An Aberdeen safety culture training firm has launched a workshop course aimed at drill rig crews at a conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Optimus Seventh Generation has developed the ‘Operationalising the Safety Case’ workshop to raise awareness of major hazardous accidents and safety barriers designed to protect the rig.
Optimus Seventh Generation Chief Executive Derek Smith said: “In the current economic climate it is increasingly important that expenditure on training is focused on the most vital areas. In our experience there is little of more importance than protecting people, the environment and the rig, by bringing alive the barriers to major accident hazards that are contained in the safety case.
“While the drilling industry is challenged by the current low oil price, Optimus remains committed to investing in the development of training products specifically designed for the global drilling industry. ‘Operationalising the Safety Case’ will be the first in a suite of training products we’re developing, and later in the year we will be launching Crew Resource Management (CRM) for Well Control.”
Optimus will be showcasing the workshop at the IADC Drilling HSE&T Conference in Kuala Lumpur from Wednesday, March 10 to Thursday, March 12.
Mr Smith continued: “Macondo highlighted the increased need for cognitive training in the oil and gas industry, and we have started to see a greater demand for CRM in response to this and the guidelines issued by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) in response.”
The firm is currently working to translate the outcomes of academic research, and the subsequent OGP guidance, into a practical workshop, giving those involved in well control the non-technical skills required to respond appropriately to a well control situation.
Since its formation in 2003, Optimus Seventh Generation has established offices in Aberdeen, Rio de Janeiro and Perth, Australia.
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