Holocene Drilling believes that all accidents and injuries are preventable. Drilling can be a dangerous business and we take the well-being of our employees, clients and the general public seriously. 

All of our field, shop and management employees are current with the requirements of OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training and participate in a third party medical surveillance program. Our Job Safety Analysis (JSA) programs are constantly evolving. Management regularly conducts field safety inspections to ensure compliance with our programs and requirements.

Our shop continually maintains and inspects our trucks and equipment to reduce the likelihood of any mechanically caused incidents. We maintain a behavior-based safety culture where each employee is empowered to stop any work task if it is deemed or suspected to be unsafe. 

We are a Drug-Free Business.

Health & Safety Training:


  • OSHA 40 hour and 8-hour HAZWOPER training
  • OSHA 10 hour construction and 30 hour supervisor training
  • OSCA refinery training
  • API Work Safe training
  • Back and hand safety training
  • Defensive driving
  • BNSF and UP Railroad safety
  • American Red Cross First Aid and CPR classes
  • Forklift training
  • Behavior-based near miss reporting