Flowback Tanks (NIOSH photo)
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The National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is requesting assistance from oil
and gas stakeholders to better characterize the types and magnitude of risks
for exposing workers to volatile chemicals during oil and gas extraction. NIOSH
is also seeking recommendations for developing and implementing exposure
controls
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A new blog
on NIOSH's website summarizes flowback operations, addresses related reports of
recent worker deaths, and identifies preliminary recommendations to reduce the
potential for hazardous exposures. NIOSH is focusing interest on this subject
after learning about several worker deaths associated with flowback operations
through media reports, OSHA officials and members of the academic community.
For safety and
health resources and information about the oil and gas industry, visit OSHA's Oil and Gas Extraction Web page.
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