API’s more than 600 members consist of large incorporated companies, in addition to expedition and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms.( Image: iStockphoto/ NNPA)< a class="mh-twitter "href ="https://www.blackpressusa.com/press-room-new-report-shows-robust-natural-gas-and-oil-industry-commitment-to-workplace-safety/"onclick="window.open('https://twitter.com/share?text=PRESS+ROOM%3A+New+Report+Shows+Robust+Natural+Gas+and+Oil+Industry+Commitment+to+Workplace+Safety:&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpressusa.com%2Fpress-room-new-report-shows-robust-natural-gas-and-oil-industry-commitment-to-workplace-safety%2F','twitterShare ', 'width=626, height= 436'); return false; "title="Tweet This Post">< a class ="mh-pinterest"href= "https://www.blackpressusa.com/press-room-new-report-shows-robust-natural-gas-and-oil-industry-commitment-to-workplace-safety/"onclick="window.open( 'https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpressusa.com%2Fpress-room-new-report-shows-robust-natural-gas-and-oil-industry-commitment-to-workplace-safety%2F&media=https://www.blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oil-and-gas-featured-web.jpg&description=PRESS+ROOM%3A+New+Report+Shows+Robust+Natural+Gas+and+Oil+Industry+Commitment+to+Workplace+Safety','pinterestShare','width=750, height= 350'); return false;" title= "Pin This Post"> < meta itemprop ="contentUrl"content="http://blackpressusa.com//wp-content/uploads/2013/06/logo.jpg" >< period itemprop="author"itemscope itemtype= "http://schema.org/Person"> < meta itemprop ="name"material="PRESS SPACE: New Report Shows Robust Gas and Oil Market Commitment to Work Environment Security">< a class="mh-print" href="javascript:%20window.print%20()" title="Print this article" > Staff members of the natural gas and oil market experience injuries and illnesses at a rate significantly below the U.S. personal sector due to industry practices and dedication to safety WASHINGTON– API today released its detailed Office Security Report revealing that occupational injuries and illness for the gas and oil industry occur at a considerably lower rate than the U.S. personal sector and are continuing to decrease. “Security has always been vital to the gas and oil industry. As this report demonstrates, the market’s leading work environment security record reflects our dedication to safe and healthy working environments,” stated Debra Phillips, vice president of API Global Industry Solutions (GIS). “With strong industry leadership, we continue to improve our approach to training, prevention and continuous enhancement– integrating advanced technologies, products and practices as we strive towards our industry-wide goal of no events.” Industry’s security efforts are acknowledged by the chief authorities on safety, consisting of the U.S. Occupational Security and Health Administration (OSHA), which has actually integrated a variety of API’s suggested practices for work environment security into< a href="https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/?oilgaswelldrilling/safetyhazards.html" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > the company’s own requirements. The
Workplace Safety Report compares the safety rates of job-related nonfatal injuries and diseases of the U.S. gas and oil market with comparable U.S. industries. Information in the report is from the < a href="http://www.bls.gov/iif/" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Health Problems (SOII) the < a href="https://www.bsee.gov/resources-and-tools/compliance/safety-and-environmental-management-systems-sems/ocs-performance-measures" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the < a href="http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/data-stats" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > Pipeline Hazardous Products Safety Administration. Data from the Office Security Report includes: In addition to launching its report, API was happy to partner with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for < a href="https://www.osha.gov/safeandsoundweek/" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > “Safe + Sound Week” a nationwide occasion in August of 2018 to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of security and health programs. This includes management leadership, employee participation and a methodical technique to finding and repairing risks in workplaces. API likewise published a handbook, < a href="https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/health-and-safety/worker-and-worksite-safety-resources/worker-safety-rules-to-live-by" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > “Rules to Live By,” that contains essential safety pointers for employees and employers. Each page of the handbook might be printed as a poster to advise employees of essential safety pointers while doing things such as < a href="https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/health-and-safety/worker-and-worksite-safety-resources/worker-safety-rules-to-live-by/working-at-heights" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > working at heights, executing < a href="https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/health-and-safety/worker-and-worksite-safety-resources/worker-safety-rules-to-live-by/stop-work-authority" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > stop work authority or < a href="https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/health-and-safety/worker-and-worksite-safety-resources/worker-safety-rules-to-live-by/driving-safely" target =" _ blank" rel="nofollow" > driving safely. API is the only national trade association representing all facets of the natural gas and oil market, which supports 10.3 million U.S. tasks and nearly 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API’s more than 600 members include big incorporated companies, in addition to exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply companies. They offer most of the country’s energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 47 million Americans.