SAFETY
Ed's Drilling & Blasting Company is in the business of using high explosives.
Safety is a large facet of our business. We have adopted the safety
guidelines of the institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) as our own.
Our daily procedures comply with all federal, state, and local regulations.
Safety training and re-training is an ongoing process as we work to
comply with regulations from the Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) and the Federal Department of Transportaion (DOT). We offer numerous
safety incentives and bonuses to our co-workers.
EMPLOYEES
Ed's Drilling & Blasting Company employs fifteen full-time workers.
Three workers have been with us for over 20 years and one supervisor
has over 40 years with our operation. We employ persons with the following
skills: clerical, administrative, accounting, heavy equipment mechanic,
drilling, blasting, heavy equipment operation, and driving vehicles
requiring up to Class A CDL. We offer incentives to stay with the company.
EQUIPMENT
Ed's Drilling & Blasting Company depends on Furukawa and Scorpion self-contained
drills and Sullivan air-track drills powered by Sullivan and Ingersoll-Rand
air compressors to complete our rock projects. We also operate two highlifts,
a scraper, dump truck, and motorgrader for the occasional small excavation
project. We mobilize equipment using flatbed trucks and a tractor/lowboy.
INSURANCE
Ed's Drilling & Blasting Company is fully insured including public liability,
UEC, worker's compensation, automobile/truck, inland marine and property.
We carry MCS-90 documentation. projects.