Nosefo - A Norwegian Safety Center has signed an agreement that gives the company the opportunity to provide the e-learning Course - Fire Preventing During Hot Work. Course participants can order the course through Nosefo - at the same price as through Mintra.
Through this course, those performing hot work will learn what precautions to take to prevent fires, as well as how to quickly extinguish any potential fires. After completing the course, participants are issued a certificate from the Norwegian Fire Prevention Association.
Water jetting is performed by practically all personnel in the oil industry. The equipment is powerful and can harm people and cause damage other equipment. It is important to increase consciousness surrounding the use of this equipment.
The Zero Philosophy maintains that accidents don’t happen – they’re caused. In other words, all accidents can be prevented, making our goal zero harm and zero accidents. To achieve this goal, people must be made responsible and take responsibility at every level, with continuous focus on risk control, accident prevention, and learning.
The object of the Trainingportal HSE Award is to encourage and motivate efforts to achieve zero harm to people, the environment, and material assets. The Trainingportal HSE Award will be bestowed on a person or organisation that has made a special contribution to this work.
Trainingportal Magazine includes articles covering health, environment, safety and quality. The magazine will also cover more general subjects within training and competence.
On March1, 2009, Mintra will launch a course on “Fire Prevention during Hot Work”. Through this course, those performing hot work will learn what precautions to take to prevent fires, as well as how to quickly extinguish any potential fires. After completing the course, participants are issued a certificate from the Norwegian Fire Prevention Association.
The PSA has adopted a set of main priorities for 2010 where action will have the biggest impact and which call for special attention. These focus on management, technical and operational barriers, preventing environmental harm and groups particularly exposed to risk.
The E-learning Course "the External Environment" supports the PSA priority area preventing environmental harm and groups particularly exposed to risk.
Section 7 of the “Safety Regulations for Work and Operation of Electrical Equipment and Installations” (FSE) sets requirements for FSE training for relevant personnel.
During the spring of 2010, Mintra will be launching six different FSE courses:
“Now that HSE data sheets have been replaced by REACH safety data sheets, Mintra has conducted a comprehensive update of the e-learning course, ‘HSE Chemical Course’. In addition to changes reflecting the new REACH regulations, Mintra has made a series of minor adjustments to make the course better and more up-to-date,” says Kyrre Øygarden, Content Manager for course products on Trainingportal.
BP Norway, in collaboration with Mintra AS, has developed an application that will facilitate improved learning from investigations of unwanted incidents – across company lines.
“We have already started using ‘Lesson Learned’ in our company,” tells BP Norway’s Bjarte Skulstad. “Our goal is to see this application developed into an industry standard for learning.”
The Zero Philosophy maintains that accidents don’t happen – they’re caused. In other words, all accidents can be prevented, making our goal zero harm and zero accidents. To achieve this goal, people must be made responsible and take responsibility at every level, with continuous focus on risk control, accident prevention, and learning.
Sellicha and Achilles JQS (Joint Qualification System) are the sustainable procurement systems used by the energy industry and oil industry respectively.
“Our services provide business opportunities for purchasers and suppliers. We contribute to reducing risk factors in the supply chain,” tells Sellicha’s Terje Aasen.
To be able to manage waste properly, it is important that all employees know the laws and regulations that apply in this area. Waste Management is our joint responsibility!
Question: What reporting systems does your company use? How does your company manage low-level radioactive waste?
This film was developed in a collaborative effort between Mintra AS and T. M. Oftedal HMS Rådgivning AS. The DVD is intended as a support tool in the important HSE work being done both on land and offshore.
More than 120 HSE experts are already enrollen on the Offshore and Energy HSE Conference 2010. You can now join the Conference Facebook Group and participate in discussions and network before, during and after the HSE Conference!
"Report to the Parlament nr. 12 (2005-2006) Health, Safety and Environment in the petroleum industry" states the following:
"Though we know much more today about the potential health risks from exposure to various chemicals than we did from 1960-1980, the industry still faces challenges in this field. This is especially true for risk evaluation and the conscious use of chemicals... "
Question: What does your company do to increase understanding of risk evaluation and the conscious use of chemicals?
Mintra is a leading provider of training and competence services. We help our clients achieve their organisational and business critical goals.
- We seek to be a catalyst for knowledge sharing across organisations, companies and borders, says Chul Christian Aamodt in Mintra. This is why we have established a network on Linkedin for HSE-personnel. The HSE Network includes about 800 HSE experts worldwide.
During January 2010, Mintra and Vestteknikk offer 25 % discount on Gas Measuring E-learning Course.
The course provides an introduction to the understanding of gas in high risk work situations. It describes real dangers and explains about the most common types of gas, and provides knowledge of how best to protect yourself, and others, using proper equipment.
