What Are the Components to a Tailgate Talk? March 2, 2023 No Comments A refresher on topics for regular safety meetings in drilling and construction. It’s Ask Brock 202.Read More
Episode 50 – The Driller Newscast Voices of the Drilling Industry Sharing Knowledge February 27, 2023 No Comments For our big 50th episode, host Brock Yordy curates a wide-ranging discussion about drilling and groundwater.Read More
The Most Important Person on an HDD Job Is it the Operator? Mud tech? Locator? Todd Tannehill February 22, 2023 No Comments In horizontal directional drilling, other construction fields, each person on site has a valuable part to play.Read More
Hard Hats versus Safety Helmets for Drilling, Construction Latest PPE Protects Head from Impacts from Above and Side Dave Bowers February 17, 2023 No Comments Latest PPE protects workers from both overhead and side impacts, making it worth considering for drillers.Read More
What One Thing Really Concerns you about the Drilling Industry? February 16, 2023 No Comments In this 200th episode, our host talks about the “driller ego” and his concerns for the drilling industry.Read More
When Hiring Drilling Crews, Do You Look Beyond Pre-Qualifications? Job Guidelines Can Sometimes Exclude Good Candidates Jake Fletcher February 10, 2023 No Comments Having standards for filling a position helps; but if that’s all you look for, you may miss good candidates.Read More
Episode 47 – The Driller Newscast Rain Capture and California’s Atmospheric River February 6, 2023 No Comments Why can’t we capture all that rain instead of letting run off into the ocean?Read More
Episode 45 – The Driller Newscast Western Droughts, Water Consumption and Extreme Weather January 23, 2023 No Comments Legal expert Jesse Richardson talks water scarcity and the issues it creates.Read More
Changing Tasks? Pause to Refocus on Safety Heavy Equipment Focus can Blind us to Surroundings Dave Bowers January 18, 2023 One Comment Heavy equipment operation takes focus. A 30-second brain break after a task can help us refocus on our surroundings.Read More
Groundwater Week Special Feature The Simple ‘5x3 Goals’ System for Drill Crew Evaluation Mapped-Out Goals, Scheduled Check-Ins Keep Growth on Track Brock Yordy January 13, 2023 No Comments Method helps employees feel ownership over development, helps companies keep growth on track.Read More