Photograph : Cour te sy of Geotech Drilling S er vice s Ltd . S P R I N G 2 0 1 5
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$52,000 per year. It is safe to say that
AMTA
achieved its mission "to be the best team
in Canada empowering First Nations to
create economic health for themselves and
their communities through skills train-
ing, education and career opportunities."
David Barr Award
Excellence in Leadership and
Innovation in Mineral Exploration
Health and Safety
RECIPIENT: GEOTECH DRILLING
SERVICES LTD.
In 2006, Geotech Drilling Services Ltd.
recognized a need for increased safety
management and hired a full-time health
and safety representative. Over the next
two years, the company overhauled its
health and safety policy, retrained its staff
and emerged as a leader in developing
and nurturing a safety culture among its
crews that was transferred from client to
client. The company designed and manu-
factured several innovative features on
its drills, including guards, rod handlers
and easily accessible emergency response
equipment. Through consistent safety
messaging and positive reinforcement,
there was a dramatic decrease in incidents.
Geotech Drilling also takes pride in
addressing safety issues as they occur.
The Last-Minute Risk Assessment, for
example, is a mental review of hazards for
any activity, and near-miss and incident
reporting forms are available to anyone
at any time on the company's website. In
short, Geotech Drilling sees safety as a
way of life.
In 2013, Geotech Drilling recorded
308,848 hours without a lost workday
incident, and was also awarded the Safe
Day Everyday Gold Award by A ME
BC and the Prospectors & Developers
Association of Canada.
Geotech Drilling
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