Occupational Health and Safety Considerations in Oil and Gas Extraction Operations
The onshore oil and gas industry has experienced rapid growth in upstream extraction production, in part due to the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in unconventional wells. Although hydraulic fracturing is not a new process, its use has increased significantly in the past decade with the introduction of horizontal drilling and multistage fracking technologies. With the rise in production has come an escalation in risks of occupationally related injury, illness, and fatality. These risks are described together with some approaches to risk reduction and remediation.
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Authors:
- Mulloy, Karen B
- Publication Date: 2014
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 41-46
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Serial:
- The Bridge
- Volume: 44
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: National Academy of Engineering
- ISSN: 0737-6278
- Serial URL: http://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge.aspx
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Hydraulic fracturing; Natural gas; Occupational safety; Oil exploration; Resource extraction; Risk management
- Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I15: Environment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01541585
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 21 2014 2:11PM