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Hazard Identification and Assessment: Purpose

This document identifies hazards employees may face from chemicals in gas streams. It notes that employees performing tasks like pigging and repairing gas lines or demolishing oilfield equipment could be exposed to dangerous chemicals. It provides a risk assessment matrix and lists chemicals commonly used in oil exploration that can be hazardous, even in small amounts. The danger is that the presence of these chemicals can't always be correctly identified. Proper training is required to ensure employee safety when handling unknown chemicals in gas streams.

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Hazard Identification and Assessment: Purpose

This document identifies hazards employees may face from chemicals in gas streams. It notes that employees performing tasks like pigging and repairing gas lines or demolishing oilfield equipment could be exposed to dangerous chemicals. It provides a risk assessment matrix and lists chemicals commonly used in oil exploration that can be hazardous, even in small amounts. The danger is that the presence of these chemicals can't always be correctly identified. Proper training is required to ensure employee safety when handling unknown chemicals in gas streams.

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Activity:  Doc No:  HAZ‐ID 

E&B Oilfield
Pipeline Technition / Gas Plant  Initial Issue Date  4/1/2015 
Services Inc. 
Chemicals in Gas Stream  Revision Date:  4/1/2016 
Revision No.  1 
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT  Next Revision Date:  4/1/2017 
Preparation: 
Authority:  Danny Abegglen  Issuing Dept:  Safety  Page:  1 of 4 
David Abegglen 
 

Purpose 
 Chemicals in Gas Stream 

Key Responsibilities 
 E&B Management will provide task appropriate training to all employees for Chemicals in Gas Stream 
 Supervisors / Leads are required to ensure all employees have adequate training  
 E&B Employees should make sure they feel comfortable before left on their own while in training

Hazard and Risk Identification 
Employees  MAY  be  exposed  to  dangerous  Chemicals  in  Gas  Stream  during  (but  is  not  limited)  to  the  following 
activities: 
 Pigging gas lines 
 Repairing gas lines 
 Demolition of oilfield equipment 
 

Risk Assessment   
Hazards are classified and ranked based on severity.  The program identifies hazards are classified/prioritized and 
addressed  based  on  the  risk  associated  with  the  task.    (See  the  risk  analysis  matrix  outlining  severity  and 
probability). 
 
 
Many different chemicals are injected at various points for the oil and gas production process.  Starting with the 
drilling  process,  chemicals  are  injected  down  hole  to  help  solve  a  wide  verity  of  problems  such  as  scaling  and 
bacteria growth.  Once injected these chemicals can exist in the formation for years.  They can also return to the 
surface with the production fluids (crude oil, gas and water).  These chemicals can then be dispersed by and be 
present throughout the production process.   
 
These  chemicals  can  be  dangerous  down  to  the  parts  per  billion  level.    Exposure  to  some  chemicals  may  be 
accumulative, meaning that the chemical levels may build up in your body over time.   
 
Below  is  a  list  of  chemicals  that  are  commonly  used  in  oil  exploration.    The  “S”  signifies  that  the  chemicals  are 
“suspect” in causing the listed hazard.   
 
The  danger  in dealing  with these  chemicals  is  that  it  is  impossible  to  correctly  identify  if  they  are  present  every 
time.   
Activity:  Doc No:  HAZ‐ID 
E&B Oilfield
Pipeline Technition / Gas Plant  Initial Issue Date  4/1/2015 
Services Inc. 
Chemicals in Gas Stream  Revision Date:  4/1/2016 
Revision No.  1 
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT  Next Revision Date:  4/1/2017 
Preparation: 
Authority:  Danny Abegglen  Issuing Dept:  Safety  Page:  2 of 4 
David Abegglen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Activity:  Doc No:  HAZ‐ID 
E&B Oilfield
Pipeline Technition / Gas Plant  Initial Issue Date  4/1/2015 
Services Inc. 
Chemicals in Gas Stream  Revision Date:  4/1/2016 
Revision No.  1 
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT  Next Revision Date:  4/1/2017 
Preparation: 
Authority:  Danny Abegglen  Issuing Dept:  Safety  Page:  3 of 4 
David Abegglen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E&B OILFIELD SERVICES INC.   RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX – CHEMICALS IN GAS STREAM 
 
CONSEQUENCE  PROBABILITY 
Environment  A B C  D  E

Reputation 
Several  Multiple 
Severity 

Not  Once a 
People 

Assets 

Rarely  Times in a  Times in a 


Done  week 
Week  Day 

No health  No 

effect  damage 
No effect  No impact    X       
Slight health  Slight 

effect  damage 
Slight effect  Slight impact    X       
Minor health  Minor  Limited 

effect  damage 
Minor effect 
impact 
  X       
Major health  Localized  Considerable 

effect  damage 
Localized effect 
impact 
  X       
Major  National 
4  Single fatality 
damage 
Major effect 
impact 
  X       
Multiple  Extensive 

fatalities  damage 
Massive effect  Global impact    X       
 
Manage for continuous improvement Incorporate risk reduction measures Intolerable
Key 
(Low)  (Medium)  (High) 
   

Unidentified  chemical 
injury.
Activity:  Doc No:  HAZ‐ID 
E&B Oilfield
Pipeline Technition / Gas Plant  Initial Issue Date  4/1/2015 
Services Inc. 
Chemicals in Gas Stream  Revision Date:  4/1/2016 
Revision No.  1 
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT  Next Revision Date:  4/1/2017 
Preparation: 
Authority:  Danny Abegglen  Issuing Dept:  Safety  Page:  4 of 4 
David Abegglen 
 
 

Risk Controls/Methods to Ensure Identified Hazards Are Addressed and Mitigated 
The following describes how identified hazards are addressed and mitigated:  
 Assume that dangerous chemicals are present every time.  
 Avoid contact with liquids and vapors whenever possible. 
 Standard Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times.   
 Additional PPE is required is chemicals are identifiable (label tank present) and SDS sheets are available. 
 Remove contaminated clothing and wash with water. 
 If irritation occurs contact your supervisor immediately.   
 

JSA Sample 

The following describes how identified hazards are addressed and mitigated:  

 
 
Basic Job Step  Potential Injury or Hazards Mitigation / Tools
Assume presence of 
dangerous chemicals.  
Pigging gas line  Chemical contamination 
Avoid contact with 
proper PPE.  
 

Other Info 

 
 

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