BDA Safety Guidance

BDA Safety Guidance

Safety is at the forefront of everything we do. The BDA is committed to providing comprehensive guidance to ensure the well-being of its members and the broader drilling industry. By adhering to best practices and industry standards, our aim to create a safer working environment for all.

Below you will find guidance documents to help improve safety within the drilling industry:

BDA Safety Documents

Health & Safety Manual (Code of Safe Drilling Practice) 2015; Guidance for Cable Percussion; Guidance for Dynamic Sampling; Guidance for Contaminated Land and Guidance on Managing the Risk of Hazardous Gases when Drilling or Piling Near Coal.

All current documents are listed under Publications.

BDA Newsletters

The newsletters are published monthly for BDA Members and the broader geotechnical industry. Each edition features the latest BDA updates, including revised guidance documents, safety information, and details on BDA and industry events. It is an essential resource for staying informed about key developments.

Every issue of the newsletter is available on our website. Go to Newsletters.

BDA Safety Alerts

The sharing of information is widely encouraged. An accident or near miss in one company, if published, can help save some else in another company from experience the same and suffering injury.

Any reports sent to the BDA will be treated confidentially – there is no need for the BDA to publish a company’s name or details that will identify the company. We will however have to ensure that the report is authentic and valid.

Go to Safety Alerts

Enquiries to BDA Office

As a benefit of membership, BDA members enjoy unlimited access to the BDA for full information on safety matters. For this benefit, join the BDA.

The BDA does still accept enquiries from non-members and willingly tries to help, however, it can’t provide the full service as it would for members.

Call the BDA Office on 0800 246 5086 or complete this form – contact us.