Oil workers' rights 21st-century fossil fuel regulations in the United States

the occupational safety , health administration within u.s. department of labor sets requirements oil companies must abide treatment of employees; among them, employers provide employees safe , healthful workplaces , , employer must held responsible should employee denied rights. title vii of civil rights act, prevents company not hiring on basis of race, sex, religion, or national origin applies oil rig workers. because oil rig workers can working outside osha has jurisdiction within mainland u.s., state or maritime laws may apply instead in cases of unemployment, security checks, , safety regulations responsibilities falling on transportation security administration, fbi, bureau of ocean energy management, , u.s. coast guard. united steelworkers union advocates employees of oil industry.

pointe-à-pierre refinery , fenceline community

as of 2015, there no stringent enforcement of overtime or hazard pay. workers have complained lax attitude of refineries toward improvement of safety measures , equipment resulting in 2015 united steel workers oil refinery strike. agreement reached determine more standardized safety regulations , improve pay , health care costs. such safety regulations important fenceline communities disproportionately impacted pollution generated refining facilities , in people of color tend majority. there has been historic precedence of siting refineries in existing communities of color. bill introduced in 2006 passed house of representatives intent expedite siting process of states offering federal assistance in form of expertise in fields relevant consideration of federal refinery authorizations .