NIOSH – Oil and Gas Extraction Program

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• Personal Author:
  Moller K
• Description:
  During 2018, the oil and gas extraction industry, which is comprised of oil and gas operators, drilling contractors, and well service companies, employed approximately 470,000 workers. During 2003-2017, 1,566 oil and gas extraction workers were killed on the job, resulting in an annual fatality rate more than six times higher than the rate among all U.S. workers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Oil and Gas Extraction Program works with partners in industry, trade associations, professional organizations, government, academia, and labor to improve the health and well-being of oil and gas extraction workers. Traditionally, the program has sought to reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities through epidemiologic surveillance, identifying and characterizing physical and chemical exposure hazards, developing and evaluating engineering controls, and disseminating high-impact communication products. Recently, the NIOSH Oil and Gas Extraction Program has recognized the need to expand the program's research to examine work organization factors, especially as they relate to fatigue, prescription and illicit drugs, and substance use/misuse in the industry. Oil and gas extraction activities often involve physical labor; occur around the clock and often in remote locations; outside in all weather conditions; and with employees and contractors from multiple employers working simultaneously. In addition, employees often work a 12-hour shift for two weeks at a time and, when working, may live in temporary or shared housing at or near the well site making quality sleep difficult. The need to address these and other workplace factors has culminated in the development of a new intermediate goal in the NIOSH Strategic Plan that addresses fatigue, work organization, and substance use/misuse in the oil and gas extraction industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Fatigue Mortality Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Workplace
• Keywords:
  Drillers Drilling Drug Abuse Drugs Fatalities Gas Industry Injuries Injury Prevention Oil Industry Oil Refinery Workers Outdoor Workers Safety Research Shift Work Shift Workers Sleep Deprivation Substance Abuse Work Environment Worker Health Worker Safety Work Organization

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• Publisher:
  American Psychological Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  56
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058570
• Citation:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2019 Nov; :56
• Contact Point Address:
  Kyle M. Moller, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Western States Division, 315 E Montgomery Avenue, Spokane, WA, 99207, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:efdabffd310247d3a069511876347060ccaad55ceee19621b251a9c03e04167c0f8281ec2b63464712dcbf1746d6ba9e042a4338737fa7230467e3db8e3051a0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221633/cdc_221633_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 124.46 KB ]