BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.spegcs.org/events/3556/\r\n\r \nEvent Title: Emerging Occupational Health Issues in Unconventional Oil a nd Gas Exploration and Production – a NIOSH Perspective\r\nStart Date / Time: Apr 11, 2017 11:30 AM US/Central\r\nLocation: Marathon Conference Ce nter Rm P1021\r\nSpeaker: Dr. Bradley King PhD, MPH CIH\r\nGoogle\r\nhttp: //maps.google.com/maps?q=5555+San+Felipe,Houston,Texas,77056\r\n\r\nForeca st\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/77056\r\n\r\nIn 2010, NIOSH ini tiated the Field Effort to Assess Chemical Exposures in Oil and Gas Worker s to determine if chemical exposure risks were present for workers during drilling, completions and servicing operations. This presentation describe s continuing industrial hygiene field research NIOSH has conducted focusin g on a number of compounds identified for which oil and gas extraction wor kers have significant exposure risks. Specifically, NIOSH researchers have conducted exposure assessments for respirable crystalline silica (quartz) at 11 hydraulic fracturing operations in 5 states. Full-shift exposures w ere found to exceed occupational exposure criteria set or recommended by O SHA, NIOSH, or ACGIH. Additionally, industrial hygiene field research has also been conducted for exposures to hydrocarbon gases and vapors associat ed with hydraulic fracturing and flowback operations and during manual tan k gauging and sampling activities. Results of these studies identified sig nificant risks for over-exposures to these gases and vapors as well as low oxygen concentrations while gauging and sampling. A series of worker deat hs related to these exposures have also been identified. Improved controls and worker protections for the identified risks have been recommended as a result of research findings and will be discussed.\r\nPARKING AND ADDITI ONAL INFORMATION:\r\nVisitor parking is available in the Visitor Garage, l evels G-1 and G-2. Parking is metered and payable by credit card only. All visitors must check-in on level 2 at either the Tower Concierge Desk or t he Marathon Oil Corporation Reception Desk. Please have photo identificati on available upon check-in.\r\nLunch will be provided at 11:30, followed b y the speaker&rsquo\;s presentation at 12:00.--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By T endenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid3556@spegcs.org SUMMARY:Emerging Occupational Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Production – a NIOSH Perspective DTSTART:20170411T163000Z DTEND:20170411T180000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240329T073117Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Marathon Conference Center Rm P1021 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
In 2010, NIOSH initiated the Field Effort to Assess Chemical Exp osures in Oil and Gas Workers to determine if chemical exposure risks were present for workers during drilling, completions and servicing operations . This presentation describes continuing industrial hygiene field research NIOSH has conducted focusing on a number of compounds identified for whic h oil and gas extraction workers have significant exposure risks. Specific ally, NIOSH researchers have conducted exposure assessments for respirable crystalline silica (quartz) at 11 hydraulic fracturing operations in 5 st ates. Full-shift exposures were found to exceed occupational exposure crit eria set or recommended by OSHA, NIOSH, or ACGIH. Additionally, industrial hygiene field research has also been conducted for exposures to hydrocarb on gases and vapors associated with hydraulic fracturing and flowback oper ations and during manual tank gauging and sampling activities. Results of these studies identified significant risks for over-exposures to these gas es and vapors as well as low oxygen concentrations while gauging and sampl ing. A series of worker deaths related to t hese exposures have also been identified. Improved controls and worker pro tections for the identified risks have been recommended as a result of res earch findings and will be discussed.
PARKING AND ADDITIONAL INFORM ATION:
Visitor parking is available in the Visitor Garage, levels G -1 and G-2. Parking is metered and payable by credit card only. All visito rs must check-in on level 2 at either the Tower Concierge Desk or the Mara thon Oil Corporation Reception Desk. Please have photo identification avai lable upon check-in.
Lunch will be provided at 11:30, followed by t he speaker&rsquo\;s presentation at 12:00.