Niosh

Federal Safety Study to Survey Hundreds of Oil/Gas Workers

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is preparing to send questionnaires to hundreds of onshore oil and gas (O&G) extraction workers in three states next year, part of a three-year study designed to make the industry safer.

September 17, 2015

NIOSH Says VOCs From Sampling Tanks Responsible For Nine Deaths

Researchers with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) said nine oil and gas extraction workers were killed over a five-year period after inhaling volatile organic compounds (VOCs) while manually gauging or sampling production tanks at oil and gas well sites.

April 14, 2015