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Safety Focus of the Week: Working Around Drilling Fluid
Many of our projects involve drilling fluids, grouts, or additives. Some of these products can be hazardous in certain conditions. For example, nearly every dry powered product has some kind of inhalation risk.
However, the hazards are very broad and might include:
- Specific chemical hazards (reference the SDS Sheets)
- General Dust Exposure (inhalation hazard)
- Heavy Containers/Bags/etc. (lifting and back hazards)
- Slick surfaces (slip/trip/fall hazards)
- Splash (eye or skin exposure hazards)
- High-pressure fluid lines (potential energy hazards)
The following links are for SDS Sheets fro some of our common drilling fluid materials and additives: