health, Safety and environmental Orientation

Orientation helps new and transferred employees become familiar with Marathon HES policies, expectations and worksite rules. Every contractor and subcontractor employee must receive a formal safety orientation, as a condition of work authorization, before working at a Marathon site.

A three-level orientation is recommended:

Industry Safety Orientation
Safeland,TM SafegulfTM and IADC's HSE Rig PassTM orientation are accepted by Marathon as meeting the industry safety orientation requirement. The OSHA 10 Hour orientation is acceptable provided that the elective and optional components address the key job hazards.

Equivalent, in-house safety orientation programs may be acceptable if they include the topics covered in the Safeland syllabus and the program has been reviewed by Marathon in advance of the work. Those topics are listed below:

  • Incident reporting and investigation
  • Accident prevention signs and tags
  • Hand safety
  • Back injury prevention
  • Behavioral safety
  • First aid/CPR/AED
  • Confined Space
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • Drug and Alcohol
  • Hazcom
  • Electrical Safety (non-qualified)
  • Intervention (training)
  • Fire prevention and portable fire extinguishers
  • Walking working surfaces
  • Job Safety and Environmental Analysis
  • Personal Protective Equipment, Respiratory
  • Prevention of workplace violence
  • Fall protection: introduction
  • Permitting
  • Onshore/Offshore orientation and emergency evacuation
  • Environmental
  • Excavation - trenching and shoring
  • Occupational Health

Marathon HES Orientation
A Marathon site safety orientation must be received by each contractor and subcontractor employee that will be involved in safety sensitive work at a Marathon location. The orientation is provided by Marathon at the worksite and/or field office and should be requested by the contractor in advance of the work. Contractor employees may be asked for proof of orientation by the onsite Marathon supervisor. The Marathon HES Orientation must be repeated every 24 months.

Contractor Organization Safety Orientation
Contractors are expected to provide a formal orientation to new employees before they start work. The orientation should cover company policies, programs, procedures, and rules. Contractor orientations are verified by Marathon during formal audits.

Note: Safety orientations provide an awareness level understanding of work hazards and may not fulfill training requirements, as prescribed by regulations, industry or Marathon standards.