Boart Longyear was recognized by the Canadian Diamond Drill Association (CDDA) with year-end safety achievement awards for working more than 100,000 hours in 2016 with a best in class incident frequency rate. The awards, one for surface drilling and one for underground drilling sites, were presented at the 74th CDDA Annual General Meeting and Convention held May 14 to 16 in Ottawa, Ontario.
 
The CDDA selects just one recipient for each of the prestigious awards for the year based on the lowest nationwide injury rates for crews that have collectively worked more than 100,000 hours. The records, kept by the Workplace Safety Insurance Board, showed 21 companies reporting over 4,499,888 man-hours, with 53 medical aids and 9 lost time injuries. According to these records, nationwide and Boart Longyear results were as follows:
 
Surface Drilling: Overall Incident Frequency 3.4%

• Boart Longyear 0%

 
Underground Drilling: Overall Incident Frequency 1.8%

• Boart Longyear 1.1%

 
“This is a significant achievement in safety. Boart Longyear has demonstrated outstanding commitment and leadership in health and safety,” said CDDA President, Ryan Samis.
 
“We are pleased to accept this award on behalf of every Boart Longyear Canadian driller who made this safety achievement possible,” said Brian Maeck, global environment, health and safety and training manager for Boart Longyear. 
 
About the Canadian Diamond Drillers Association
The CDDA represents a unified diamond drilling industry in Canada through leadership, advocacy, and recognizing unsurpassed standards of excellence. The CDDA works across a wide range of technical, health and safety matters to ensure Canada remains a world leader in safe, profitable drilling.
 
About Boart Longyear
Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of drilling services, drilling equipment and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies. It also has a substantial presence in parts and service, energy, mine dewatering, oil sands exploration, production drilling, and down-hole instrumentation.
 
The Global Drilling Services division operates for a diverse mining customer base spanning a wide range of commodities, including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals. The Global Products division designs, manufactures and sells drilling equipment, performance tooling, down-hole instrumentation and parts and services.
 
Boart Longyear is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, Australia (ASX:BLY). More information about Boart Longyear can be found at www.boartlongyear.com. To get Boart Longyear news direct, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.