Safety & Technical Committee
Members:
Robert Fleming – Team Drilling Ltd.
John Stringer – Major Drilling Group
Gerry Cooke – Aggressive Drilling Ltd.
Robert Steadman – Foraco Canada Ltd.
Convention Committee
Michelle White – Fordia Powered by Epiroc
DEC Commitee
D. Ross- Hy-Tech Drilling
Bert Hettrich- ISO Certification
Safety Advisories
A company had two incidents within a week involving the knives they use. The worker was attempting to cut the “O” ring while using the OLFA style knife.
The worker did not remove his finger from the switch, which allowed the retractable knife to stay out. His hand then slipped and cut through his glove and required 3 stitches. They have now switched to WISS auto-retracting knife.
Utility Knife:
Auto-Retracting Knife: