
Environmental Remediation Drilling
Safety Guideline
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INTRODUCTION
This publication gives guidance to address some of the most common safety concerns that should be
considered while performing drilling activities. It is not intended to address every possible situation that
may arise or every hazard which may come to exist during drilling activities.
The intended audience for this guideline includes:
• Customers and client companies the work is performed for
• Facility managers
• Engineers
• Geologists
• Project managers
• Environmental health and safety professionals and managers
• Site health, environmental, and safety (HES) officers
• Drillers and rig operators
• Driller helpers
• Field technicians
• Utility clearance companies and field crews
Your safety is an ongoing concern for you, the organization for which you work, and the companies that you
perform work for…in other words, safety is everyone’s concern.
This drilling safety guideline has been prepared to assist the environmental remediation industry in
understanding drilling and direct push safety guidelines and common practices. When working on a project
where more stringent safety practices are required, always defer to the more conservative practice. It
contains suggested safety practices and is not intended to establish standard industry requirements. This
guideline is to assist workers associated with the environmental remediation industry to work safely and
with close adherence to environmental requirements. Many aspects of drilling and direct push safety can
only be accomplished by using every worker’s intelligence, careful attention to detail, and common sense.
The vision of this guideline is to provide a brief summary of some of the best available drilling safety
knowledge in the remediation industry. By adopting these proven practices, you can reduce the potential for
personal injury and safety related losses.
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