2012

vPSI Group Sponsoring the February Greater Houston STEPS Meeting

February 2012:  vPSI Group, LLC is co-sponsoring the February 21st meeting of the Greater Houston STEPS Network at the Humble Civic Center.  The other sponsor is Gainco Environmental Engineering and Remediation.  There are two speakers scheduled for this meeting.  The first is Tyler Reimers of Integrated Health Solutions discussing, "Applying Industrial Ergonomics to Prevent Worksite Injuries."  The second speaker is Paul Breaux with the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC).  He will be speaking about IADC issues.

On the Podium

February 2012: Norman Ritchie of vPSI Group, LLC will speak at Spectra Energy's Annual Safety Summit February 15th at the Houston Marriott West Loop by the Galleria.  His presentation is titled "Accidents = Problems = Improvement Opportunities."

Classes Forming Now

2012: vPSI Group has scheduled more sessions of the popular Open Enrollment class.  They will be held February 14th and May 15th in Houston, Texas.  Click here for more information.  This class covers the Fundamentals of the vPSI System™. For more information, please send an email to info@vpsigroup.com, or click the button below to register. 

                     

Tweeting

January 2012: vPSI Group, LLC is now tweeting!  Click the link below to begin following our tweets.

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 4, Issue 1 available

January 2011: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. In this issue, we discuss the human quest for "Why?" and improving vPSI Metrics™.

2011

Open Enrollment Classes

December 2011:vPSI Group held an open enrollment version of our fundamental class, Applying vPSI Methods of Problem Solving, December 1st in Houston, Texas.  Attendees included employees from Waukesha Pearce Industries, Highmount E&P, and Turner & Townsend.

On the Podium

November 2011: Norman Ritchie of vPSI Group, LLC spoke at the Greater Houston STEPS meeting in Humble, Texas.  His presentation was titled "Do the Right Thing When Things Go Wrong."

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 3, Issue 3 available

October 2011: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. In this issue, we discuss the pervasive use of the word should in incident investigations and corrective actions.

Open Enrollment Classes

October 2011: vPSI Group held an open enrollment version of our fundamental class, Applying vPSI Methods of Problem Solving, October 27th in Aberdeen, Scotland.  Attendees included employees from Noble Corporation.  A total of 200 Noble employees have now been trained in the application of vPSI tools and techniques.

On the Podium

September 2011: Norman Ritchie of vPSI Group, LLC was a speaker and panel member on the subject of “Understanding Lagging Indicators” at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) workshop “The Journey Continues: Zero Injuries, Zero Incidents."  The workshop was in Austin, Texas.  His presentation was titled "Can Lagging Measures Yield Leading Indicators?"

vPSI Group Sponsored the August Greater Houston STEPS Meeting

August 2011:  vPSI Group, LLC sponsored the August 16th meeting of the Greater Houston STEPS Network at the Humble Civic Center.  Readers of H-E-A-R Say might remember that Gary Reznicek of vPSI is the current Vice President of the Greater Houston Steps Network.  On the agenda were Cheryl Metzler of BP discussing, "Industrial Hygiene in the Oilfield" and James Shelton of OSHA speaking about, "Recordkeeping - Still on OSHA's Radar."

Open Enrollment Classes

August 2011: vPSI Group held an open enrollment version of our fundamental class, Applying vPSI Methods of Problem Solving, on March 29th in Houston, Texas.  Companies in attendance included: ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Corporation, and Talisman Energy.

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 3, Issue 2 available

August 2011: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. In this issue, we discuss what has changed as a result of the Macondo incident and introduce the concept of an organizational pain threshold. In a deviation from our normal emphasis on “safety” issues, we look at how problem solving is addressed (or not) in information technology.

On the Podium

June 2011: Norman Ritchie spoke at Shell Real Estate’s June 8th Group Safety Day on the topic “Do the Right Thing Before Things Go Wrong”. The presentation, which approached the subject from the perspective of how we react after things have gone wrong, was recorded in Houston and webcast to Shell locations worldwide.

Open Enrollment Classes

March 2011: vPSI Group held an open enrollment version of our fundamental class, Applying vPSI Methods of Accident Prevention on March 29th in Houston, Texas.  Companies in attendance included: Chesapeake Energy, ConocoPhillips, Oceaneering, and Threadgold Safety Management.  There was so much demand for this class that a second one was held on April 13th, also in Houston, Texas.  Companies represented at this session included: Lubrizol Corporation, Marathon Oil Company, Spectra Energy, and Waukesha-Pearce Industries.

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 3, Issue 1 available

January 2011: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. In this issue, we asked you: What's your problem?  Really, we want to know...

2010

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 2, Issue 4 available

October 2010: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. In this issue, we looked at current and historical catastrophes and how vPSI methodologies can be applied to evaluate them.

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 2, Issue 3 available

July 2010: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. Don't forget to subscribe on the download page so you never miss an issue.

vPSI Out and About in 2010

July 2010: Several vPSI consultants represented vPSI Group at the Greater Houston STEPS Network Vendor Day on 20th July 2010.  Ron Clarke and Gary Reznicek were available to discuss the vPSI System™.

Also in July, Gary Reznicek attended the AIHA Gulf Coast Section Dinner meeting and presentation at Brady's Landing on 15th July 2010.

June 2010: Norman Ritchie spoke at the TCC/ACIT Environmental, Health & Safety Seminar at Moody Gardens in Galveston Texas on 9th June 2010.  He discussed Personal Risk Assessment: a discussion on how we go about making the decisions to accept certain risks and how this thinking is carried over into the work place.

May 2010: Gary Reznicek attended the AIHA Gulf Coast Section dinner meeting in Houston, Texas on 20th May 2010 where Norman Ritchie, vPSI Director, discussed Achieving the Next Level in Health & Safety Performance, providing insight into reassignment of resources and realignment of success measures from consequence mitigation to problem management.

Also in May, Norman Ritchie spoke at the 26th Governor’s Safety and Health Conference and Expo in Louisville, Kentucky on 5th May 2010.  With  Mike Alley of Marathon’s Catlettsburg Refinery, he discussed Applying vPSI Methods of Accident Prevention to Improve Our Safe Work Performance and Increase Productivity.

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 2, Issue 2 available

April 2010: The latest issue of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. Don't forget to subscribe on the download page so you never miss an issue.

Open Enrollment Classes

January 2010: vPSI Group held an open enrollment version of our fundamental class, Applying vPSI Methods of Accident Prevention.  Held in Aberdeen, UK on the 16th of February, it included representatives from Archer and from Halliburton.

H-E-A-R Say, Volume 2, Issue 1 available

January 2010: The third installment of H-E-A-R Say, vPSI Group's newsletter, was made available. Don't forget to subscribe on the download page so you never miss an issue.

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