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Last month, I talked about cold weather gear to keep everyone warm, safe and productive. This usually works pretty well, but sometimes the weather, or your preparation, doesn’t cooperate.

Drilling in cold weather environments presents unique health and safety challenges.

This month, I’d like to write about preparing ourselves for winter weather. After all, the rig won’t run itself.

Earlier this week, no further than 30 miles from where I am writing this article, an excavation company working on a utility construction project had a trench collapse on two of their workers with one of those crew members losing their life.

Behind drilling, driving probably occupies the most at-work time for drill crews and contractors.

When done well, a job safety analysis (JSA) is an effective tool for identifying and addressing worksite hazards before incidents occur.

Art Becker, CPG, MGWC, graduated from Rutgers University in 1972 with a degree in geology.

Contractors, inspectors and all others need to be aware of the surroundings and remember that we work in a dangerous environment.