NORA Oil and Gas Research Agenda Questionnaire

Form Approved
OMB No. 0920-0953
Exp. Date xx/xx/20xx

NORA Oil and Gas Research Agenda Questionnaire

The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect information from partners to understand which occupational safety and health issues are
most critical for future research and collaboration. This questionnaire asks you to identify the topics and issues that you believe are the
highest priority in the U.S. oil and gas extraction (OGE) industry. The results from this survey will be used to facilitate discussions of
these priorities, resulting in the NORA Oil and Gas Extraction Research Agenda. Your responses are confidential and will not be
disseminated to the public.

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1. Please review the safety hazards below and indicate which you consider to be Low, Medium, or High
priority research areas for improving worker safety in the oil and gas extraction industry:

Low priority

Medium priority

High priority

On the job roadway incidents
Well-site motor vehicle incidents
Commuting
Contact injuries (struck by/caught between/dropped objects)
Fires and explosions
Pressure-related events
Falls from height
Electrocutions
Heat/Cold Stress
Musculoskeletal disorders
Slips/trips
Pinch point injuries
Noise
Other (please specify)

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2. Please review the list of health hazards below and indicate which you consider to be Low, Medium, or
High priority for improving worker health in the oil and gas extraction industry:
Low priority

Medium priority

High priority

Respirable Silica
Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM)
Hydrocarbon gases and vapors
Benzene
NORM
Hydrogen Sulfide
Dermal Exposures
Chronic Health hazards (i.e. cancer, respiratory disease)
Acute health hazards (i.e. hydrogen sulfide, hydrocarbon gases)

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3. Please review the list of cross-cutting issues below and indicate which you consider to be Low,
Medium, or High priority for improving worker safety and health in the oil and gas extraction industry:

Low priority

Medium priority

High priority

Making the business case/conducting cost-benefit analyses for
health and safety
Defining a set of leading indicators for the OGE industry
Ensuring effective contractor management
Establishing evidence-based lifesaving rules
Increased use of Process Safety Management
Increased use of Safety Management Systems
Improving Safety Climate in the OGE industry
Ensuring safety and health during the great crew change
(retirement of older workforce and transition to younger workers)
Improving emergency response
Lock Out/Tag Out improvements
Engineering Controls
Improved use of multi-gas monitors
Increased use of PPE (flame retardant clothes, respirators,
hearing protection, etc.)
Worksite wellness (i.e. smoking cessation, substance abuse
prevention, nutrition)
Evaluation of existing federal and state regulations and their effect
on health and safety
Assessing the existence and needs for recommended practices to
address current safety and health hazards on the wellsite
Improving health and safety of small companies
Evaluation of industry-specific education and training programs
Identifying the safest shift length and shift rotation situations
Evaluation of geographic differences in safety and health hazards
(e.g. weather, road infrastructure)
Other (please specify)

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4. Please rank (1 being most important) the top 2 research activities for reducingsilica exposures in the
oil and gas extraction industry (considering the new OSHA silica standard):

1st priority

2nd priority

Evaluation of existing engineering controls being used by
industry
Development of new engineering controls
Surveillance for silicosis
Ongoing exposure assessment during hydraulic fracturing
Other (please specify)

5. Please rank (1 being most important) the 2 most criticalcontrol technology evaluation activities for
improving worker safety and health in the oil and gas extraction industry:
1st priority

2nd priority

Silica controls
Alternative produced fluid sampling strategies (without opening
hatch)
Permeation of drilling fluids into skin
Drilling rig controls (i.e. pipe handling, automated tongs)
“Smart” Lock-out/Tag-out controls (e.g. remote alerts)
Remote monitoring of lone workers
Other (please specify)

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6. Please rank (1 being most important) the 3 most criticalsurveillance activities for improving the type
and quality of data collected in the oil and gas extraction industry:

1st priority

2nd priority

3rd priority

Expand to include long term health effects (i.e. respiratory
disease, cancer)
Identify and analyze work related hospitalizations
Track Near Misses/High Potential incidents voluntarily
submitted by companies
Complete case reports with in-depth investigations of serious
incidents
Collect voluntarily submitted leading indicator data
Collect voluntarily submitted injury and illness data
Other (please specify)

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7. Please rank (1 being most important) the 3 worker groups that you consider the highest priority for
improving worker safety and health in the oil and gas extraction industry:

1st priority

2nd priority

3rd priority

Short service employees (new, inexperienced workers)
Hispanic workers
Non-English speaking workers
Temporary workers
Small contractor employees
Young workers
Aging workforce
Lone workers
Other (please specify)

8. Please rank (1 being most important) the 3 motor vehicle safety issues that you consider the highest
priority for research and intervention.
1st priority

2nd priority

3rd priority

Fatigue
Seatbelt use
Speeding
Journey management (minimizing road travel and associated
risks, e.g. weather)
Load securement
Distracted driving
Contractor management
Musculoskeletal injuries
Commuting
Other (please specify)

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9. Please rank (1 being most important) the 2 types of motor vehicle technologies most in need of
evaluation.

1st priority

2nd priority

Fatigue/distracted driver detection
In-vehicle monitoring
Journey management technologies
Predictive analytics
Other (please specify)

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10. Please review the list communication products below and select those most effective for
disseminating research-based recommendations to safety and health professionals in the oil and gas
extraction industry? (Select all that apply)

Short videos
Hazard Alerts
Online training tools
Apps (on the phone)
Life-saving rules
Virtual reality tools
Scientific articles
Trade journal articles
Conference presentations
Other (please specify)

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11. Please review the list communication products below and select those most effective for
disseminating research-based recommendations to workers in the oil and gas extraction industry? (Select
all that apply)

Short videos
Hazard Alerts
Online training tools
Apps (on the phone)
Life-saving rules
Virtual reality tools
Scientific articles
Trade journal articles
Conference presentations
Other (please specify)

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