International Minimum Industry Safety Training Standard

This Product is to introduce the fundamental safety elements of the oil & gas industry to new starts, giving an appreciation of the potential hazards and controls that might be encountered by personnel. Each unit has been designed to focus the Learners’ attention on their personal responsibility for safety thus influencing their behavior and attitude towards their co-workers, the oil and gas operations and the environment. This Product will introduce learners to the key safety elements required by all employees working in the oil and gas industry. It also ensures the knowledge and understanding of these basic safety elements are maintained and current amongst the existing workforce.

Target Audience

This Product is to introduce the fundamental safety elements of the oil & gas industry to new starts, giving an appreciation of the potential hazards and controls that might be encountered by personnel. Each unit has been designed to focus the Learners’ attention on their personal responsibility for safety thus influencing their behavior and attitude towards their co-workers, the oil and gas operations and the environment. This Product will introduce learners to the key safety elements required by all employees working in the oil and gas industry. It also ensures the knowledge and understanding of these basic safety elements are maintained and current amongst the existing workforce.

You will learn

  1. Major hazards while working within the hostile and often remote environment of oil and gas operations
  1. The Legislative Framework relating to Oil and Gas Operations

  2. The usage of Safety Case methodology in Oil and Gas Operations

  3. The Safety Management System in Oil and Gas Operations

  4. Safe Systems of Work (SSOW)

  5. Safety Observation Systems

  6. Safety Observation Systems input and card completion (practical)

  7. Personal Contribution and Responsibility for Safety

  1. Risk Assessment

  2. Risk Assessment (practical)

  1. Principles and Objectives of a PTW system and how permits are generated

  2. Identification of controls (practical)

  1. Asset integrity
  1. Manual Handling Hazards

  2. Manual Handling Controls and Mechanical Devices

  3. Safe Lifting Techniques (practical)

  1. Sources of Chemical Hazards

  2. Practical Controls for Chemical Hazards (practical)

  1. Working at Height (WAH) Activities and Hazards
  1. Hazards of Mechanical Lifting Operations

There are no specific medical requirements, although personnel must have a current offshore medical certificate before being allowed to work offshore.

Notes

Cost includes lunch and drinks.

OPITO

This course is -certified

This Product is to introduce the fundamental safety elements of the oil & gas industry to new starts, giving an appreciation of the potential hazards and controls that might be encountered by personnel. Each unit has been designed to focus the Learners’ attention on their personal responsibility for safety thus influencing their behavior and attitude towards their co-workers, the oil and gas operations and the environment. This Product will introduce learners to the key safety elements required by all employees working in the oil and gas industry. It also ensures the knowledge and understanding of these basic safety elements are maintained and current amongst the existing workforce.