API hosts conference to promote global safety awareness

Safety was the American Petroleum Institute Global Industry Services' (API GIS) leading order of business at a workshop held in Mexico this week.
The workshop was held “to raise awareness of API’s global safety and accreditation certification programs for oil and natural gas industry service companies and equipment manufacturers in the region,” an API GIS news release stated.
“Safety is our industry’s core value that’s embedded in all of our operations from inception to decommissioning," API Vice President of Global Industry Services Lisa Salley said. “API certifications and monograms are recognizable worldwide, serve as the gold standard throughout the industry and help ensure that workers throughout the industry return home safely each and every day.”
The workshop served as an educational reminder to employees on how to be safe at work. Additionally, it allowed all present to be engaged in possible safety certifications and programs offered in the safety field.
API is a leading trade association in the oil and gas industry, where it supports over 9 million local jobs and fights for the nation’s economy, according to the news release.