Keep Your Crew Safe During Horizontal Directional Drilling
December 25, 2018 6:34 pm Leave your thoughtsAs horizontal drilling contractors in Roseville, CA, we are often asked this question by clients and friends: How do you ensure that your crew is safe during a horizontal drilling job?
Like any job that involves heavy equipment, directional drilling inherently carries some physical danger with it. But a crew can drastically reduce that risk by putting a little effort into ensuring that they are prepared for a job, that they track their drill and that they know what to do in the case of an emergency.
For those who are curious, here is some more information about how we stay safe during a horizontal directional drilling project in Roseville, CA.
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Obviously, not all danger and unexpected curveballs can be avoided just by planning. But the fact remains that the more prepared you are, the better equipped you will be to execute the job well, and to deal with any surprises that come your way.
In fact, we put countless hours into planning out every facet of our jobs before we even start operating a drill. That allows us to be as safe as possible, which in turn makes us quicker and more cost effective, which our clients always appreciate. What sets our team apart from other drilling contractors in Roseville, CA is our dedication to safety and jobsite preparation.
Know your resources
Before starting a directional drilling job, we need to coordinate with local utilities. This ensures that we don’t make a stupid mistake that could have been avoided.
First, we call 811. By calling this number, we can alert utility providers about when we will be working on a specific job, and how this might affect local utilities. It will also prevent them from doing something unsafe with the utility lines while we are working on them.
Next, we triple-check all locations, so we know we are working in exactly the right spot.
Finally, our team uses a vacuum excavator to expose lines. This allows us to fully inspect the lines and make sure they are still fully intact, and that we can keep it that way during our job.
Track your drill
Here’s another important component to keeping our directional drilling jobs safe for all involved: we must always track our drills.
Tracking a drill means knowing exactly where each part of the drill is at all times. If we didn’t do this, then a rogue drill head could easily hit a utility line, which could negatively affect hundreds or thousands of people. This is the last thing we want to have happen on our watch, which is why we keep very precise track of our drills at all times.
Always professional
A safe directional drilling crew is an effective directional drilling crew. Here at Es7 Comm-2 U, Inc., we take pride in being an experienced, safe and responsible company. If you would like to learn more about our team and our services, please call today for more information on horizontal directional drilling in Roseville, CA.
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