COMPLIANCY and competency in the oil and gas industry are in conflict, according to research commissioned by the sector’s skills and training standards body Opito.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has carried out research to see how companies were ensuring their workforce was competent, rather than simply compliant.
According to Professor Rita Marcella, dean of RGU’s Aberdeen Business School, there is a tension between companies focusing on making sure systems are compliant and making sure their staff are competent.
The situation was made worse by inconsistency internationally in competency standards.
David Doig, Opito group chief executive, said: “Safety is not just about compliance. The industry has to make sure its training programmes deliver people who can do the job competently and safely.
“This research is aiming to gather an understanding of how the industry measures competency over compliance so that we can then roll-out best practice that will create a step-change and avoid another tragic incident.”
The full report into the research, Tick Safety Not Boxes, is to be presented at Opito’s annual safety and competency conference in November.
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