Offshore working environment and safety are inextricably linked. Training and personal protective equipment (PPE) are required to guarantee the safety of all involved and to comply with legislation and regulations.The right training ensures that employees are informed about what PPE is needed and how to use it in their specific situation. It also discusses how the government has described working safely with PPE and what the obligations are in this regard.

Relevant courses and information:

• Basic working at height
• Rules and regulations (blog)
• Working with PPE (blog)
• Blog: can you fasten fall protection on your back?

No matter how thoroughly and efficiently safety is organized in and around the workplace; there will always be a residual risk that requires an employee to be rescued or evacuated. Fortunately, there are a number of professional emergency services available to support this. However, the offshore platforms are often too far away for emergency services to arrive on time. Due to the statutory emergency response obligation (self-reliance), the employer is obliged to provide its employees with sufficient tools to be able to act adequately in all rescue situations.

Relevant courses and information:
• First aid basic
• first aid blogs

Industry is complex, both offshore and on shore. Work must be carried out at locations that cannot be reached via collective means. Think of entering a pier, storage tank, or inspecting the underside of a heli-deck. This is all possible by means of rope access techniques, or rope access. This last option demands a lot from the user. But once mastered it creates a lot of possibilities. When the right guidelines are followed, it is a very safe way of working and can be very cost-effective.

Relevant courses and information:

• IRATA
• What is rope access?
• ActSafe advanced winch training

More complex access calls for more specialist rescue. There are already a number of fire brigades that specialize in height rescue. In the event of an emergency, they can be alerted. Since the offshore environment considerably increases the arrival time of emergency services, it is advisable to set up your own standby team. After thorough training, this team has the capacity to act in the event of an emergency. This way you are not dependent on third parties with the associated long(er) arrival time.

Relevant courses and information:

• Specialist height rescuer
• Commander height rescuer
• First responder/First aid courses

It's like entering another world. Risks such as suffocation, entrapment, electrocution or explosion are completely different in enclosed spaces and require a specific approach. Dangerous situations must be recognized and recognized early. Supervision and supervision form the external link. How can the safety and comfort of the employee be guaranteed? Knowledge of the risks and of setting up a workplace in such circumstances ensure that the work can be performed safely.

Relevant courses and information:

• Confined spaces courses

Knowing what to do in an offshore emergency is essential. A rescue or evacuation does not just happen; there is always a reason. For example, an employee may need to be rescued due to an injury or condition. Rescue is therefore usually accompanied by the provision of life-saving actions or first aid. First aid in the offshore industry must be organized differently than in an urban environment. The risks are different in nature and so is the chance of a specific type of injury. The company emergency plan forms the basis for which training is required and what the contents of the first aid kit should be.

Relevant courses and information:

• First Aid Plus (First Aid)
• First responder
• First aid at height