This month, The Driller writer and drill trainer Brock Yordy talks about risk. He asks readers to reconsider whether everyday tasks might pose bigger risks than we imagine because, as we get used to a baseline level of risk, we just “feel safe” — a feeling Yordy calls a facade.
As someone who doesn’t run heavy equipment, I would have a different level of comfort near the business end of a rig than most of our readers. That’s Yordy’s point, though: Folks used to working in high-risk situations are, well, used to it. That’s natural. We adapt to situations in order to get the work that needs doing done. But that adaptation can also blind us to the same risks we’re trying to work with.