The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of the globe and every industry, including drilling. Many drillers have worked right through, though with increased safety and risk mitigation steps. But are people still paying attention to those safety protocols, or is complacency creeping in on the jobsite?
To explore that question, we invited back Dave Bowers. He’s an instructor with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 AFL-CIO Apprentice and Skill Improvement Program, and has taught hundreds of drillers how to safely perform their work. Bowers took part in a roundtable of experts we convened for episode 1 of Drilling In-Site, but a lot has changed in the months since that talk. As the pandemic drags on, we wanted to speak with him again about keeping yourself, your crews and their families safe.