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2013 NDA Convention
October 17 - 19, 2013
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort
Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida


SSI Course
October 16 - 18, 2013
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort
Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida

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Did you know that as a privilege of membership, NDA members can purchase gages through the NDA at a reduced rate? Please contact the NDA office at 877-632-4748 or e-mail gages@nda4u.com with a list of the gages you would like quoted.
NDA now accepts credit cards as payment for gage orders (a 5% processing fee will apply).


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NDA has developed several safety and training materials and other informational resources to benefit drilling industry professionals. These resources include the NDA Drilling Safety Guide, Driller's Manual, Safety Label Kits, Tailgate Safety Tips and more. Click Here to shop for NDA products on-line.

The National Drilling Association is a nonprofit trade association of contractors, manufacturers and affiliated members from the drilling industry representing the geotechnical, environmental and mineral exploration sectors of this industry. The NDA mission is to promote the use of professional drilling contractors and their methods.

Why I belong to the National Drilling Association:

"I was a member of the NDA for the past 26 years through my former employer, and always enjoyed the many resources of the NDA, such as safety hits, tailgate talks and references. Now that I am the owner of my drilling company, I find that membership in the NDA is one of my company's most valuable assets. By being an NDA member, I feel confident that if I have a question or concern related to the drilling industry, help is just a click or phone call away! Having just returned from the NDA drilling convention at Seven Springs, I just wanted to say that it was terrific, filled with interesting seminars and great information about the current trends in the industry. It also gave me a chance to reconnect with colleagues, vendors, and friends in the industry. Thanks for all you do!"

Steve Parisano, President
SANO Drilling Inc.


Safety Award Program

As a leading drilling industry advocate for safe mineral exploration, geotechnical and environmental drilling operations, the National Drilling Association has instituted a Safety Award Program to recognize its drilling contractor members' outstanding safety performance. The program allows drilling contractors of similar size to compete for an award based on their incident rates. Safety Award recipients will be honored, each year, at the NDA Annual Convention.


Subsurface Investigation Qualification (FHWA-NHI-132079)
October 16-18, 2013
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort · Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida

Taught by NHI-approved instructors, this course is part of a series to develop a training and qualification/certification program for geotechnical inspectors and field personnel. This course is intended for drillers, drilling inspectors, engineers, geologists, and technicians involved in field data collection and quality assurance of subsurface investigations. The course follows FHWA guidelines and practices for subsurface investigations. Many states now require this qualification to work on DOT projects.

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On-line Certification Exams Available Now!
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