M10.5: Occupational safety and health organization (CDC - NIOSH)

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The Oil and Gas Extraction Program is sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The mission of the program is to conduct research, partner with stakeholders, and develop workplace solutions to improve worker safety and health for those in the industry. The program provides leadership to control or eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among workers which is critical to the energy infrastructure. One of their initiatives was to educate on preventing fatigue driving while working. Motor vehicle crashes cause over 40% of the work related deaths in the industry as a result of insufficient sleep, long distances travelling to well sites, and long work shifts. The strategies expressed included: limiting the number of ours worked, provide a rested driver to transport workers from sites, and more importantly providing opportunities for workers to get sufficient sleep. 

 While I am not working in the oil and gas extraction industry, I am a consumer. I can say that I need to be more considerate in the amount of gas I purchase. I am aiming to use more public transportation once school is completed. In addition, I drive a lot, thus their initiative to prevent fatigue driving was meaningful given that I sometimes to risk driving while sleep deprived. I can't escape from my driving duties, but I should find more opportunities in my schedule to get sufficient sleep so as not to harm others when I am driving.






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  1. UnknownNovember 5, 2018 at 7:04 PM

    Hi Daisy,
    You brought a very important point, most of us are not directly involved with the oil and gas extraction industry but we are all consumers. I love that you are trying to take more public transportation. I always feel fatigued with the amount of driving that I do as well. I think public transportation might be able to help us reduce that fatigue and improve the air quality.
    Great post!
    Kera

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  2. UnknownNovember 7, 2018 at 7:27 PM

    Hi Daisy,

    Thank you for an informative post about the Oil ad Gas Extraction program that is sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NIOSH is such an important organization, which provides solutions through interventions based on research and I know that there needs to be continued research and changes regarding oil and gas extraction and for the workers in this industry. That is a great point you bring up about being a consumer and becoming more conscious of your use of gasoline.

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