The state of North Dakota, OSHA and MonDaks Safety Network formed an alliance recently to improve oil field safety. The group plans to take on safety standards relating to hydrocarbon inhalation, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
Oil field workers often have to climb atop large tanks to monitor crude oil stored on well sites. When they open them, they can be exposed to potentially fatal carbons, like butane and benzene, present in Bakken crude.