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improved. A skilled workforce tends to know what they are doing and observes safety morę than a non-skilled workforce. Table 4 shows the number of people working in the two rig types, both in Iceland and Kenya.

TABLE 4: Number of people working on different rig types

		Iceland Drilling Co. Ltd. rigs					Kenyan rigs
		Top	drive	Rotary table		Contractor		KenGen
		No. per shift	Total no. per rig	No. per shift	Total no. per rig	No. per shift	Total no. per rig	No. per shift	Total no. per rig
1	Rig manager	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	Tool pusher	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4
3	Driller	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4
4	Ass. driller	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4
6	Floor men	2	8	2	8	4	16	3	12
7	Derrick man	-	-			1	4	1	4
8	VIainten. team	1	4	1	4	2	8	3	12
9	Compre. air team	1	4	1	4	2	8	1	4
10 11	Crane operator Shift driver	‘		'	•	1 1	1 4	1 1	1 4
	fotal	7	29	7	29	15	54	14	50

4.9 Environmental impact

In most countries nowadays, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is reąuired to be done before commencing the development of an industry. The drilling industry is not exempt from that, so an EnvironmentaI Impact Assessment should be done and a system designed that will minimize environmental impacts.

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FIGURĘ 10: Rotary table rig well platform layout used for drilling in Olkaria, Kenya