OSHA has signed a two-year alliance (PDF*)
with the National Service, Transmission, Exploration & Production Safety
Network and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to
prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities among workers in the exploration and
production sector of the oil and gas industry.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health Dr. David Michaels signed the agreement prior to his keynote address at
the Oil & Gas Safety and Health Conference in Houston, Texas, where more
than 2,100 industry representatives, safety and health organizations, and
educators gathered to collaborate on ways to improve safety in the oil and gas
industry.
"Too many oil and gas industry workers are being
hurt or killed on the job," said Dr. Michaels. "These tragedies are
preventable and we need to work together to address hazards, prevent injuries
and save lives."
At the conference, Assistant Secretary Michaels announced
the release of a new booklet for the Oil & Gas Industry, Hydraulic
Fracturing and Flowback Hazards Other than Respirable Silica (PDF*).
The booklet was the product of the OSHA oil and gas workgroup with assistance
from the National STEPS network team.
For more information, read the news release.
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