CNOOC becomes China’s first OPITO approved safety trainer
Published by Alex Hithersay,
Editorial Assistant
Tanks and Terminals,
The largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas in China, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has become the country’s first organisation certified to train workers to OPITO safety standards.
Its safety training facility, CNOOC Safety & Technology Services Co. Ltd, achieved the internationally recognised approval this summer and it is anticipated that more than 1000 of its personnel will be certified within the first 12 months.
CNOOC is China’s third largest state-owned E&P firm. It has operations in the South China Sea as well as being involved in LNG storage activities within the Tianjin port district of the Bohai Sea. Internationally, it has assets in Asia, Africa, North and South America, Oceania and Europe.
The training centre and its satellite facilities are based in the city of Tianjin where up to 40 000 CNOOC personnel are based. It obtained OPITO approval after meeting the criteria set out by the skills organisation for the energy sector over a period of 9 months.
The approval will see the company introduce personnel to the specific safety issues and regimes relevant to offshore installations and equip them with the basic emergency response knowledge and skills for travelling offshore by helicopter.
The offshore survival approval includes: the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) with Emergency Breathing System (EBS); Helicopter Underwater Emergency Training (HUET) with EBS; and the refresher course, Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) with EBS.
CNOOC Safety & Training Services Co., Ltd also gained approval to deliver Basic H2S Training, providing participants with knowledge and understanding of hazards and gas, and appropriate emergency response actions to take should a related incident arise.
Read the article online at: https://www.tanksterminals.com/storage-tanks/24092018/cnooc-becomes-chinas-first-opito-approved-safety-trainer/
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