New Video on Protecting Oil & Gas Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  A new video is now available to reduce oil and gas worker injuries and fatalities from exposure to toxic gases during tank gauging. The video is a collaboration of the Occupational Health Branch (OHB) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). You can watch a short preview, or the full-length video. There are thousands of workers employed in oil and gas extraction in California - a workforce that is critical to the energy infrastructure of the nation. Workers at oil tank sites can be exposed to hydrocarbon gases and vapors, oxygen-deficient atmospheres, fires, and explosions when they open tank hatches to manually gauge (measure) fluid levels or collect fluid samples. These preventable exposures can have immediate health effects, including loss of consciousness and death. OHB's Fatality Assessment Control and Evaluation (FACE) Program has additional videos to educate workers and employers on how to prevent on-the-job injuries and fatalities. Videos and supporting materials can be found on the FACE Digital Stories Page. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Gas Industry Injury Prevention Occupational Health Oil Industry Toxic Gases Vapors
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059711
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Watch: September 2017. Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2017 Sep; :1-2
• Email:
  OHW@cdph.ca.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Watch
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:138c76762fe99182d4596849bf3fa7416b4ce0faee095c7221533a41d19e5e1c78e7cf1b159d4b27193b49dad35e8d347348c4825d3c089a60cf4262758dca13
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223838/cdc_223838_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 63.07 KB ]