DISA's Minot, North Dakota Health and Safety Center is now offering safety training courses for the oil and gas industry. Both the SafeLand Basic Orientation and OSHA 10 General Industry courses are currently being offered.
DISA will be presenting a combined SafeLand-SafeGulf Basic Orientation on Thursday, May 30th. This safety awareness course is designed as an alternative to multiple operator orientations and is accepted by more than 25 leading oil and gas operators as meeting their requirements.
On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The form is available for immediate use by employers. Employers who need to make necessary updates to their business processes to allow for use of the new Form I-9 may continue to use other previously accepted revisions (Rev.02/02/09)N and (Rev. 08/07/09)Y until May 7, 2013 date. After May 7, 2013, all employers must use the revised Form I-9 for each new employee hired in the United States.