NIOSH, Calif. Public Health Department Team Up on Oil-Gas Safety Video

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has partnered with the California Department of Public Health's occupational health branch (CDPH-OHB) to release a video on oil and gas tank gauging safety.  The 13-minute video features interviews with gas and oil extraction workers, interspersed with tips on how employers and workers can reduce injuries from exposure to toxic gases and oxygen-deficient atmospheres. Employers can implement engineering controls that eliminate the need to open tank hatches, conduct hazard assessments, instate procedures to protect work...