Jun 28

2022 CDDA Safety Awards Winners

The Canadian Diamond Drilling Association presents awards annually and quarterly to member drilling companies that have achieved the lowest accident frequency or the highest reduction in accident frequency. All member companies are eligible for an award if they have presented their statistics for each quarter of the year and have not had a fatality during the qualifying year. Awards are given in different categories based on the number of man-hours worked during the year. The Henry Skowronski Memorial Award recognizes the company with the best reduction in accident frequency on a percentage basis. The 2022 Quarter Awards and Annual Awards were announced at the 78th Annual General Meeting and are as followed:

Surface Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year End Overall winners
Over 100 K Foraco Canada Team Drilling Geotech Drilling Foraco Canada Geotech Drilling
30-100 K Geotech Drilling Geotech Drilling RJLL Forage Drilling Geotech Drilling Bryson Drilling
Under 30 K Driftwood Diamond Drilling Ltd. Bryson Drilling Bryson Drilling Boart Longyear N/A
 

 
Underground Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year-End Overall Winners
Over 100 K Boart Longyear Boart Longyear Boart Longyear Geotech Drilling Boart Longyear
30-100 K Hytech Drilling Inc. Major Drilling Hy-Tech Drilling Inc. Foraco Canada N/A
Under 30 K Forage G4 Drilling Team Drilling Geotech Drilling Team Drilling

Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations A Glencore Company

HENRY SKOWRONSKI MEMORIAL AWARD: Team Drilling 

Members who were unable to attend the 78th CDDA AGM and Convention can expect to receive their awards through the mail. Annual Zero Frequency Certificates will be provided electronically. Recipients to be announced. To participate in the 2023 Awards, interested members can register for the portal by emailing ashleycdda@gmail.com.

Congratulations to all the winners, and to all our participants, thanks for continuing to promote safety and standards in the diamond drilling industry.

About The Author

Ashley is responsible for implementing CDDA’s marketing and advertising campaigns; preparing reports while also assisting with planning conventions, meetings and tradeshows.