NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Spring Health and Safety Summit 2023

Spring Health and Safety Summit 2023: Psychosocial Stressors in the Oilfield

April 12-13, 2023, 12:00-4:00 pm ET daily*

A free virtual summit highlighting state-of-the-art knowledge on assessment and control of workers’ exposures to psychosocial stressors and health effects in the oilfield. Organized by the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Oil and Gas Extraction Council. Hosted on Zoom Webinar by the Center for Health, Work & Environment.

Agenda topics include:

  • Advances in fatigue research
  • Mental health and substance use in the oilfield
  • NIOSH research and OSHA programmatic updates

Registration is open. Zoom link and calendar invitation will be sent upon registering.

Past Events

NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Spring Health and Safety Summit 2022

This virtual summit was held April 6–7, 2022, and was organized by the NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Council. The summit provided updates regarding state-of-the-art knowledge on occupational exposures to noise and heat stress in the upstream oil and gas industry. Agenda topics included advances in occupational noise and heat stress exposure and control; latest NIOSH research, including on noise and ototoxic exposures, hearing protection devices and other PPE, and heat stress fatalities in the oilfield; and OSHA regulatory updates related to noise and heat stress. Attendees included industry and government leaders, management and worker representatives, and occupational health and safety professionals working on the industry’s upstream side.

Silica in the Oilfield 2.0

The NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Council organized the Silica in the Oilfield Summit 2.0 with support from the Center for Health, Work & Environment. This virtual event was held on April 13 and 14, 2021, and brought together over 300 representatives from NIOSH, OSHA, and upstream oil and gas industry partners to provide state-of-the-art knowledge on the control of workers’ exposures to respirable crystalline silica in the oilfield.