If you missed our webinar on “How to develop an effective SOP”, here is a quick infographic to summarise what you missed. Sign up to DrillSafe to receive updates on when this webinar will be happening again.
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I am one of the luckiest people in the exploration industry because I get to visit the drilling operations of a number of contractors in a variety of countries. I get to see shallow diamond core operations, deep coring operations, dual-tube reverse circulation and rotary percussion operations.
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The exploration drilling industry is undoubtedly experiencing significant pressure to improve levels of safety performance through the implementation of a number of safety innovations…
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The exploration drilling industry is undoubtedly experiencing significant pressure to improve levels of safety performance through the implementation of a number of safety innovations such as hands-free rod handling, remote control of drill rigs, above ground sump systems, cameras and wrench-free drill sites amongst others.
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The exploration drilling industry is undoubtedly experiencing significant pressure to improve levels of safety performance through the implementation of a number of safety innovations such as hands-free rod handling, remote control of drill rigs, above ground sump systems, cameras and wrench-free drill sites amongst others.
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The exploration drilling industry is undoubtedly experiencing significant pressure to improve levels of safety performance through the implementation of a number of safety innovations such as hands-free rod handling…
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The exploration drilling industry is undoubtedly experiencing significant pressure to improve levels of safety performance through the implementation of a number of safety innovations such as hands-free rod handling, remote control of drill rigs, above ground sump systems, cameras and wrench-free drill sites amongst others.
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We are all familiar with nylon ropes, these ropes are commonly known as ski ropes and are used in many everyday applications. Nylon ropes stretch a great deal and so they store a great deal of energy when under load.
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The second alternative to standard steel wire ropes is ultra-high strength steel wire rope.
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The Oxford English dictionary defines a standard operating procedure (SOP) as: “A series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner”.
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I can hear many people muttering that all these standard operating procedures (SOPs) are just making more work for the already overworked contractors and they are not necessary – “our guys know what to do”.
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A standard operating procedure (SOP) is essentially made up of two parts: the front end: which will include detail about the purpose of the SOP, applicable legislation etc.; the body: which details the tasks, the hazards and the actual steps to be followed.
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The very first step is to clearly define the scope of the SOP, for example; “Tripping the drillstring using the main hoist on an Atlas Copco CS14 drill rig” or “Tripping the drillstring using the main hoist on a Sandvik DE710 drill rig”.
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Over many years of doing safety audits on drilling operations, I frequently come across the same mistakes on site - missing SOPs.
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Re-inductions at the start of the year are a critical part of your safety management system. This unfortunate accident illustrates what could go wrong if we ignore this.
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This article looks at a few innovations introduced to eliminate some of the hazards associated with inner-tube head assemblies and overshots.
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Despite the very clever innovations that have been introduced to reduce the risks associated with wireline retrieval, the industry still experiences accidents related to wireline operations.
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This article provides some recommendations as a first step in reducing the risks associated with wireline retrieval operations.
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A summary of the relevant legal requirements of wireline retrieval operations.
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In order to fully appreciate the hazards associated with wireline retrieval, a thorough understanding of the process is required. This article explains the processes involved as a starting point for a better understanding of the hazards.
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