NIOSH signs Alliance Program Ambassador agreement with OSHA, National STEPS Network
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) entered into a new Ambassador status agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Service, Transmission, Exploration, and Production Safety (STEPS) Network to prevent illnesses, injuries, and fatalities among workers in the oil and gas extraction industry.
NIOSH, OSHA, and the National STEPS Network have worked together collaboratively through OSHA’s Alliance Program to protect oil and gas workers since 2014. Workers in the oil and gas extraction industry face numerous hazards including motor vehicle crashes, falls, fatigue, and exposure to silica, hydrocarbon gases and vapors, or noise.