A recent story on National Public Radio spotlighted the issue, saying that thousands of oil industry workers are nearing retirement age, leaving significant gaps in maritime worker ranks, both in terms of numbers and oil industry experience. The article identifies the origins of the situation as going back to the 1980s oil busts when crude prices dropped by more than half, forcing companies to let go of workers en masse. Many did not refill those positions as the industry regained momentum and now there is a chasm in the oil industry workforce as older maritime workers retire.

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This period of transition across the oil industry is going to be complicated and every oil platform rig employee-whether new, mid-career or retiring-must be extremely cautious and committed to learning everything they can about safety procedures and equipment.
The oil industry is a backbone of this nation’s economy and every maritime or offshore company should do all it can to protects its employees from oil rig accidents by investing time and money into effective safety training and equipment.

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