Hard Hats Protect Our Greatest Safety Device Brock Yordy July 6, 2017 No Comments The most complex and fragile piece of equipment on the jobsite is our brain, and one slight impact could change your life forever.Read More
Colorado School of Mines Introduces New Safety Training Tool School Says Hands-On Training Approach is More Effective April 10, 2017 No Comments Mobilize Rescue System offers guidance for medical emergency management.Read More
Striving for a 100-Percent Safety Record Jeremy Verdusco January 1, 2017 No Comments I’m not exactly what you’d call a walking encyclopedia of OSHA policies, guidelines and interpretations.Read More
For Drillers, Early Experiences Add Up to Safety Mentality Wayne Nash November 1, 2016 No Comments The drilling industry has changed a lot in the 50 years I have been involved.Read More
Safety Has to Be a Lifestyle on Drilling Jobs John Schmitt November 1, 2016 No Comments Those of you who are regular readers of this column know that I usually write about “what I know.”Read More
Drilling Contractors Reduce Risk with Distracted Driving Policies Brian Maeck November 1, 2016 No Comments For Boart Longyear employees, “DNT TXT N DRV” is merely the beginning.Read More
For Drilling Contractors, There's Safety in Sharing Brock Yordy November 1, 2016 No Comments Today’s safety practices in the oil and gas market are just as relevant to the water well-drilling industry.Read More
2015 NDA Safety Award Winners Announced Award Recipients Demonstrate Above Average Safety Records October 11, 2016 No Comments The two safety record categories are 10,000-250,000 Annual Exposure Hours and 250,001-500,000 Annual Exposure Hours.Read More
And This Year's Golden Auger Award Goes To ... Maybe There Should Be An Award for Each Well Safely Completed Jeremy Verdusco July 19, 2016 No Comments The Driller is a finalist for a publishing industry award for an editor's column on safety.Read More
Emergency Action Plans Keep Drilling Jobs Safe Brock Yordy May 1, 2016 No Comments We prepare for every drilling scenario possible, but we do not do a good enough job preparing for the worst.Read More