I’m not exactly what you’d call a walking encyclopedia of OSHA policies, guidelines and interpretations. I know enough to know that there are plenty of things for contractors to comply with. I also know that National Driller and other heavy equipment publications bear a responsibility for how they reflect the industry.
Readers call or email whenever I run photos of folks on a jobsite without hard hats. They’re right to take us to task for printing photos showing poor safety practices. I’m not complaining. Sometimes I overlook the obvious in the editing process. Mistakes happen. Sometimes, like last month, I’ll greenlight a photo of someone on or near a drilling rig without a hard hat when it’s obvious to me the machine isn’t operating.