EID visited Columbus again this week for the Buckeye STEPS Kickoff-Meeting. Buckeye STEPS is the Ohio chapter of the National Service Transmission Exploration and Production Safety Network. The network is a collaborative effort between, but not limited to, operators, service companies, service providers, suppliers, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, state Emergency Management Agencies, state Departments of Environmental Protection, state fire commission, and public safety officials.  The purpose of the group is to provide a safe working environment to protect workers, the environment, and the general public by sharing experiences and information.  Meetings are held each month and cover a range of topics including:

• Processes such as anonymous submission of incidents
• Review of safety alerts from the industry (not always necessarily specific to our region)
• Presentations on safety or related subjects
• Updates from regulatory agencies
• Guest speakers from the U.S. who are industry subject matter experts

There are no membership fees, and the groups mentioned are all invited to attend meetings.  Buckeye STEPS ad-hoc Director Joe Greco explains that the meetings are meant to provide safety information to those organizations that have people working in the field.  Mr. Greco took a few minutes out of the kickoff to chat with EID:

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