SAFETY STANDARDS ON ALL DRILLING EQUIPMENT
- Two strategically located push button Emergency Stop buttons
- Physical auger guarding
- Hydraulic lockout function stops rotation in an instant
- Engine guards
- Lockout battery isolation switches
- Guarding of any and all rotating equipment
- Whip checks fitted to pressurised hoses
- Hose wrap around all exposed hydraulic hoses
- Long handled shovels
- Grounding device where required
- Safety hooks for winch lines
- Manual device for cuttings removal (wheel barrow/drum trolley)
- Amber flashing light
- Bollards or equivalent for sectioning off work areas
- Reflective stickers on equipment
- Spare PPE
- All controls properly labelled
- Strategically located fire extinguisher
- First aid kit
- Spill kit
- Respirators or equivalent
- Mobile phone with emergency contact information
- Operations manual
- Trained staff
- Licence staff
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