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MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT... EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE by Ken Ledger, Corporate Director, Risk Management & Compliance
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ecently, I have had the opportunity to work with many individuals throughout Savanna tackling a number of situations where we perhaps did not manage our risks as well as we could have. Working closely with individuals involved in these activities, I have gained some insights into how we manage risks inside Savanna, and wanted to share my thoughts with you. As you read this, I am certain many of you will have some doubts about the value of yet another management process. Besides, we
work with risks everyday and in many cases have done so for years and we understand risk, right? Risk management is certainly not new, and all of us make decisions about risks everyday whether in our personal lives or at work. However, managing risks is not about just making decisions, it is about making quality decisions. The most common fallacy about the quality of a decision is that it is measured by the outcome. The truth is, a good decision can have a bad outcome and that a bad decision can have a good out-
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come. I think we have all heard those obviously false decision quality statements like: • My grandpa smoked until he was 90 and was never sick. • I have done this a hundred times and nothing has ever happened before. • I don’t need to watch what people are doing, I trust them.
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To help us to make quality decisions there is a simple process we have at Savanna that is shown in Diagram 1 (on page 3). It is a process that is really quite simple to follow and can be used when faced with any decision, big or small. First — think about what you are trying to do and what you want when you are done. Visualize the perfect outcome. This is called FRAME. Second — list either mentally or on paper all the possible things that could happen that will affect the outcome positive or negative. This is called ASSESS. Third — for each thing you identified in the assessment, identify something you can do to reinforce it, if a positive or reduce it, if a negative. This is called TREAT. These three steps can be done with different levels of detail and effort depending on the importance and complexity of each situaWWW.SAVANNAENERGY.COM
MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT tion. A common application of this process we do everyday at Savanna is a Job Hazard Assessment. When we come across an unfamiliar task, work is stopped. We take a moment to identify what we are trying to do (FRAME), list all the things that can go wrong (ASSESS), and then determine what we are going to do (TREAT). Simple, right?
Monitoring & Review — once we decide on a what we are going to do (TREAT), it is important to follow up and make certain that the outcome we expected (FRAME) is happening. Do not assume that because you hear nothing, everything is good; ask questions, get reports or follow up with meetings. The best outcomes do not hap-
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Diagram 1 — Savanna’s quality decisionmaking process: Frame, Assess, and Treat.
However, we have overlooked two of the most important steps: Communication & Collaboration and Monitoring & Review. Recent challenges I have worked on highlight these as areas where we can improve. Let us speak to each: Communication and Collaboration — we all understand processes, systems and equipment are more complicated today than ever before. It is no longer possible for any one person to understand every possible risk. This means to be effective at managing risk, we need to work in collaboration with others both inside and outside our teams. We do ourselves a disservice when we assume what another person may or may not know. Rather than assume they have nothing to add, simply ask them for input; you may be surprised at what someone else will see that you are overlooking. WWW.SAVANNAENERGY.COM
pen by accident, it takes a leader to make it happen. I encourage you to try the basic risk management process above on your next decision. Don’t worry about being too formal or perfect, just try and learn. Remember, it can be a small exercise taking a few moments or big exercise, depending on the complexity of the decision. Let me know how it works. If you want more information just call me or anyone in Risk Management and we will be happy to help. In my role it is always more fun to proactively manage risks than respond to unmanaged risks. One last thought comes from Danald Van Deventer “the only virtue of being an aging risk manager is that you have a large collection of your own mistakes that you know not to repeat.” n
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veloxUNVEILED Savanna’s new triple rigs are designed as a triple threat to our competitors: speed, safety, and an economical performance
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Inset: Full frame screen capture of the computerrendered Velox 360 rig currently being built in Nisku, Alberta. The Velox branding was added after the initial video was used as part of a business case in support of a development for a new rig design. Bottom: Frames from the Velox 360 promo video. The slick, Hollywood-quality video is available for viewing at the links listed at the end of the article.
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he uber-cool promotional video for the new Velox line of triple rigs is, in a word, slick. Even before the new rigs had a name to craft a brand to Savanna began working with a local video production house, Uplift Media, on pre-production for an animated video that would highlight the rigs’ key features. Members from Savanna’s Technical Services Group, and Sales and Marketing teams sat down with Uplift and began to brainstorm a concept that would help showcase these new triples as living up to Savanna’s vision of defining leadership in global energy services. While the animation began to take shape, so did a desire to differentiate these new rigs in the marketplace. It was decided that a unique brand should be considered to help these rigs stand out from the crowd, and with that Western Sky Creative, a Calgary company with extensive oil and gas experience, was contacted to help develop a name. Western Sky presented several options and the consensus amongst upper management was that from the options presented, the Latin-based word Velox had a memorable
sound to it, the distinctive “x” ending offered interesting design possibilities, and — best of all — the word itself means “rapid” or “swift,” key qualities that would be exploited in selling the new rig design to customers north and south of the American border. So why the need for a new rig design? In late 2011, discussions emerged at Savanna about how they could be competitive in the Bakken Play, a geographic area extending through parts of Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba that held great promise for oil and gas exploration. To help
determine the ideal rig for the Bakken Formation, Kyle Swingle was brought in as a rig design consultant in October 2012 as someone familiar with the plays in that region and the rig type needed to be competitive in such a resource environment.
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Swingle and the growing design team at Savanna settled on some unique considerations for the new line of rigs: • Quicker mobility to and from resource areas (two days for rigging in/out instead of five to 10 offered by the competition) but with slightly higher hookload capabilities than the competition. • Craneless technology. • 300 foot, X + Y walking capability. • 7500 psi system. • Use Category 4 steel. It is better for low temperature environments and most of the industry is not doing this. • Take a “hands-off ” approach to rigging in and out; a design where rig workers don’t have to put their hands in unsafe positions. Velox branded Stephen Lougheed, Manager of Capital Projects at Savanna — and one of the early engineers assigned to the new rig development — says that the promotional video
put together by Uplift answers the basic questions of: Why are we building this? What does this have over the competition? Lougheed adds, “…we boiled it down to ‘faster,’ ‘safer,’ and a ‘higher hookload’ than what rigs that size have historically been able to accomplish.” The initial computer-animated video was exciting enough to sway Savanna executives, and now with the new Velox brand added to the Hollywood-worthy video, it is expected to gain traction on social media and be used as a key sales tool in the Canadian and US markets. To view the video, check out these links: – Savnet – www.savannaenergy.com – rigndig.com – LinkedIn – Facebook – YouTube
This page: A CGI view of the plush doghouse control centre. An engineering schematic drawing showing the general layout of equipment and amenities for the Velox 360.
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GOOD DEALS
Savanna Energy Services Corp. has established Key Accounts with Kal Tire for Savanna Drilling and Savanna Well Servicing. These accounts have been set up to provide consistency in product selection, preferred pricing and standardized billing practices for Savanna Energy throughout Kal Tire’s extensive network. Kal Tire can provide tires and related services for all types of equipment in Savanna’s operations. From light truck tires, to service rig tires and loader tires, Kal Tire has an extensive selection of tire products available for all applications and is here to assist with tire related issues 24/7, year round. Kal Tire is also a preferred vendor for PH&H and Foss and can provide both tires and mechanical services through our fleet card program for our light duty fleet. Savanna Energy Services Corp. also has VIP accounts established with Kal Tire for Savanna employees to purchase tires or mechanical services for their personal vehicles at reduced pricing. Just bring the appropriate account number (see below) into any Kal Tire location, tell them you are a Savanna employee up front, and they will get you looked after.
Savanna Well Servicing VIP – 001VK00001
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SAFETY AUDIT
D&D Scores BIG on COR Safety Audit! d&d oilfield rentals score of 92 percent in its recent COR Safety Certification Audit is impressive by itself, but what’s even more extraordinary is that just four months prior D&D had received a Maintenance Audit score of only 77 percent. So how did D&D make this remarkable leap in such a short period of time?
by grant sugamori hse field administrator
Essential to this quick turnaround was the experienced leadership of D&D’s operations management team. In collaboration with the HSE group, D&D managers ensured that a corrective action plan was put in place which guaranteed all documentation and critical tasks would be reconciled before the COR Certification Audit commenced. Working together towards this common goal, the team was able to drastically improve multiple program elements including; hazard assessment, training, emergency response, and incident reporting, and investigation. The leadership of shop managers was critical in championing the need for improved record keeping, hazards identification, and shop organization. Working in cooperation with their teams and HSE advisors, shop specific hazards were identified and expediently corrected. The coordinated team effort demonstrated by D&D was not lost on auditor Carson
Powell who commented, “Critical enhancements to the hazard assessment and emergency response components of the system, coupled with unwavering management and employee commitment are the reasons for Savanna Energy Services Corp’s [D&D Oilfield Rentals] improved performance.” During site inspections, Mr. Powell repeatedly acknowledged that every shop location visited had made significant safety improvements to their operations in a very short period of time. The recent COR Certification Audit success for D&D Oilfield Rentals stands as an excellent example of the power of cross divisional cooperation at Savanna Energy. Savanna has
been diligent in recruiting highly trained and experienced professionals throughout all aspects of its operations. By continuing to build upon our collaborative partnerships meaningful and sustainable results can be achieved. I would like to congratulate the management team of Ken Goldade, Darren Zeller, Brian Tobler, Chad Macleod, Rob Montalbetti, Don Sealock, Troy Campbell, Wayne Poole, Ken Swyripa, Darren Steptoe, Barry Moore, Leon Gilbertson, and Gary Miles on the continuous improvement of D&D’s HSE program. Thank you to all the members of the D&D Oilfield Rental’s team for your continued assistance in building, “The path for others to follow.”
Training session at the D&D Oilfield Rentals Redcliff Location
Bleed again for a good cause. Savanna Calgary is participating in the Blood Donor Challenge this year. Starting April 3, you can donate individually at any clinic, or you can join other Savanna employees on any of these three Life Buses to the main CBS clinic.
• April 24 at 11:50 a.m. • June 26 at 11:30 a.m. • August 28 at 11:30 a.m. Please contact Doug Fields at dfields@savannaenergy.com to register for a bus. Non-Calgary staff donating for the first-time are also eligible for the gift certificate draw...just show us your donor card or sticker!
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EMPLOYEE PROFILE
DAVID SUTHERLAND Team Lead, Field Recruitment based in Nisku, Alberta Q: How long have you been at Savanna and what is your role? A: I was with Savanna back in 2011, left to try something else and now have returned and have been back since April of this year. I am the Team Lead for Field Recruitment for Savanna Canada so I oversee a great team of Field Recruiters. Q: What were some of the positions you held before joining Savanna? A: My first career was as an Emergency Medical Technician, I did that for eight years before moving into Recruitment and HR at a meat-packing plant in Red Deer in 2001. I entered the Oil Patch in 2004, recruiting for a large Canadian drilling/well servicing company and have been involved in O&G recruitment for both field and corporate positions since that time. I was the Field Recruitment Supervisor for Savanna Canada in 2010/2011 before being lured away to take on a HR Generalist role with a frac/cementing company in Red Deer. When I heard that Savanna was looking for a team lead for field recruitment, I jumped at the chance to rejoin Savanna and am very glad to be back. Q: What is the single most difficult aspect of what you do here at Savanna? A: Definitely finding qualified, experienced rig hands. The labour market in Alberta is extremely tight and the competition for good experienced rig hands is even more challenging. We are constantly researching new ideas and methods of attracting and retaining good quality people. Q: What hobbies or interests do you have outside of Savanna? A: I enjoy hunting, fishing, quadding, and camping. I am also a lieutenant on the Blackfalds Fire Department and have been there for the last seven years; it’s an extremely rewarding aspect of my life. Q: What is your favourite book? A: Hard to say, but I read pretty much anything by Stephen King. The Stand is probably my favorite. Q: Who is your favourite musical artist? A: That’s another tough one, I have very diverse musical tastes from alternative rock to jazz and blues. Artists that I have seen in concert that I would definitely see again would be Pearl Jam, The Tragically Hip, The Watchmen, and George Thorogood. Q: What is something that most of your friends/colleagues don’t know about you? A: My friends know pretty much everything about me, im a pretty open book. My colleagues may or may not know that I am a cancer survivor. This August will be five years cancer free after my last round of chemo and radiation. Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? A: Scotland for sure. I am of Scottish descent and would love to see where my ancestors came from and see Dunrobin Castle, which is the seat of clan Sutherland.
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RIG PROFILE
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his month, HSE would like to acknowledge Rig 424, its Rig Manager, and crews for their participation in demonstrating Savanna’s Vision & Values and actively maintaining a culture of safety. We put forward a number of questions to Rig Manager DJ Korsberg about what it means to be leading the way down the path for others to follow. Q: How do you and your rig cope with the isolation of being north of High Level? A: It’s work. The crews don’t mind being north as it’s steady work, good wells, and good company of men to work with. Q: What are some of the ways you are able to prevent downtime at the rig especially when you are so far from services and our field offices? A: Doing good rig services and checking all equipment. You have to have all the major and important parts on hand. Sometimes you can just make it work and for other times there is nothing you could
have done to prevent it. If you notice that something is starting to act up, then goes away for a bit, get that part and change it. Q: Do you have any insights to any kind of preventative maintenance that you do at the rig? A: Check all hoses daily, electrical, oils, motors. I do nothing different than being down south just that I have a lot more parts in my shack...just in case. Q: What are the crew dynamics like? A: All my guys love working together...they like the work up here. We are on a 20-10 rotation which gives them time at home on days off. Any of my guys can work on any crew and they all get along like buddies. Q: How are you able to encourage the crews to buy into and to participate in the different operations and tools at the rig? (Things like safety meetings, hazard IDs and JOBS cards) A: They all know those are the rules and in order to freshen their memory you discuss it as a team.
Something you might miss, someone else picks it up. It helps the greener guy learn faster and safer if they didn’t know any better. Q: Can you describe the culture that you have at the rig? A: I think it’s a buddy culture... anyone can talk to anyone. If issues come up, we discuss it and all is good afterwards. Q: Anything else that you would like to add? A: When new hands are sent out we give them time to fit in and join the team and if they can’t work with other crew members then I switch them out. I find that one bad worm seems to pull other guys down as well and then you have guys are mad all the time and when you have that then that’s when someone’s going to get hurt because they’re mad and not paying attention 100% of the time. Keep up the good work Rig 424 – you are truly helping build the path for others to follow.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Billy Wilson (Area Operations Manager) presents a cheque for $1,000 to the president of Carlyle minor ball Alana Wilson (no relation to Billy). The money was from Savanna’s charitable work hours program. Five hundred dollars came from Billy (above) and the other $500 from Mike Wilson, Alana’s husband. They both donated their time coaching and helping with the minor ball teams. Billy would like to say a special thank you to Savanna for supporting charities and local programs such as these. This money will be used to replace some much needed backcatching gear.
ABOVE: Mike Millington, Operations Superintendant out of Redcliff, AB, took this photo that, in his words, shows a “Reaper in the flames.” ABOVE RIGHT: Laura Koronko, Diversity Coordinator, is interviewed for Saskatoon-based newspaper, The Star Phoenix, about Savanna’s ongoing need for junior labour. BELOW: Under the watchful eye of trainer Steve Yarnell at an Understanding Rig Work course in Lacombe, Calgary HR Advisor, Camille Nieva, tries her hand at well servicing.
Merv Paul, right, is Savanna Drilling’s first rig manager to retire! He started with Lakota in August of 2002 and stayed with us until May of 2014. As shown above, he came into the Nisku office recently to hand in his company phone and pick up his retirement gift, an engraved gold watch. Merv was the subject of a magazine article back in March 2005 (above) in which he states that his retirement will be a working one, “I’ll find something to keep me busy.” Congrats, Merv, we’ll miss you!
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Meet & Greet 1. What brought you to Savanna Energy? I used to work for an energy company in Pittsburgh. When I moved to Houston and began looking for jobs, I came across Savanna! I was looking to remain in the energy industry and the job seemed like a great match for me. 2. What was your very first job? I worked on a farm! Taking care of chickens, goats, sheep, llamas, and horses. I also mowed acres and acres of grass and took care of the garden and pumpkin patch. The lessons I learned while working on the farm have shaped the type of worker I am today. I’m very thankful for that! 3. What do you like to do when you are not working? I love to read. I recently finished Gone Girl and would highly recommend it! Running outdoors is my favorite way to de-stress. I’m also a big foodie! Houston has so many great restaurants, I spend a lot of time trying out different chefs’ cuisines. 4. Where is your favorite place to vacation? My family rents a cabin every year near Peterborough in Ontario. The cabin is directly on Lake Chemong, very secluded with no Internet service or television. It’s relaxing to step away from technology for a few days…enjoy the beautiful scenery, and spend time with my family. 5. What is your favorite movie? My Best Friend’s Wedding is my all-time favorite! 6. What is your favorite quote? “Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.” ~ Bruce Barton 7. What excites you about your role at Savanna Energy? I am surrounded by a wonderful team. Being around others who encourage jaimie turner, HR advisor in houston, tx creativity, learning, and a positive work environment have made it really fun and rewarding to work at Savanna.
Career Fairs
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WAYNESBURG, PA — Working the table at the Tri-County Oil and Gas Employment Expo on June 20, 2014 is Michelle Schall (Crew Coordinator) and Gina Treece (Receptionist). It was a great turnout with 100 applications being submitted by the end of the day. RIG-N-DIG • JUNE 2014
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
WANT MORE ENERGY? CHANGE YOUR WAY TO HEALTH!
JUNE 2014
THE RIGHT FUEL COMBINATION IS THE ANSWER.
Testosterone? Want more of it? We already know that when our vehicles have dirty filters, old spark plugs, and are running on empty with low grade gas, they do not perform well.
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The same is true for our bodies. Without adequate sleep and efficient fuel sources, day by day, week by week, and year by year they too will break down. The problem is, that unlike a vehicle, we can’t just get another body which is why it is so important to fuel and maintain our bodies with premium.
estosterone is a symbol of strength, honor, dominance, self-reliance, sexuality, virility, We are not going to talk about diets, as we know only 2 % of diets have a lasting muscularity, and every other character traithabits associated with masculinity that men effect, but the good choices and we maintain on a daily basis do. quite often wish they had more of. It’s what determines the hair on your chest, how much muscle pops through your shirt, how much heft you can hoist over your head, and the strength of your erection. It’s what By putting the right fuel in our bodies every 3 ½ hours satisfies hunger and maintains our energy without the highs gives man anpromotes edge in the competition, whether it’s winning big game, wooing us thefrom ladies, or and lows throughout theaday. This brain chemistry control over ourthe appetite, and changes emotional eating. walloping your co-workers in the race for the corner office. Even if you’re 24, virile, and officially in the
is putting pressure on your heart, kidneys, liver, intestines, colon, pancreas, gall bladder, appendix, prostate and stomach. Now factor in your blood pressure and bad cholesterol along with your daily stress, not so good life style and suppose the years of life or ill years you are creating.
of your T-making years, that doesn’t Maintaining prime energy
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throughout the day depends on keeping the fibre, right now. insulin, proteins, and good carbs balanced:
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testosterone levels aren’t what they could be. Belly fat is a testosterone buster. It’s secretly remember is: turning you into a woman!
Breakfast like a King Lunch like a PrinceAs waist size (belly fat) goes up testosterone goes down which in turn directly affects the Dinner like a Pauper
body in a negative way: weight gain and/ or breast enlargement, inflammation, sleep apnea, raised blood pressure, higher bad cholesterol, prone to depression, lower sex drive, erectile dysfunction and/or problems urinating, lower brain function (difficulties with concentration and memory), lower bone density, muscle deterioration, and shortened life expectancy.
Sounds simple, and it is.
HOW TO NATURALLY INCREASE TESTOSTERONE • Lose weight • Cut out - bread, pizza, pasta,
Stored body fat contains aromatase, an enzyme that’s responsible for converting testosterone into estrogen, the main sex hormone in women. What’s worse, having extra estrogen floating around your system automatically triggers your body to slow down its production of testosterone. That means the more fat you stockpile, the less testosterone your gonads will give up. It’s a vicious cycle. Belly fat means more estrogen and less testosterone, which in turn means additional belly fat. According to the New England Research Institutes (NERI), a man’s waist circumference is the single strongest predictor of low testosterone levels—even more accurate than age or overall health.
Make acakes, lifecookies time decision to fuel your body and muffins • Limit or eliminate sugar from efficiently each day. your diet • Eat healthy fats
Understand inflammation of the body’s For additional healthy resources visit Just as our vehicle doesn’t run on empty, neither do lifestyle our bodies. Fuel • High-Intensity exercise like peak organs savannaenergy.com. Go to Employee Portal yourself with premium choices for optimum running performance. fitness (especially combined Suck your belly in as tight as you can, at the bottom and enter savanna for the user intermittent fasting) HomewoodwithHuman Solutions is all about providing resources to you to approximate how many inches of fat you have name and safety7 for the password. Then on • Consume plenty of zinc assist you in making the healthy choices for optimum health. Related from the muscle wall out. Now approximate the right hand side of page, choose Health & Strength training articles,• podcasts and videos can be found on the website how many inches of fat you have from the Wellness Articles. • Optimize your vitamin D levels www.homewoodhumansolutions.com including: back muscle wall out. Add these two numbers • Reduce stress • Health e-Podcasts together and this is the number of inches • Boost your intake of branch of fat you have accumulated inside your • Health e-videos chain amino acids (BCAA) from body’s cavity, which cannot expand, and foods like whey protein • Health Library is squeezing and squishing, against your organs. This means that many inches of fat • Life line
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HEALTH & WELLNESS CHANGE YOUR WAY TO HEALTH!
JUNE 2014
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aining a few pounds during the year may not seem like a big deal, but these pounds can add up over time and become critical health hazards. Weight is largely determined by the balance of calories in and calories out so if you eat too much and exercise too little, you’re likely to pack on excess pounds of belly fat. The trouble with belly fat is that it’s not limited to the extra layer of padding located just below the skin, it also includes visceral fat which lies deep inside your abdomen surrounding your internal organs and is linked with far more dangerous health problems.
Suck your belly in as tight as you can, approximate how many inches of fat you have from the muscle wall outward. Now approximate how many inches of fat you have from the back muscle wall outward. Add these two numbers together and this is the approximate number of inches of fat inside your body’s cavity which cannot expand and is squeezing against your organs. This means that fat is putting pressure on your heart, kidneys, liver, intestines, colon, pancreas, gall bladder, appendix, reproductive organs, and stomach. Now factor in the list of health problems linked to overweight and obesity listed below and imagine the years of life ahead of you. Cancer — “Excess body fat now seen as major cause of cancer” says Laurence Kolonel, Deputy Director of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, who authored the new preventability estimates. “We now know that carrying excess body fat plays a central role in many of the most common cancers,” he said. Type 2 Diabetes — Being overweight causes cells to change, making them resistant to insulin. Insulin carries sugar from blood to the cells, where it is used for energy. When a person is insulin resistant, blood sugar cannot be taken up by the cells, resulting in high blood sugar. As well, the cells that produce insulin must work harder to try to keep blood sugar normal. This may cause cells to gradually fail. Fatty Liver Disease — Fatty liver disease, occurs when fat builds up in the liver and causes injury. Fatty liver disease may lead
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to severe liver damage, cirrhosis (scar tissue), or even liver failure. Fatty liver disease usually produces mild or no symptoms. Kidney Disease — Obesity increases the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, the most common causes of chronic kidney disease. Your kidneys filter blood, removing extra water and waste products. Your kidneys also help control blood pressure so that your body can stay healthy.
GET TO KNOW THESE TWO NUMBERS Knowing two numbers may help you understand your increased risk of developing health problems due to excess weight:
Osteoarthritis — Extra weight places added pressure on joints and cartilage causing them to wear away. In addition, people with more body fat may have higher blood levels of substances that cause inflamed joints increasing the risk for osteoarthritis High Blood Pressure — Having a large body size can increase blood pressure because your heart needs to pump harder to supply blood to all your cells. Excess fat may also damage your kidneys, which help regulate blood pressure.
1. Your body mass index (BMI) score: • Normal: BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 • Overweight: BMI of 25 to 29.9 • Obese: BMI of 30 or higher 2. Your waist size. Women with a waist size of more than 35 inches (89 centimeters) have higher chances of developing diseases related to excess body fat.
Heart Disease — This includes high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. In addition, excess weight may cause changes to your heart that make it work harder to send blood to all the cells in your body. Losing body fat can help you get cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar under control, decreasing your risk of a stroke. Losing body fat and lowering your BMI can greatly decrease your likelihood of getting cancer. Losing weight can improve all of these conditions.
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Meet & Greet with former PM
Training Pays Off While conducting normal drilling operations recently, Rig 449 experienced an engine fire on their Detroit 12V 2000 P12 series engine which was driving the mud pump. The crew had all been trained in the use of fire extinguishers as a part of the training program provided by Savanna. Regular drills and emergency exercises had been conducted by the rig crews to prepare for such an event. The driller first observed smoke and flames coming from the mud pump engine, sounded the alarm and called the crew to fight the fire. The driller pulled off bottom and then hit the ESD and closed in the well. Crew members picked up 9-kilogram dry powder extinguishers and attacked the fire resulting in a fire that was totally extinguished within three minutes of it having first been observed by the driller. The Rig Manager shut off the fuel supply trailer to ensure no further flow of fuel. Comments by one of the crew members to the HSE team investigating the incident: “I didn’t realise how much our emergency training helped me until faced with a real fire, when all my training came back to me about how to use the extinguisher, I was able to use with the PASS method and being helped by other trained crew members we extinguished the fire” The emergency was managed exceptionally well in this case. The crew managed to restrict the fire damage to the engine wiring loom and engine Electronic Control Units (ECU). They are now even more mindful of the benefits of appropriate training and regular emergency drills. 14
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Claudia de Beer and Ben Day attended the Australian Resource People Summit for the Australian Mines & Metals Association this year in Pertha and got to meet John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia.
Purchasing & Stores
The Savanna stores brand new truck and carrier on its maiden voyage.
Rig 66 with Pete and Hoppo during non-destructive testing.
Rig 67 at Fairview with Benson Blackey and Nathan McCarthy working on the floor.
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Crackdown at Tiananmen Square begins (1989).
Heimlich Maneuver published for first time (1974).
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A.G. Bell makes first sound transmission (1875).
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Pepsi Cola company is formed (1903).
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Supreme Court rules ok to burn US flag as a political expression (1989).
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Austria uses first paper currency (1762).
Jaws released (1975).
Lizzie Bordon acquitted (1893).
Lorena Bobbitt amputates husband’s penis (1993).
Doughnut created (1847).
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Amelia Earhart becomes first female to fly across Atlantic (1928).
Ben Franklin flies kite during thunderstorm (1752).
Congress adopts the Stars & Stripes (1777).
Miranda rights established (1966).
Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor (1885).
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Ship passenger throws bottle with note overboard in 1910; later found in Queensland on June 6, 1983.
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Alice Cooper’s pet snake was bitten by a rat it was trying to eat and dies (1977).
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First car is stolen (1896).
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Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (1849).
John Wayne dies (1979).
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Contraception by married couples is legalized in the U.S. (1965).
First day of the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) (1944).
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Automatic washer & dryer introduced (1907).
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U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell (1997).
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Kim Campbell becomes Canada’s first female PM (1993).
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The world’s first ATM is installed in Enfield, London (1967).
UPC bar code scanned for the first time (1974).
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Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, MI (1953).
iPhone goes on sale (2007).
Tunguska meteor collision in Siberia knocks down 80 million trees (1908).
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