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Offshore Safety

Offshore Industry Leaders Invest Heavily In Safety Programs

The offshore oil industry market, by its very nature, is a challenging work environment that poses many safety hazards, particularly for individuals and companies which lack adequate safety training. Maritime Reporter & Engi- neering News sought the insight of two offshore industry leaders — Schlum- berger and Halliburton — to discover how the industry leaders set the stage for a work environment that is safe for workers, equipment and investment.

Note: Participants in the survey were

Bruce Adams, the QHSE manager for

Schlumberger Oilfield Services; and

Tom Knode. the HSE Manager for the

Business Development segment of Hal- liburton Energy Services. ^smz

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MR/EN: How long has your current safety training program been in place?

Tom Knode: Halliburton Energy Ser- vices and its predecessor companies have conducted safety training for employees for at least the past three decades.

Bruce Adams: The current Schlumberg- er New Employee Safety Training pro- gram (NEST) was developed in 1991.

This is a six-day, intensive training course covering a variety of mandatory safety topics. In 1992. the National

Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) recognized the program as the best over- all training program in the offshore industry and awarded Schlumberger the

NOIA "Safety in Seas" award for 1992.

MR/EN: How much money is spent annually on the safety program?

Knode: The safety program, including safety professionals, equipment, train- ing, and auditing, runs into the tens of millions annually.

Adams: The NEST program is part of a much more comprehensive safety effort in Schlumberger. From 1996 to 1998, the amount of money spent on safety by

Schlumberger in the U.S. alone increased from $12.4 million to $19.4 million annually.

MR/EN: Is the program conducted in- house? Or are the employees sent to an off-site facility?

Knode: The majority of safety training is conducted in-house. Our training and safety professionals primarily conduct the training. In addition to traditional classes, computer-based training is gaining acceptance as a preferred alter- native for selected topics and courses (e.g. re-fresher training). This is espe- cially useful for those working offshore who may not be able to routinely attend facility safety meetings or classes. (Off site) We use facilities that have pools for offshore water survival and some H2S

Train-the-Trainer.

Adams: Both. NEST schools are con- ducted at Schlumberger facilities throughout the Gulf Coast and at third party facilities in Lafayette, La. Class size plays a large factor in determining where a session will be held. Trained

Schlumberger personnel teach the majority of NEST instruction. There are several sessions in NEST such as Off- shore Survival, Confined Space Entry and Fall Protection, which require spe- cial facilities/equipment to provide the best level of hands on instruction. Third parties teach these specialized training

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