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RC Drilling Equipment and Performance Checklist

by Jack Kirby, from the Community

Use this RC drilling equipment and performance checklist to verify drill rig setup and signage, PPE, barricading, and site condition. Includes documentation and registers, journey management and vehicle standards, IVMS, load restraint, and first aid. Covers plant and equipment safeguards, emergency stops, spill kits, bunding, and tooling requirements. Details isolation procedures, permits, and quality sampling practices for iron ore and exploration sites.

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Weekly Drilling Operations Inspection Checklist
This weekly drilling operations inspection checklist supports safe, compliant exploration drilling. It covers emergency response readiness, site layout and housekeeping, documentation and inductions, PPE and personal safety, rig setup and heli-supported rig checks, machinery and guarding, fire suppression, first aid and AED, isolation and lockout, fall arrest, air drilling and sampling systems, diamond sampling quality, environmental controls and spill response, water supply pump and survival shelter, and SOP verifications for drill pipe, working at height, and tool use. Includes completion notes and sign-off.
by Phil Allen, from the Community
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Planned Inspection for Exploration Drilling Operations
Use this planned inspection checklist to manage safe exploration drilling operations. Record key details such as site location, responsible geologist, drilling company, rig type, and document number. Verify general safety and PPE, fire extinguishers and first aid availability, emergency shutdowns and communications, machine guarding, spill kits, and shelter. Assess drill pad construction, walkways and trip hazards, fire risks, fuel and chemical storage, and site signage. Inspect mast locks and platforms, rod security, compressor leaks and guards, pressure relief valves, hoses and restraints, electrical lighting and cabling. Confirm scaffolding and harness use. Guide drill crews through daily pre-starts, shift crossovers, and pre-shift meetings. Capture hole targets, sample quality control including splitter use and core mark-up, and ensure geology supplies are on hand. Finish with a review and sign-off.
by Gerald Visagie, from the Community
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Monthly Drilling Rig Audit Checklist
This monthly drilling rig audit checklist helps oil and gas teams inspect drilling and well servicing operations for safety and compliance. Built around OSHA guidance and API/ANSI standards (including RP54, RP53, RP500), it covers drill site setup, signage, muster and emergency planning, crew training, PPE, H2S/SO2 monitoring, first aid, communication, and documentation. Audit sections include mud pumps, mixing areas, tanks and pits, material handling and forklifts, generator and electrical systems, fire protection, fuel and flammable storage, pipe racks, blowout preventers, derrick and substructure, drill floor, power and hand tools, hoisting equipment, stairs and guardrails, and confined spaces/excavations. Use it to verify BOP testing, equipment condition, lighting, housekeeping, labeling, and controls, and to document findings and sign-offs for continuous improvement.
by Kenneth Phillips, from the Community
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Drilling Equipment Inspection Checklist
This drilling equipment inspection checklist helps assess rig safety and compliance across drilling operations. It covers crew training and competencies, exclusion zones, guarding of moving parts, lifting equipment, emergency stop access, isolation, fire protection, illumination, site access, working at heights controls, signage, and classified plant checks. Specialized sections address air drill rigs, auxiliary compressors and boosters, diamond core rigs, and helicopter-transportable equipment. The template also includes preventative maintenance and NDT requirements, environmental controls and spill management, emergency response planning, communications, and personnel appointments to ensure safe, compliant drilling activities.
by Brett Leppinus, from the Community
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Weekly Drilling Operations Inspection Checklist

This weekly drilling operations inspection checklist supports safe, compliant exploration drilling. It covers emergency response readiness, site layout and housekeeping, documentation and inductions, PPE and personal safety, rig setup and heli-supported rig checks, machinery and guarding, fire suppression, first aid and AED, isolation and lockout, fall arrest, air drilling and sampling systems, diamond sampling quality, environmental controls and spill response, water supply pump and survival shelter, and SOP verifications for drill pipe, working at height, and tool use. Includes completion notes and sign-off.

by Phil Allen, from the Community

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Planned Inspection for Exploration Drilling Operations

Use this planned inspection checklist to manage safe exploration drilling operations. Record key details such as site location, responsible geologist, drilling company, rig type, and document number. Verify general safety and PPE, fire extinguishers and first aid availability, emergency shutdowns and communications, machine guarding, spill kits, and shelter. Assess drill pad construction, walkways and trip hazards, fire risks, fuel and chemical storage, and site signage. Inspect mast locks and platforms, rod security, compressor leaks and guards, pressure relief valves, hoses and restraints, electrical lighting and cabling. Confirm scaffolding and harness use. Guide drill crews through daily pre-starts, shift crossovers, and pre-shift meetings. Capture hole targets, sample quality control including splitter use and core mark-up, and ensure geology supplies are on hand. Finish with a review and sign-off.

by Gerald Visagie, from the Community

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Monthly Drilling Rig Audit Checklist

This monthly drilling rig audit checklist helps oil and gas teams inspect drilling and well servicing operations for safety and compliance. Built around OSHA guidance and API/ANSI standards (including RP54, RP53, RP500), it covers drill site setup, signage, muster and emergency planning, crew training, PPE, H2S/SO2 monitoring, first aid, communication, and documentation. Audit sections include mud pumps, mixing areas, tanks and pits, material handling and forklifts, generator and electrical systems, fire protection, fuel and flammable storage, pipe racks, blowout preventers, derrick and substructure, drill floor, power and hand tools, hoisting equipment, stairs and guardrails, and confined spaces/excavations. Use it to verify BOP testing, equipment condition, lighting, housekeeping, labeling, and controls, and to document findings and sign-offs for continuous improvement.

by Kenneth Phillips, from the Community

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Drilling Equipment Inspection Checklist

This drilling equipment inspection checklist helps assess rig safety and compliance across drilling operations. It covers crew training and competencies, exclusion zones, guarding of moving parts, lifting equipment, emergency stop access, isolation, fire protection, illumination, site access, working at heights controls, signage, and classified plant checks. Specialized sections address air drill rigs, auxiliary compressors and boosters, diamond core rigs, and helicopter-transportable equipment. The template also includes preventative maintenance and NDT requirements, environmental controls and spill management, emergency response planning, communications, and personnel appointments to ensure safe, compliant drilling activities.

by Brett Leppinus, from the Community

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RC Drilling Equipment and Performance Checklist

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