Oil and well drilling and servicing activities involve many various sorts of equipment and materials.
Vehicle Collisions
Workers and equipment are required to be transported to and from well sites. Wells are often located in remote areas and need traveling long distances to urge to the sites. Highway vehicle crashes are the leading explanation for oil and gas extraction worker fatalities. Roughly 4 of each 10 workers killed on the work during this industry are killed as a result of a highway vehicle incident (Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries). the subsequent OSHA and NIOSH documents provide guidance on recognizing and controlling vehicle-related hazards:
Vehicles
Motor Vehicle Safety. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page. Addresses hazards as well as controls, and standards related to automobiles.
Work Zone Traffic Safety. OSHA QuickCard™ (Publication 3267). Covers traffic safety in short.
Fatal Facts, Oil Patch No. 1-2012. Report on a fatality due to a vehicle hazard.
Motor Vehicle Safety. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety & Health Topic. Lists NIOSH publications as well as current research into occupational automobile safety.
Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Prevention Strategies as well as for Employers. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-136, (March 2004). Provides statistics on work-related vehicle accidents and prevention options for employers.
How to Prevent Fatigued Driving at Work – These fact sheets for employers and workers have information about fatigue and the way to remain safe behind the wheel. they’re also available in Spanish.
Drive Safe. (September 2019). Video developed by Helmerich as well as Payne to market safe driving in the oil and gas extraction industry.
Struck-By/ Caught-In/ Caught-Between
Three of each five on-site fatalities within the oil and gas extraction as well as industry are the results of struck-by/caught-in/caught-between hazards (OSHA IMIS Database). Workers could be exposed to struck-by/caught-in/caught-between hazards as well as from multiple sources, including as well as moving vehicles or equipment, falling equipment, and high-pressure lines. the subsequent OSHA and NIOSH documents provide guidance on recognizing and controlling these hazards:
