TrainSmart Pole Barriers Provide Easy Setup for Drill Rig Task Force
A joint task force of the International Association of Foundation Drilling and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) is working to develop a certification for foundation drill rig operators.
At a recent meeting where details of the practical exam were hashed out, the parties utilized TrainSmart Safety Pole Barriers from DICA to set up the course. Below, you can read the article and see photos of DICA’s 100% maintenance-free engineered plastic barrier pole system in action or in the April 2018 issue of Foundation Drilling.
Foundation Drilling
ADSC/NCCCO Task Force, Part VI
In January 2018, CZM Foundation equipment hosted the 6th meeting of the task force combined of the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) at CZM’s factory in Pembroke, Georgia. In early 2017 the two groups reached an agreement to create a certification program for foundation drill rig operators after which a task force of over 40 industry professionals from across North America was created. The group includes drill rig operators, contractor owners, manufacturers, and safety team members. The first meeting for the task force was held in Dallas, Texas in April of that year. The task force function is to develop a certification exam for drill rig operators and the prospective exam will be comprised of two sections; written and practical. It will be much like the CCO exam for crane operators.
Much of the two-day meeting at CZM was dedicated to finalizing the details of the hands-on practical part of the exam for both micropile and large diameter equipment. Regan Tolley, who is a member of the task force and Midwest Regional Salesman for CZM, said “Implementing a certification program is crucial to our business for safety on the job. We must ensure that everyone who operates a drill rig is held to the same standard. It is going to be a great investment in our industry when the program is completed and ready to roll out.”
“It’s nice that we can all come together to contribute something this important to our industry. It’s good to see the industry investing so much time and so many resources to produce a certification program that will be a benefit to all contractors across the country,” said Tolley.
While CZM hosted the event, they pointed out that there were contributions made by many other including Long Foundation, Brayman Construction, McKinney Drilling, Russo Corp., Jeffrey Machine, ADSC Southeast Chapter, ADSC Carolinas Chapter, Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) who generously donated a Klemm KR806-5G for use on the micropile exam. The next task force meeting will be held in April in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with the hopes of finalizing the details of the practical exam and reviewing the written exam. The task force hopes that by the end of 2018 the exam will be finalized and will roll out for 2019 to begin testing candidates.