you worked your way up to safety kid and then ask where the restroom is on the rig floor!!"

"anytime I need a good laugh I read your response! I work on a 1m# rig and Jonah novac (our safety kid) wanted to know where our ROD BASKET WAS!!"

"I am gonna print this off and put it up in the top dog house!!! perfectly put,thanks so much. "

"the safety kid they have for us was a termite exterminator and is now trying to be a hip hop star!! check him out JONAH NSIDE he was also on MTV!! on that show next!! "

"you have got to be kidding me!!! they are nothing more than Obamas tools for crucifying the oil& gas industry!!"

"im a driller on a rig that has not had an accident or a hand quit in over 4 years. recently we had a safety "kid" assigned to the rig that had never been on a rig floor. I know this because he ask where the restroom was and we told him…"

"im a driller on a rig that has not had an accident or a hand quit in over 4 years. recently we had a safety "kid" assigned to the rig that had never been on a rig floor. I know this because he ask where the restroom was and we told him…"

"safety hands are great if they have a drilling back ground.but lately all we get are these fast track one that don't have a clue how a rig works.and they think just because they have the power to stop the job they should every job every…"

"I agree! Drillers should lead by example. We should train these men properly and instill the best work ethics we can. "

"20 years NEVER saw ANY Safety man climb the derrick to inspect ropes, Safety Lines ect..Just take a Good Talking Worms word on it Oh and Put your Safety Glasses On"