Case study: Midway Energy Services

My team and I were using the Apollo helmet which is a good helmet if you stay standing up. But after obtaining a rental unit with RPB I saw a big difference in how my team performed in and out of pipeline ditch or blasting in a station.

After purchasing a Nova 3 for myself and showing on-site with the team running a couple of blasting machines with one operator using our old Apollo helmet & me using my Nova. We separated to do different locations, I kept finding myself stuck in the old helmet. So I purchased 3 more Nova 3’s to keep everyone happy and comfortable.

We all stay comfortable and don’t mind being stuck in our blasting helmets for hours on end, as we have a blasting and paint shop, where we can be blasting for 5 plus hours a day.

I’ve seen increased production and boosted morale in the teams who are running a cool tube in summer in the hot shop. We just throw on some headphones, go to blasting and stay with it till the jobs are finished. There is a lot less stopping to adjust your helmet to be able to see what you’re doing.

I’ve spoken with other contractors that are not using the Nova 3 and tell them about how comfortable it is. I’m the lead and they know if I’m blasting there must be a difference.