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NIOSH Investigating Causes of Oil Field Injuries & Accidents
NIOSH Investigates the Causes of Oil Field Injuries & Accidents Officials at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are currently conducting a groundbreaking study, focusing on the causes of oil field accidents and injuries. As the largest study of its kind to date, this investigation involves a survey of roughly 500 oil f …
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Oil Field Accidents: An Overview of the Causes and Impacts (Pt. 2)
Picking up from where Oil Field Accidents: An Overview of the Causes and Impacts (Pt. 1) left off, below we will resume our discussion of oil field accidents.While the first part of this blog series took an in-depth look at the types and causes of oil field accidents, here, we will focus on some of the things that can be done to protect workers, as well as …
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Oil Field Accidents: An Overview of the Causes and Impacts (Pt. 1)
In light of our recent blog on the spike in oil field accident deaths in the U.S. over the past few years, it’s a good time to point out some of the causes of oil field accidents. In this blog series, we will highlight the: Various types of oil field accidents that can occurThe forms of negligence that often endanger oil field workers, increasing the ri …
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Oil Field Accident Deaths Increase as Drilling Quickly Expands in U.S.
Oil field accident deaths have sharply increased over the past few years, with the quick expansion of drilling operations putting oil field workers in serious jeopardy.Despite the economic slowdown of recent years and the struggling employment market, one industry – the oil industry – continues to thrive and has actually seen a more than 23 percent inc …
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