NIOSH Program Portfolio

Oil and Gas Extraction

Outputs: Publications

Selected Publications

Fatal injuries in the upstream U.S. oil and gas extraction industry
Well Servicing 2011 Sept/Oct; (52): 18-21
External link: http://wellservicingmagazine.com/node/745

Mortality Statistics for the US Upstream Industry: An Analysis of Circumstances, Trends, and Recommendations
2011 SPE Americas E&P Environmental & Safety Conference, 21-23 March 2011, Houston, Texas.
External link: http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/Preview.do?paperNumber=SPE-141602-MS&societyCode=SPE

Effective Training: A Case Study from the Oil and Gas Industry
Professional Safety, March 2011: 40-47.
External link: http://www.safetybok.org/effective_training_a_case_study_from_the_oil__gas_industry/

NIOSH Field Effort to Assess Chemical Exposure Risks to Gas and Oil Workers
DHHS(NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-130 (January 2010)

Injury Risks among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers by Company Type and Size
2009 SPE Americas E&P Environmental & Safety Conference, 23-25 March 2009, San Antonio, Texas.

Fatalities Among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers – United States, 2003-2006
MMWR 2008 Vol.57 / No.16: 429-431

Safety First!
Next Gen Oil & Gas 2007 Jan; (180):268732

Comprehensive Safety Recommendations for Land-Based Oil and Gas Well Drilling
DHHS(NIOSH) Publication No. 83-127 (September 1983)
This report analyzes the safety hazards to which workers are exposed during the drilling of land-based oil and gas wells.

NIOSH Program:

Oil and Gas Extraction

Program Description
Inputs
• Sector Description
• Economic Factors
• Occupational Risks
• National Research Agenda (NORA)
• NIOSH Strategic Goals
• Emerging Issues
• Partners
• NIOSH Contacts
Activities
• NIOSH Research Projects
Outputs
• Publications
• Topic Pages
• Products
• Research to Practice