Leading Hazards at Oil and Gas Sites
Electrical: Almost all oil and gas employers must consider the hazards associated with electricity (i.e., electric shock, electrocution, fires and explosions).
- Review OSHA booklets: Controlling Electrical Hazards. OSHA Publication 3075 (2002)
- Read the standards:
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart K
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page: Electrical - Standards
Learn more:
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page: Electrical
Trenching and Excavation are among the most hazardous oil and gas operations.
- Read a QuickCard: Working Safely in Trenches [PDF* - 322 KB] OSHA Publication 3243 (2011) (English and Spanish)
- Read a fact sheet: OSHA Fact Sheet: Trenching and Excavation Safety: English [PDF* - 249 KB] and Spanish [PDF* - 282 KB]
- Get a poster: Trenching Poster: English [PDF* - 249 KB] OSHA Publication 3215 (2011) and Spanish [PDF* - 263 KB] OSHA Publication 3255 (2011)
- Review an OSHA booklet: Excavations. OSHA Publication 2226 (2002). Also available as a 536 KB PDF.
- Read the standards:
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page: Trenching and Excavation - Oil and gas
Learn more:
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page: Trenching and Excavation - Oil and gas
- OSHA Oil and gas eTool: Trenching and Excavation
- OSHA Technical Manual Chapter: Excavations - Hazard Recognition in Trenching and Shoring