Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

Technical Director

Linda Battalora
Colorado School of Mines

Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability Technical Community

Technical Sections

• Human Factors
• Methane
• Sustainable Development
• Other Technical Sections

Key References

Getting to Zero (pdf)

Assessing the Processes, Tools, and Value of Sharing & Learning from Offshore E&P Safety-Related Data

Safer Offshore Energy Systems - Summary Report (pdf)

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