Glossary
Extraction Helper Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential extraction helper terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key extraction helper vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in extraction helper training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Drill string
- Connected drill pipe.
- Ground control
- Keeping rock stable.
- H2S
- Toxic gas.
- JSA
- Job safety analysis.
- MSHA
- Mine Safety and Health Administration.
- Muster point
- Emergency meeting spot.
- Part 46/48 training
- Required mine safety training.
- Pipe rack
- Pipe storage.
- Pre-shift exam
- Safety check before work.
- Rig down
- Taking down equipment.
- Rig up
- Setting up equipment.
- SafeLand
- Oil field safety orientation.
- Self-rescuer
- Emergency breathing device.
- Short service employee
- New worker designation.
- Tag line
- Rope to control loads.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Extraction Helper practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Extraction Helper training.
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