The aim of this certificate is to improve the candidate's level of understanding of health and safety issues on an operational drill site so that the candidate can more effectively assist in the management of safety aspects of a drill site.

It is not possible to identify and mitigate risk in a drilling operation if one does not have at least a fundamental understanding of the processes involved in drilling and so this certificate includes the Drilling Fundamentals and Introduction to Drilling Methods courses. The Fundamentals of Risk Assessment course prepares candidates to conduct a basic issue-based risk assessment while the Fundamentals of Hazard Identification course will equip candidates with an understanding of the major sources of hazards on a drill site and therefore improve their ability to identify hazards on a drill site.

The Legal Aspects of Exploration Drilling (SA Law) course covers aspects of South African law applicable to drilling operations and so is intended for people working on projects where South African law is applicable.