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0 0 <br /> 2.5 DRILLING SAFETY GUIDE <br /> 2.5.1 An Introduction To Drilling Safety <br /> The organization where you work is interested in your safety, not <br /> only when you are working on or around a drill rig, but also ,when <br /> you are traveling to and from a drilling site, moving the drill rig <br /> and tools from location to location on a site, or providing <br /> maintenance on a drill rig or drilling tools. This safety guide <br /> is for your benefit. <br /> Every drill crew should have a designated safety supervisor. The <br /> safety supervisor should have the authority to enforce safety on. <br /> the drilling site. A rig worker's first safety responsibility is <br /> to listen to the safety directions of the safety supervisor. <br /> 2.5.2 Governmental Regulations <br /> All local, state, and federal regulations or restrictions, <br /> currently in effect or effected in the future, take precedence over <br /> the recommendations and suggestions that follow. Government <br /> regulations will vary from country to country and from state to <br /> state. <br /> 2.5.3 The Safety Supervisor <br /> The safety supervisor for the drill crew, in most cases, will be <br /> the drill rig operator. <br /> • The safety supervisor should consider the <br /> "responsibility" for safety and the "authority" to <br /> enforce safety to be a matter of first importance. <br /> • The safety supervisor should be the leader in using <br /> proper personal safety gear and set an example in <br /> following the rules that are being enforced on others. <br /> • The safety supervisor should enforce the use of proper <br /> personal protective safety equipment and take appropriate <br /> corrective action when proper personal protective safety <br /> equipment is not being used. <br /> • The safety supervisor should understand that proper <br /> maintenance of tools and equipment and general <br /> "housekeeping" on the drill rig will provide the <br /> environment to promote and enforce safety. <br /> • Before drilling is started with a particular drill, the <br /> safety supervisor must be ensured that the operator (who <br /> may be the safety supervisor) has had adequate training <br /> and is thoroughly familiar with the drill rig, its <br /> controls, and its capabilities. <br /> • The safety supervisor should inspect the drill rig at <br /> least daily for structural damage, loose bolts and nuts, <br /> proper tension in chain drives, loose or missing guards <br /> or protective covers, fluid leaks, damaged hoses, and or <br /> damaged pressure gauges and pressure relief valves. <br /> 2.5-1 <br />