Train Your Employees
Learn about OSHA requirements and resources for training oil and gas workers by:
- Reading the general safety training and education requirement in OSHA's oil and gas standards. See 29 CFR 1926.21.
- Reviewing the specific training requirements in OSHA's oil and gas standards. Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines. OSHA Publication 2254 (1998). Also available as a 724 KB PDF.
- Downloading OSHA 10-Hour Oil and gas Industry Outreach-Trainer Presentations.
- Visiting OSHA's Training and Reference Materials Library page.
- Watching OSHA videos on reducing oil and gas hazards.
- Review OSHA's oil and gas-related Spanish-language material.
Recordkeeping, Reporting and Posting
- Recordkeeping: OSHA generally requires oil and gas employers to keep records of workplace injuries and illnesses (29 CFR 1904). If you had 10 or fewer employees during all of the last calendar year (29 CFR 1904.1), you are exempt from the recordkeeping requirements (unless asked to do so in writing by OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- Reporting: OSHA requires all employers, regardless of size or industry, to report the work-related death of any employee or hospitalizations of three or more employees. Read about OSHA's reporting requirements (29 CFR 1904.39).
- OSHA Poster: All employers must post the OSHA Poster (or state plan equivalent) in a prominent location in the workplace. Where employers are engaged in activities that are physically dispersed, such as oil and gas, the OSHA Poster must be posted at the location to which employees report each day (see 29 CFR 1903.2).
- Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records: An OSHA standard (29 CFR 1910.1020) requires employers to provide employees, their designated representatives, and OSHA with access to employee exposure and medical records.
NOTE: If your workplace is in a state operating an OSHA-approved state program, state plan recordkeeping regulations, although substantially identical to federal ones, may have some more stringent or supplemental requirements, such as for reporting of fatalities and catastrophes. Contact your state program directly for additional information.