Vehicles + Motorized Equipment Pose Ignition Hazard at Wellsites
By Heather Douglas “In the United States between 2005 and 2015, there were 85 deaths due to fires or explosions at oil and gas wellsites, including 27 ignited by mobile engines or auxiliary motors.” United States Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OHSA), June 2017. This summer, the Americans issued a safety alert…