Posts Tagged ‘Oil’

California To Implement New Safety Regulations For Oil Refineries

Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Setting new safety regulations is on the agenda for the State of California.
It has become necessary to look into safer work practices with the advent of aging refineries that were not set up with proper safety practices that would help eliminate accidents.

Failures in equipment, injury and loss of life in the oil and gas industry are … Read More...

Explosion Problems In the Oil Drilling Industry

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Working in the oil and gas industry is very good pay but has more deaths from fires and explosions than any other private industry.

The oil and gas industry employs less than 1 percent of the U.S. workforce, but in the past five years it has had more than 10 percent of all workplace fatalities from fires and … Read More...

Man Dies At Oil Company Worksite

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

After being overcome by gas fumes a 68-year-old man dies at an oil company worksite in western Manitoba while entering a building at the worksite.

http://news.ca.msn.com/local/manitoba/man-dies-at-manitoba-worksiteRead More...