Liberty Mutual Offers Safety Tips to Energy Industry

Workers in the oil and gas industries routinely work around heavy machinery, hazardous materials and chemical byproducts — exposures that can put them at risk for occupational disease. A new white paper from Liberty Mutual Insurance outlines ways that energy companies can reduce those risks. The measures include training teams on the hazards of working with heavy machinery and hazardous materials, cautioning workers to avoid direct skin contact with hazardous materials as much as possible and providing workers with personal protective equipment, plus requiring that ...