When the NASA Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011, Hashem and several thousand others in the Houston area were out of jobs and looking for work. Hashem picked up soil sampling as a way to earn money while looking for a permanent career.
Before ground breaks on any new construction project, the site in question must be investigated to determine whether the soil has the bearing capacity to support the proposed building.
After years sharpening his drilling skills elsewhere, Ken Phillips came back home to Gregory Drilling, where he oversees crews working a TerraSonic 150CC crawler.
In episode 12 of our new video series, Ask Brock, The Driller contributor Brock Yordy discusses on-the-job hazards drilling contractors should think about more.
When it comes to being prepared, the right tool can turn around a bad situation. But specialty tools become useless objects when the operator is incapacitated or dead. Today, I want to drill deeper into how to properly prevent and to be prepared for serious accidents.