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keeping oilfield workers safe


While the first few years were 24-7, the Draders now have more staff and feel confident that the business will be run responsibly when they take time off.


“Being able to plan our own schedule and make our own decisions about how things are done is invaluable,” Drader says of owning his own business.


And it’s rewarding to know that through their business, people are being helped, he adds.


“It is nice to be able to provide people with knowledge and skills that they can take into the field to make them safer.”


Absolute Safety Management provides safety services including industrial safety training, on-site safety supervision, consulting on loss control and risk management issues, as well as providing gas detection instruments and safety equipment. The


staff is qualified in the development and auditing of health and safety programs. Certified auditors are available for Certificate of Recognition requirements.


Absolute Safety is the Western Canadian Spill Services responder for the Brooks and Medicine Hat region. The petroleum companies in the area work together to achieve a state of spill response readiness and Absolute Safety organizes drill exercises annually to prepare in case of emergency.


Confined space training is just one of a number of training courses offered at Absolute Safety in Brooks. The safety business is family owned and operated by the Draders. Photo courtesy Absolute Safety.


one of those fields.


Since 2006, Absolute Safety has been operating the Pre-Employment Industrial Training Program in cooperation with the Government of Alberta and Southeastern Alberta employers. The program provides oil and gas, construction and industrial training to both new and transitioning workers to assist them in employment in


“We focus on lifestyle issues,” Drader says. Those enrolled in the classes learn not just what it takes to get a job in the energy industry, but what it takes to keep that job.


Coming up, Absolute Safety is offering H2S Alive training June 1 and Confined Space Entry Awareness June 2. Those wanting to take Standard First Aid can sign up for sessions June 13 and 14.


Blowouts and Well Control Firefighting Services Training H2S Safety


Industrial Medical Services Combo Units Shower, Decontamination Complete Fire Protection for Fracs


Offi ces in Alberta and British Columbia: Calgary, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Fort Saskatchewan, Whitecourt, Grande Prairie, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson


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