Workplace Monitoring for Oil & Gas
Find occupational hygienists for oil and gas workplace monitoring in Australia. Benzene, H₂S, VOCs, noise, and heat stress monitoring for upstream and downstream operations.
Common Exposures
Oil and gas operations — from upstream exploration and production through to downstream refining and petrochemical processing — present complex exposure scenarios involving toxic gases, flammable vapours, noise, and extreme thermal environments.
Key contaminants include benzene (IARC Group 1 carcinogen), hydrogen sulfide (immediately dangerous to life), VOCs from process streams, and diesel particulate from generators and mobile equipment. LNG facilities add cryogenic hazards and noise from compression trains. Monitoring programmes must accommodate FIFO rosters, simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), and confined space entry requirements.
Key Hazards
- !Benzene
- !Hydrogen sulfide
- !VOCs and hydrocarbon vapours
- !Noise
- !Heat stress
- !Diesel particulate matter
- !Mercury (natural gas processing)
- !Ammonia
Recommended Monitoring
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