How Do Occupational Health Risks Translate To Environmental Issues For The Oil and Gas Industry?
The oil and gas industry makes the argument that with better technology and modern operating practices that environmental impacts of drilling are minimal and mitigated. and therefore acceptable ‘on balance’ (paraphrasing). This argument overlooks the human factor of new, badly trained workers. And it ignores the generally recognized correlation mentioned at the outset of this post. Until the industry gets the occupational fatality and injury rates down significantly, it has no credibility on environmental impacts. None. Let’s hope the cost of the thousands of US oil field injuries that occur each year are covered by employer-paid health care benefits. More Holes To Drill, So Little Time To Do It “Drill Baby Drill” Screams Punctuate McCain’s Energy Policy in … Tax & Spend Versus Drill & Spend: An Alaskan Political Conundrum … Quote of the Day: Michele Bachmann on “The Perfect Place To Drill … Quote of the Day: Tom Friedman on “Invent, Invent, Invent … The Empire Strikes Black: M
