Posts Tagged ‘Hydraulic Fracturing’

OSHA Alert For Hydraulic Fracturing Hazards

Thursday, December 18th, 2014

OSHA  has highlighted dangerous activities in Fracking such as driving and erecting rig towers.
There is also warnings of the dangers of explosions and poisonous hydrogen sulfide during flowback operations.

While many operations may well have already initiated precautions to protect their workers from the hazards this is something that needs to be brought forward and made everyone

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Denton Texas Approves Ban On Hydraulic Fracturing

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

On November 4, voters in Denton Texas approved the ban on hydraulic fracturing. This is clearly a blow to the oil and gas industry. Denton is atop the Barnett shale formation, the site where commercial fracking was first implemented.

Despite the contributions of the industry and to the state’s economy, it became clear that residents are more concerned … Read More...