Safety 2013 Proceedings

558 Surface Spills in Hydraulic Fracturing and Recommendations for Safety Management (I)

Instructor: Jennifer Sahmel, MPH, CSP, CIH, ChemRisk, LLC, Boulder, CO

Description: The potential for groundwater contamination resulting from surface spills at natural gas well sites remains largely uncharacterized. This session will address an analysis of data from spills in Weld County, CO with groundwater impact reported to Colorado in 2010, and 2011 identified opportunities for improved safety management of liquid materials on the surface.

Level: I