Global awards to find safest and most competent oil and gas firms

Global awards to find safest and most competent oil and gas firms

 

Oil and gas firms around the world are invited to submit nominations for the annual OPITO Safety and Competency Awards 2013 which recognise organisations that achieve the highest safety standards in the oil and gas industry.  The accolades will be presented at the OPITO Safety and Competency Conference (OSCC) held at the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE on Tuesday 19 November 2013. Shell is the headline sponsor of the event which is also supported by SEFtec and Atlas.

 

These OPITO awards recognise companies who are committed to building a safe and competent workforce through OPITO standards.

 

Any company associated with the oil & gas industry can enter if they can demonstrate their commitment to building a safe and competent workforce through the use of OPITO standards. Criteria to be judged will include the rationale for adopting the standards, range, number of staff trained or assessed to OPITO standards in the last 12 months, geographical location and examples where OPITO standards have shown an improvement in safety and competence.

 

The OPITO Approved Training Providers Award recognises the training provider which best demonstrates its commitment to developing the skills of their staff to deliver OPITO training. Criteria examines the range of standards used in the development programme, the number of staff involved over the year, structure and timeframe of the development programme and examples of innovation in learning and development.

 

This will be the OSCC's fourth year after it was introduced as an annual event to bring operators, contractors and the supply chain together with training organisations to provide a forum for improving standards of safety and competency that protect the workforce and the industry's reputation.

 

Speakers already announced for the event include Richard Cregan, CEO of Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Leo Koot, managing director of TAQA Bratani. The event will be chaired by Gordon Ballard, chairman of OPITO and Schlumberger UK Limited.  More details are available online.

 

The deadline for entries has been extended until Friday 6 September and should be submitted online at www.opito-oscc.com