It's become more common in the last few years to have workers on the jobsite who suffer from drug addiction, alcohol dependency/heavy use of alcohol, or lack of sleep. Whether it's opiates, painkillers or a few beers after work, impairment on the jobsite puts everyone's safety at risk.
Specializing in over-water drilling, the Aquifer Drilling & Testing team recently started on a project installing tiebacks via a barge located only a couple feet from the shoreline.
If you have a skilled employee who seems like a good candidate to strike out on his or her own, try encouragement — especially if you don’t see a clear path up for that person.
Support staff who think like drillers can improve drilling methods, product installation, resource extraction processes, equipment innovation, regulations and safety.