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Health
Our health publications address health issues relevant to the international oil and gas and wider energy sector, including the health aspects of employees, customers and the general public who may be impacted by the activities and products of the industry.
- A critical review of current biological monitoring techniques for the assessment of exposure to low levels of benzene
- A recommended fitness standard for the oil and gas industry
- Air quality and its association with human health effects - an update
- An investigation of mortality and cancer incidence in United Kingdom oil refinery workers 1951-2011
- An investigation of mortality and cancer incidence in United Kingdom petroleum distribution workers 1951-2011
- Application of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) requirements for carcinogens at oil refineries and terminals
- EI Research report: Offshore workers medical consultation study
- Fitness assessment instruction manual
- Decommissioning within the offshore UK oil and gas industry: a practical guide to worker health protection
- Guidance note on immunisation recommendations for offshore medics
- Guidance on health surveillance
- Guidance on occupational infection with blood borne viruses for health care workers in remote sites or installations
- Guidelines for the medical and physical fitness requirements of emergency response team members
- Guidelines for the medical aspects of work for the onshore oil industry
- Health Technical Information Sheets
- Implementation of pregnant workers directive management of health & safety at work (amendment) regulations 1994
- Major benzene study results
- Medical standards for fitness to wear respiratory protective equipment
- The influence of climatic factors on work performance in the oil and gas industry
- The physical demands of sea survival training
- Aseptic bone necrosis in commercial divers
- Health Technical note: The difference between medical standards and physical capacity assessments
- The Mental Health Framework
- A literature review on the ageing workforce
- Air quality and its association with respiratory disease
- Cooling tower maintenance and other controls for the effective management of Legionella risk
- COVID-19: The new normal - A framework to assist an organisation when planning to return to normal operations post COVID-19
- EI Research report: Extremely low frequency fields: An investigation into the potential effects of EU directive 2013/35/EU on the energy sector
- EI Research report: Exposures to asbestos from work on removal of compressed asbestos fibre gaskets
- Good practice guidance for controlling noise on offshore installations
- Guidance for occupational physicians on expanding their role into the field of environmental medicine in the petroleum industry
- Guidance note on immunisation recommendations for offshore medics
- Guidelines for the medical aspects of work for the onshore oil industry
- Health Technical Information Sheets
- Health and safety issues in the oil industry related to sudden or unexpected generation of H2S by micro-organisms
- Implementation of pregnant workers directive management of health & safety at work (amendment) regulations 1994
- Legionellosis risk management and Legionella control. Guidance for oil and gas facilities, offshore platforms and refineries
- Legionellosis risk management and legionella control guidance for vehicle wash systems
- Looking forward. Health as a business management issue in the 21st Century
- Major benzene study results
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheets for offshore installations: Overview
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.1: Business case for addressing manual handling & ergonomics risks
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.2: Design, provision and use of manual handling aids
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.3: Management of performance influencing factors
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.4: Manual handling hazards from specialist operations
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.5: Package, storage and movement of loads from containers
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.6: Effects on manual handling of PPE in adverse weather
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.7: Manual handling on and around the helideck
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.8: Manual handling and management of hoses
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.9: Manual handling of gas bottles and cylinders
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.10: Emergency evacuation of ‘big people’
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.11: Injury prevention – Hands and upper limbs
- Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheet no.12: Injury prevention – Back and lower limbs
- Occupational health provision
- Petroleum road tanker drivers: Evaluation and exposure to noise
- Practical guidance for managing the health risks associated with drilling fluids
- Principles of the assessment and control of on-site acute health risks from accidental hydrocarbon releases: Guidance for oil & gas facilities, offshore installations and refineries
- Procedures for reporting occupationally related illness
- Report on leukaemia risks in relation to benzene exposure
- The human health effects of benzene
- The influence of climatic factors on work performance in the oil and gas industry
- Workshop on fatigue