WorldWide Drilling Resource

WorldWide Drilling Resource ® is proud to be a member of these international associations. New Zealand Drillers Federation, Inc. +03.324 2040 Ontario Groundwater Association Tel: 519-245-7194 Fax: 519-245-7196 ogwa@ogwa.ca www.ogwa.ca Australian Drilling Industry Association adia@adia.com.au British Colmubia Ground Water Assn. Tel: 604-530-8934 Fax: 604-530-8934 isecretary@bcgwa.org • www.bcgwa.org Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Tel: 780-386-2335 awwda@xplornet.com Atlantic Water Well Association Tel: 888-242-4440 Fax: 902-435-0089 nsgwa@ns.aliantzinc.ca • www.nsgwa.ca 45 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JULY 2014 Water for Life International by Tim Rasmussen The drilling season is wrapping up in Guatemala as I write this in mid- March. The reports from the field are good. Everyone has been safe this year, and there have been no serious injuries. No one has gotten ill beyond the usual bouts of intestinal distress, which is usually brought on by a little careless eating. The rigs have been working six days a week throughout the season, without much downtime for repair. All the drilling tools were returned to the surface without loss. This year there were 16 wells drilled in villages of northeast Guatemala. There were one or two that went down inside urban centers. We drilled one inside the public school yard in Santa Elena, another in a small town near there, and another at a school operated by a physi- cian from the States about six hours drive from our headquarters. The rest were in local villages in the Poptun and San Luis areas. Water for Life International has now drilled about 55 wells total. I do not know the exact number of villages served because I have not seen the latest fig- ures. We cannot tell very well the total number of people who are drinking water from wells we have drilled, but it is in the range of 20,000 to 30,000. There are several things which could throw the numbers off a little. There are at least two villages where we have drilled without success. One is La Compuerta where we lost a drilling string and quit when the crew ran into the same cav- ing problems on the second well. The addition of the third drilling rig in service has brought about the need for the mayors of the areas where we drill to be more involved in our efforts. The mayor of San Luis has been very helpful. He has provided steel cas- ing for the wells drilled in his region and has provided PVC liner also. He has also provided diesel fuel for our trucks and rigs. The mayor of Poptun has asked us to drill in one village in his municipality, but has not been able to provide much support for our efforts. We think he would like to do more, but he was elected to his office as an inde- pendent and does not share the same support from the national government as the mayor of San Luis does. We want to thank our donors across the country who read about our work and help by providing financial support. We are thankful for our drill crews and volunteers who come and drill and help out. We are thankful for the protection and providence of the Good Lord who makes it all possible. If you would like to help, please contact Gary Bartholomew at 509-466-5075 or 509-939-1941 Tim Tim Rasmussen may be contacted via e-mail at admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com IMPORTANT NOTICE! Fill Mandatory Training Requirements NOW! Adapted from Information by the Ontario Ground Water Association Canada’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) requires you provide Safety Awareness training for all workers and supervisors under Reg. 297/13 by July 1, 2014 . OGWA (Ontario Ground Water Association) wants to remind everyone you DO NOT have to purchase ANY- THING to comply with this mandatory training requirement. Please ignore notices and flyers advising that payment is required for this training. OGWA is providing its members with links and free information directly from the MOL.These materials can be located at www.ogwa.ca/page-1710426. Employer guides available include: g Employer Guide to Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 Steps g An Employer Guide to Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps There are also booklets available for the actual training steps which can be completed at the work site, merely print them. g Training for Supervisors - Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 Steps g Training for Workers - Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps The OGWA site also has sample templates for health & safety programs. If you are not an OGWA member, you can access safety training informa- tion, available in several different lan- guages, through the MOL site. www.labour.gov.on.ca