The four-day training program exceeded all expectations with 16 students in attendance. Training efforts continued during the convention with an innovative NIOSH training session for drillers on noise protection titled the Drill Rig Incident.
The NDA Training Committee is already making plans for two training sessions in 2003. In addition, NDA also will sponsor the 38th Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic (SEDC), which will be held April 8-10 in Tulsa, Okla. For the fourth year in a row, NDA will help sponsor this event, which includes sponsors such as the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Geological Survey. NDA also will conduct one of the many training sessions held during this annual event.