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HEALTH & SAFETY
Safer than houses!
C Simon Gray, EEEGR chief executive
It would be obvious to say that three top priorities
for the energy sector are - safety, safety
and safety.
AREVA's Andrew Fox put it as simply at
the EEEGR 2012 Conference when he said
supply chain businesses were assessed on
quality, cost, delivery and safety. “But safety
is everything.”
Health is inextricably linked with safety.
Unhealthy, unfit personnel can make dangerous
mistakes or decisions. Lack of attention to
safety can lead to catastrophe.
Our high risk energy sector has a remarkable
record for safety. But that is not enough.
We must always strive to improve.
That's why this issue has a special focus
on H&S; the many companies involved in a
whole range of aspects - the new initiatives,
the training, the protection, the supervision
and the equipment.
It forms a critical element to our supply
chain and one, without which, our industry
could not operate.
Oilennium revitalises
Seajacks’ training
C Samantha O’Hara, Oilennium
C 01508 522 700
C sam@oilennium.co.uk
C www.oilennium.com
Oilennium Ltd has successfully completed
a series of customised eLearning training
programmes for Seajacks, the Great
Yarmouth-based operator of purpose-built,
self-propelled jack-up vessels.
Initially, Seajacks asked Oilennium to
provide effective, cost-effective training for its
employees.
The first requirement was to help enhance
the company’s health and safety training
programme and the primary objective was to
revitalise Seajacks’ existing programme by
offering a more dynamic, interactive training
experience.
To achieve that, Oilennium provided
Seajacks with access to a wide range of
health and safety courses through its Learning
Management System (LMS), an online
user-friendly system that features interactive
training tools.
These courses, currently being taken
by 150 employees around the world, provide
training in confined space entry, task-based
risk assessment, COSHH, manual handling,
lifting operations, and noise awareness.
Bespoke programmes were devised
for Seajacks featuring lively animations and
meaningful graphics that provide delegates
with a clearer, more immediate understanding
of the subject matter.
Delegates demonstrate what they’ve
learned through a series of knowledge checks
and a final exam.
“The health and safety courses proved
to be so popular and effective, we decided
to bring Oilennium in to revitalise our vessel
induction video for the harsh environment
installation vessel Seajacks Kraken,” said
Max Paterson, sales and marketing manager
for Seajacks.
“Their work on the Kraken vessel video
was so impressive, we decided to have
Oilennium develop bespoke videos for two
more vessels: the Seajacks Leviathan and the
Seajacks Zaratan. Since we began training
our employees via the new safety training and
vessel induction programmes, there has been
a marked improvement in employee appreciation
of safety, and of the unique characteristics
of each vessel.”
Kevin Keable, managing director of
Norfolk-based Oilennium, added: “Developing
a culture that is vigilant and truly dedicated
to best practices in HSE requires hard work,
dedication and sheer persistence”.
Above: Seajacks retained Oilennium to revitalise its
vessel induction video for the harsh environment
installation vessel Seajacks Kraken.
New focus as
windpower reaches
deeper waters
C 020 7851 5311
C www.thecrownestate.co.uk
As the offshore wind industry moves truly
‘offshore’ into deeper waters - now similar to
the southern sector oil & gas developments -
the focus on health & safety has dramatically
intensified to ensure that projects can be
delivered safely.
The Crown Estate’s health and safety
champion Peter Hodgetts said: “Now, after
more than 12 years of offshore wind, we are
continuing to learn vital lessons even as we
move further offshore. Deeper water creates
changes in our risk profile but we can learn
from other sectors, including oil & gas.
“The Crown Estate is championing many
of these initiatives with a range of strategic
workstreams which reflect areas that concern
our development partners. We also
reward good practice through our Health &
Safety Award.”
A unique element of the offshore wind
sector is the very large number of vessels
utilised throughout the lifecycle, numbering
up to 35 or 40 vessels on site during the
construction phase, requiring rigorous marine
co-ordination.
Recently published by The Crown Estate
was a Vessel Safety Guideline designed to
support developers in selecting vessels ‘fit
for purpose’ through the development phase
and a further guideline is planned to address
vessels that will be used during the
construction phase.
Its Safer by Design workshops brought
together a large cross-section of industry
experts to discuss lessons learned as well as
looking ahead at the factors that will influence
the whole lifecycle of projects.
“An important step is that the industry
is now moving from a ‘day trip’ scenario to
a format similar to the oil & gas sector with
personnel living offshore for extended periods
and this brings another range of factors that
must be managed and the industry is rolling
out the first offshore wind training courses,”
said Mr Hodgetts.
NOVEMBER 2012 – 03