
Environmental Remediation Drilling
Safety Guideline
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Safety Shoes or Boots
Safety shoes or boots should be worn by all drilling personnel and all visitors to the drill site that observe
drilling operations within close proximity of the drill rig. All safety shoes or boots must meet the
requirements of ANSI.
Gloves
All drilling personnel should wear gloves for protection against cuts and abrasions that could occur while
handling wire rope or cable and from contact with sharp edges and burrs on drill rods and other drilling
or sampling tools. All gloves must be closefitting and not have large cuffs or loose ties that can catch on
rotating or translating components of the drill rig.
Where possible, leather gloves should be worn (cotton gloves may be worn where dexterity is an issue).
Gloves should be worn when work activities involve handling the drilling equipment, sampling devices or
even when servicing the drill unit. The type of glove will be dependent upon the task being performed and
potential for chemical or other contaminants. At a minimum leather gloves should be worn when assembling
tooling or servicing and repairing the drill unit. If dexterity is an issue (small bolts or screws), cotton or
nitrile gloves maybe adequate.
Eye Protection
• All drilling personnel should wear safety glasses. General prescription glasses and sunglasses are not
safety glasses. All safety glasses must meet the requirements of ANSI.
• Use safety glasses whenever using a hammer, chisel, power tool or any other tool that can cause
particles to fly.
Hearing Protection
• Hearing protection devices such as ear plugs and ear muffs should be worn as required when the noise
exposure is 85 dBA or greater over an 8-hour workday. Although noise levels vary with the type of
drilling equipment used, potentially hazardous noise levels are likely to be generated during split-spoon
sampling and air drilling. Typically, speech at normal conversational levels becomes difficult at 2 to
3 feet when noise levels are in excess of 85 dBA.
• When appropriate, each drill rig worker must wear noise-reducing hearing protection that meets the
requirements of ANSI.
Fall Protection
• Fall protection is required when working at heights of greater than 6 feet (guard rails or a personal fall
arrest system). Establish a good solid footing and that walking and working surfaces are as clean and dry
as possible.
• Work to be done above three feet on the mast should require use of a safety harness, or the mast must be
lowered. At a minimum fall protection must be used in accordance with applicable regulatory or client
requirements. The most stringent being applicable.
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