Protecting Oil and Gas Workers from Hydrocarbon Gases and Vapors

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Workers at oil and gas extraction sites could be exposed to hydrocarbon gases and vapors, oxygen-deficient atmospheres, and fires and explosions when they open tank hatches to manually gauge or collect fluid samples on production tanks. These exposures can have immediate health effects, including loss of consciousness and death. This video describes the hazards associated with manual gauging and fluid sampling on oil and gas production tanks and describes steps that employers and workers can take to do this work safely. You can watch the video on the NIOSH YouTube channel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Emergencies Explosions Fires Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Oxygen Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Chemical Hazards Emergency Response Employee Exposure Employee Health Fluids Gases Gas Industry Hazard Communication Hazard Recognition Health Effects IDLH Immediately Dangerous To Life Or Health Manual Materials Handling Oil Industry Oils Oxygen Deficient Atmospheres Personal Protective Equipment Respirators Respiratory Equipment Sampling Sampling Methods Social Media Storage Containers Toxic Gases Toxic Vapors Vapors Video Worker Safety

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2017158d
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Moving Image
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Videorecording
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050213
• Citation:
  Denver, CO: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2017-158d, 2017 Aug; :13:25
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:31a493a648ea81e5cd0579c33d82bba6f9426af66db484e32748f17004b3963d6c82ed8daec744aa6ca65ef7f81f6e558c8e89d590321cf96f7e6b0ff250e742
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210088/cdc_210088_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 67.86 KB ]