COMPANY PROFILE
Glenmore Improvement Project
completed on time and on budget, with zero incidents and
impact to the environment. Due to the close proximity of the
CP/CN Railway tracks, vibratory equipment could not be used,
which was why Anderson chose to custom-build his own singlewall
sectional casing with leading edge carbide cutter teeth to
penetrate bedrock, to seal sloughing soil and to eliminate surface
water infiltration. This casing performed exceptionally well.
Prior to the Glenmore Improvement Project, Westco
Drilling completed another major project within the utility
sector, an integral part of the Red Deer Area Transmission
Development Project (RATD).
“The scope of work for the RATD project consisted of CIP
monopole foundations ranging in diameter from five to ten
feet with a depth ranging from 30 to 50 feet,” said Anderson.
“This has been one of many utility projects that Westco Drilling
has been a part of with major power companies, including BC
Hydro, Altalink, Saskatchewan Power and Manitoba Hydro.”
Besides heavy civil infrastructure and utility projects,
Westco Drilling also provides services to commercial, industrial
and small farm projects, as well as any other project that
requires CIP, CFA and driven pile foundations.
Anderson says that besides his experienced field crew,
Westco Drilling employs a full-time HSE manager, quality
control and assurance personnel, two estimators as well as
administrative staff, who all play key roles in the success of
the company.
Staying safe
“Everything starts with safety,” said Anderson, who adds that
he’s very pleased with the personnel he employs. The staff
buys into the company’s safety culture and follows the Westco
Drilling safety program, which allowed Westco Drilling to successfully
achieve its Certificate of Recognition (COR).
“Each and every individual here looks out for one another,
works together and makes safety their number one priority,”
said Anderson.
Prior to each project, Westco Drilling does pre-job planning.
This includes pre-job hazard assessments, where the hazards
for that specific project are discussed, as well as the controls
that need to be put in place to eliminate or minimize the hazards
and any other safety or environmental issues. Document
control and quality assurance are also key focuses throughout
all projects. It is important to Westco Drilling that there is a
level of security maintained at all sites, which is why sites are
set up with appropriate barriers and signage to indicate that
anyone coming onto the site must review hazards and controls
before entering to ensure safe admittance.
Employee training is also something that Anderson has
made a priority for all his employees, especially those on the
front line; he takes the time to do competency training for his
equipment operators and provides specialized training for all
his employees.
“The reason for the success of our company is that we have
experienced personnel in key roles with a positive attitude,
we provide quality service, we thrive for customer satisfaction
all while focusing on completing projects with a high
regard to safety and a healthy respect to the environment,”
said Anderson.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF WESTCO DRILLING & PILES LTD.
Trevor
Anderson
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