Health
Fawaz Bitar, BP's senior vice president for HSE and carbon, spoke at a recent health, safety, and environment conference in Aberdeen about the importance of health in the industry. Here is a transcript of his speech.
The report presents data from 35 participating member companies.
New Mexico is the second-largest oil producer in the US behind Texas. Drawing immense wealth from the Permian Basin, the state relies on a workforce—often Latino men—who are subjected to harrowing conditions that lead to death, injury, disease, and terrible tolls on mental health and family life.
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Millions of workers are exposed to noise in the workplace every day and, when uncontrolled, noise exposure may cause permanent hearing loss. Research demonstrates exposure to certain chemicals, called ototoxicants, may cause hearing loss or balance problems, regardless of noise exposure. -
Starving employees are growing too weak for heavy labor, hobbling the refineries that keep the economy running.
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A recent study found that female mice exposed during prenatal development to chemicals used in unconventional oil and gas operations had abnormal mammary glands in adulthood.
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The objective of these studies was to determine whether occupational exposure to gasoline engine emissions (GEE) increased the risk of lung cancer and, more specifically, whether leaded or unleaded GEE increased the risk.
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court on 23 January unanimously ruled that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed or injured on the job.
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A professor who the EPA charged with reviewing its 2016 study on hydraulic fracturing’s possible drinking water impacts shared her observations on the flawed process that led to the agency’s final conclusion.
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Long-term studies of oil spill responders are urgently needed as oil spills continue to occur. To this end, the prospective Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort study was established . DWH oil spill responders and nonresponders who were members of the US Coast guard were included.
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A professor, whom the EPA charged with reviewing its 2016 study on hydraulic fracturing’s possible effects on drinking water, shared her observations on the process that led to the agency’s final conclusion.
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The objective of this study was to estimate the economic burden of lung cancer and mesothelioma from occupational and paraoccupational asbestos exposure in Canada.
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Workers exposed to extreme cold or who work in cold environments may be at risk for cold-related illnesses and injuries.
