Occupational health and safety aspects of oil and gas extraction

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• Personal Author:
  Cook-Shimanek M ; Esswein, Eric J. ; King, Bradley S. ; Retzer, Kyla D. ; Cook-Shimanek M ; Esswein, Eric J. ; King, Bradley S. ; Retzer, Kyla D.
• Description:
  The oil and gas (O&G) extraction workforce has an annual fatality rate seven times higher than all United States (US) workers (Mason et al., 2015). Manual labor, long work hours around heavy machinery, multiple contractors working on well sites simultaneously, and the constant movement of people and equipment (mainly on rural roads) contribute to elevated occupational fatality rates in this industry. Historically, the fatality rate for O&G extraction workers correlated with level of activity (e.g., number of active drilling rigs) (CDC, 2008). However, recent research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC NIOSH) showed that, despite a twofold increase in the number of workers and a 71% increase in active rigs during 2003-2013, there was a 36% decrease in the fatality rate (Mason et al., 2015). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Environmental Exposure Hydrocarbons Metals Mortality Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Particulate Matter Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Silicon Dioxide Solvents Transportation Vehicle Emissions Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Crystalline Silica Diesel Engines Drilling Drill Rigs Exposure Levels Fatalities Gases Gas Industry Hydrogen Sulfide Machinery Metal Compounds Oil Industry Particulates Respirable Dust Risk Factors Vapors Work Environment Workers

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• ISBN:
  9780128041116
• Publisher:
  Elsevier
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book ; Book
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division ; WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  93-105
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048114
• Citation:
  Environmental and health issues in unconventional oil and gas development. Kaden DA, Rose TL, eds. Waltham, MA: Elsevier, 2016 Jan; :93-105
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Editor(s):
  Kaden DA; Rose TL ; Kaden DA; Rose TL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Oil and Gas Extraction ; Oil and Gas Extraction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental and health issues in unconventional oil and gas development
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202974/cdc_202974_DS1.pdf
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