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| Primary Interests: |
Promoting and improving standards of efficiency, health & safety and training
and education in the drilling industry.
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| Main Activities: |
Subcommittees include training and education, safety/standards/technical, driller
accreditation, marketing, finance, ground investigation and geotechnical processes.
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Current Initiatives
and Activities: |
Introduction of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) for drilling field crews
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aligning these with Accreditation; producing rotary drill guidance notes on guarding;
introducing a health & safety manual; and devising new NVQ training under its Driller
Skills for life programme.
The BDA remains concerned about the adherence to, and policing of, existing standards and
the need to raise them, thereby ensuring that only those that comply are entitled to win
work.
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| Contact details: |
Brian Stringer, National Secretary
Wayside, London End, Upper Boddington, Daventry, Northant NN11 6DPTel: 01327 264 622 Fax:
01327 264 623
email: info@britishdrillingassociation.co.uk
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| Website: |
www.britishdrillingassociation.co.uk
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