HEALTH & SAFETY - COMPLIANCE
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THERE IS OFTEN THE PRESUMPTION THAT BY TRAINING AN INDIVIDUAL THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME COMPETENT!
COMPETENCE PROGRAMME OFFERS HUGE INDUSTRY POTENTIAL
The offshore renewable industry has invested time and money in developing and implementing training programmes, which make sure personnel are trained in safety critical, technical and operational activities
GUARANTEEING COMPETENCE
Mr Richard Warburton, Managing Director for MTCS (UK) Ltd, asks the question: “But how far do all these training programmes go in making absolutely certain an individual is competent? It can be argued that generic shore based training does help an individual in achieving competence, however it does not necessarily guarantee they are competent in the context of the environment in which they work. “There is often the presumption that by training an individual they will automatically become competent! Training may include some element of assessment, but this often takes place in a safe, controlled and non-contextual environment. MTCS Competence programmes, firmly established in the
oil & gas industry, make sure candidates are assessed in the workplace by trained and qualified, occupationally competent supervisors.”
EXPERIENCE
MTCS have over 15 years’ experience in working with Offshore Contracting companies to provide robust and fully accredited programmes, with the aim of certifying their personnel are competent in safety critical activities.
A certificate of competence is mandatory in the oil & gas industry for many safety critical activities. The company’s fully accredited competence schemes provide an effective ‘Risk Management’ tool; whilst ensuring employers are fully meeting their obligations of relevant safety legislation.
ESTABLISHING INDUSTRY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
The company is now in the process of speaking to the Offshore Renewable Industry to establish their competency requirements. Richard concluded: “We have received a number of positive responses from the industry and we are now inviting organisations to engage further with us, so that we may provide further insight into how our proven, fully accredited, top-class, competence management programmes can be used in managing the construction and operation of offshore wind farms.”
MTCS (UK) Ltd
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