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The AF-120 arrives with the kelly bars off. While the kelly bars are on the ground, be sure to grease the swivel. Attach the cable onto the swivel, lower the rotary to the base of the mast, then lower the mast to the ground. The mast should be leaning outward two or three degrees. Begin to lift the kelly bars. As you lift the kelly bars they will slide toward the drill rig. Keep the foot of the mast on the ground, and lift the kelly bars off the ground. The receiver of the kelly bars should be a couple inches above the rotary head. Bring the top of the mast back (slowly) until the kelly bars are centered in the rotary. Keep in mind that the A-Frame needs to rest against the mast at all times. If the A-Frame turns, then the mast will have to be pushed out again to realign the A-Frame. Lower the kelly bars into the rotary, you may have to get help to align the racks on the kelly bars with the racks in the rotary head. Then lower the kelly bars through the head. Lift the rotary head to its fullest extent. Slowly lower the mast, keeping the pads of the A-frame on the rails of the mast. Asbestos Procedures Prior to drilling in asbestos or suspected asbestos areas,the drilling manager and health and safety manager must be notified. When asbestos is encountered during drilling operations,the following waste handling procedures will be implemented: 1) When working outside of the areas where asbestos waste is known to have been deposited, any waste appearing to possibly contain asbestos is uncovered, all asbestos handling procedures will be immediately placed into effect. 2) Employees will wear appropriate respirators and Tyvek suits. All Tyvek suits will be considered to be contaminated with asbestos and will be disposed of accordingly. 3) An area next to the drill rig that is appropriately sized to accommodate all of the drill cuttings will be surrounded by a small earthen berm approximately 24" high. This area will then be lined with 6 mil polyethylene and covered with clean earthen material to protect the polyethylene. This area will be positioned in a way such that all handling of cuttings will be in the protected area. The polyethylene and earthen material will be considered to be part of the waste. 4) All cuttings that are not already damp upon removal from the wellbore will be immediately wetted. 5) After wetting, all cuttings will then be transported to an onsite location approved by the Landfill Owner for disposal by others.