Safety & Technical Committee
Members:
Chair – Ryan Samis, Geotech Drilling Services Ltd.
Robert Fleming – Team Drilling Ltd.
John Stringer – Major Drilling Group
Gerry Cooke – Aggressive Drilling Ltd.
Robert Steadman – Foraco Canada Ltd.
Eastern Safety Group & Western Safety Group:
Eastern Safety Group
- Meeting Minutes and Presentations Archive
- Nov 28, 2017 Meeting Minutes
- MiHR Update Nov. 28, 2017
- MOL Update Nov. 28, 2017
- Sleep and Fatigue Presentation Nov. 28, 2017
Western Safety Group
- Meeting Minutes and Presentations Archive
- September 29, 2017 Agenda
- September 29, 2017 Meeting Minutes
Safety Award Archives
- 2015 Safety Awards
- 2014 Safety Awards
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:
