HSE training

Under this program, all contractors must fulfill minimum Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) training requirements prior to working on operator premises in the Gulf of Mexico. A database is maintained for all those who have had this training. 

Accident/incident data summaries Environmental compliance and sensitivity Results of HSE reviews and audits Timeliness of hazard mitigation Integration of HSE protection in job preplanning Compliance with procedures and permit-required systems Availability and use of proper HSE equipment Adequacy of emergency planning and response procedures Commitment of contractor s management to HSE protection Adequacy of HSE training (level of detail and documentation)... 

Decision processes and improved HSE. Training as a contribution to organizational learning and development... 

HSE programs Certification that contractor follows all applicable regulatory requirements Description of the contractor s HSE programs Copy of the HSE program Description of the contractor s HSE training (e.g., course listing, frequency, syllabus)... 

What additional HSE training do supervisory personnel receive (foremen, crew supervisors, etc.) What are the site safety representative s qualifications ... 

Does the company have a new employee orientation and HSE training program ... 

Health and safety training. What you need to know INDG345 HSE Books 2001... 

Personnel who work with reactive chemicals must understand the hazards they face and take precautions to ensure safety (HSE, 2000 p. 42). Training is required for both technical personnel (e.g., process... 

Both IChemE (Barton and Rogers, 1997 p. 137) and HSE (2000 p. 42) briefly address operator training in systems that involve reactive hazards. None of the guidelines, however, address the transfer and communication of this information to technical personnel. There is little guidance on integrating reactive hazard information into operating procedures, training, and communication practices. 

Each laboratory must be equipped with a first-aid box of a size and content appropriate to the number of members of the laboratory and the nature of the work being carried out. The HSE publishes guidelines on the contents of such boxes.6 A wall chart of emergency treatment should be located adjacent to the first-aid box and all members of the laboratory should be familiar with this information. Furthermore, the members of the laboratory should be aware of the name or names of the nominated trained first-aiders and where they may be contacted. A trained first-aider should be summoned in all cases of personal injury. 

This description, by its very nature, is only an overview on the main provisions of a Manager s role in ensuring a safe and healthy environment in the laboratory. There are many websites offering up to date information on HSE legislation [B-24], and innumerable training courses for those people working in companies who do not offer in house training. 

For this reason, it makes sense to examine the costs and benefits of making improvements in your environmental, health, and safety programs. Make the HSE area part of your company s planning process, so that change can be proactive rather than reactive. Develop a schedule of implementation, as it is difficult to tackle all of these areas at once. You will need to decide whether to develop the expertise internally or seek outside assistance to devise and accomplish your plan. Training is readily available if you want to do it yourself, and there are many capable consulting firms ready to assist. 

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 (COSHH) are set out under the HSWA and protect workers against risk to health from exposure to substances in the workplace. A risk assessment is required and must be made available to workers, with training given to those who might be exposed to such substances. The HSE is the competent authority for CHIP and COSHH in the United Kingdom. 

HSC/HSE also promotes the furtherance of safety training and work closely with industry bodies, other Government agencies and departments and the Industrial Training Boards and lead bodies, in association with the Commission s Industry Advisory Committees. Occupational health officers, nurses and environmental specialists offer further guidance to organizations. 

Nevertheless as the research reported in the next section shows, trade union health and safety representatives surveyed in the study commissioned by the HSE (Research International 1997) were considerably better informed about OELs than were enqjloyers. The explanation the researchers offered for this finding was that the safety representatives in their survey were mostly drawn from larger enterprises. A further factor would have been the extent of health and safety training received by the representatives - which is considerably greater than that received by the average small enterprise owner manager and which deals specifically with representing workers that use hazardous substances. 

Any simple measurement of performance in terms of injury frequency rates or incident rates is not seen as a reliable guide to the safety performance of an undertaking. The report finds there is no clear relation between such measurements and the work conditions, the injury potential, or the severity of injuries that have occurred. A need exists for more accurate measurements so that a better assessment can be made of efforts to control foreseeable risks. It is suggested that more meaningful information would be obtained from systematic inspection and auditing of physical safe guards, systems of work, rules and procedures, and training methods, than on data about injury experience alone. (HSE, 1976)... 

A first-aider is someone who has undertaken training and has a qualification that HSE approves. This means that they must hold a valid certificate of competence in either... 

HSE strongly recommends that first-aiders undertake annual refresher training to maintain their basic skills and keep up to date with any changes to first aid procedures. 

Both the FAW and EFAW courses will be approved by the HSE and must be taught by HSE-approved first aid training providers. Training for appointed persons may be taught by non-HSE-approved training providers. 

Case histories of incidents can be interesting and informative, and a selection is given in Appendix 1. An unique case history is given in Appendix 6 which demonstrates that problems with mnaway exothermic reactions have been with us for some time. The interested reader is referred also to the UK Institution of Chemical Engineers Loss Prevention Bulletin in which, over the years, many accounts of incidents have appeared, and to the IChemE interactive training package. Control of Exothermic Reactions, developed in conjunction with the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and including the HSE video Control of Exothermic Chemical Reactions, which includes some case histories. 

In one of the Norwegian oil companies, training in work processes is regarded as a measure in cultural and safety development. This paper presents data from some of these training sessions and discusses how training can be assiued to have a positive and long lasting effect on HSE. 

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