22 January 2025

Helicopter Operation: Personnel And Emergency

Besides Pilots & Crews, the other personnel who handle Helicopter Operations in offshore platforms, ships, oil rigs, buildings & others are:
- Helicopter Landing Officer
- Helicopter Load Master 
- Helideck Assistant

The role of the Helicopter Landing Officer:
- Ensure the safety & efficiency of helicopter operations
- Assess & mitigate risks & hazards associated with helicopter landings & takeoffs: Weather conditions, helideck conditions & helicopter operational readiness
- Manage communication between personnel on the helicopter & onshore
- Manage passengers, equipment & cargo appropriately to prevent accidents
- Ensure compliance with Safety Regulations
- Supervise, maintain & care for the helideck
- In case of emergency: Ensure that the pilot & all persons on the helicopter & helideck are safely evacuated, the medical team has taken action & report the accident

The role of Helicopter Load Master:
- Have an understanding of Flight Safety Protocols
- Secure the load by ensuring cargo is loaded & secured properly according to weight & balance requirements for safe flight
- Handle passenger seating & safety
- Check safety on the helicopter by conducting pre-flight & post-flight checks to ensure all cargo is secured, doors are properly locked & the helicopter is safe to fly
- Communicate & coordinate with pilot, crew & passengers
- In case of emergency: Carry out cargo disposal procedures & assisting in evacuation

The role of Helideck Assistant:
- Ensure that Flight Regulations, Helideck Procedures & Safety Procedures are complied with
- Monitor weather, sea, wind, direction & environmental conditions
- Maintain the Helideck & its facilities
- Secure the area
- Ensure safety on the Helideck
- Ensure that the helideck & its equipment meet standards
- Ensure that all parties receive the information needed
- Provide information related to flight safety to the pilot
- Manage passengers & cargo
- Manage personnel movements during helicopter landings & take-offs
- Coordinate to assist operations carried out by helicopter, ship & oil rig personnel
- If an emergency occurs: Assist Rescue Operations & Evacuation Process & provide First Aid

When an emergency occurs at the helicopter, the procedures must be done:
- Swim!!!
- Self-Rescue
- Use equipment: PPE, life jacket, breathing apparatus, raft
- Get out of the capsized or sinking helicopter safely
- Handle panic & stress
- Survive
- Use Rescue Signals to notify the Rescue Team

Prevent accidents, emergencies, injuries & deaths by taking the right training!

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16 January 2025

The Function Of Drones For Firefighting Team

When a fire occurs, Drones can be used by Firefighter Teams to:

- Reach difficult & dangerous areas
- Provide live fire information from the fire location (hotspots & escape routes), so the team can assess the situation from a safe distance
- Detect hazardous objects, heat signatures & hidden locations inside buildings
- Create detailed maps of the fire area
- Detect fire developments
- Extinguish fires by carrying small payloads of water
- Deliver Fire Extinguishers
- Find victims in need of help in smoke-filled areas & dangerous areas
- Guide the team to locations in need of help
- Monitor places where fires may reignite
- Observe damage
- Assist communication & coordination between team members & between teams
- Protect the team from hazardous environments

Drones are the "Eyes & Muscles" of Firefighters!

Use Drones to help you & your company!

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I am Astrid Amalia, the Founder of GWB (GlobalWide Business) at https://globalwidebusiness.blogspot.com.

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13 January 2025

H2S

If you work in the Oil & Gas Industry & other industries that have low-lying areas & confined spaces, get ready to meet the most flammable & toxic gas called Hydrogen Sulfide or H2S!

H2S can disturb your work, make you feel sick & kill you!

H2S can cause:
- Irritation of eyes, nose & throat
- Cough, dizziness & nausea
- Severe respiratory problems & loss of coordination
- Loss of sense of smell so that H2S cannot be detected
- Loss of consciousness, respiratory failure & death
- Fire & explosion
- Damage to metal & iron
- Environmental damage

Equipment that needs to be used:
- H2S detector
- Adequate ventilation
- PPE

Knowledge: OEL (Occupational Exposure Limit) & WEL (Workplace Exposure Limit) are terms used to determine the maximum limit / size of substances, including H2S, that are permitted in the workplace to protect the health of workers.

You need to be aware of the hazards & risks associated with H2S. The most important thing is that you must know how to react to H2S!

Get the right knowledge & skills, so emergencies can be avoided & handled properly!

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I am Astrid Amalia, the Founder of GWB (GlobalWide Business) at https://globalwidebusiness.blogspot.com.

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10 January 2025

Procedures And Permit To Work In Confined Spaces

Procedures And Permit To Work In Confined Spaces

Procedures for working in Confined Spaces:
- Workers, Supervisors & Rescue Teams have undergone special training to work in Confined Spaces
- Workers, Supervisors & Rescue Teams must have & have signed the Permit To Work
- Workers must comply with Confined Space & Safety Regulations
- Workers are aware of the hazards & risks & know how to control them: Gas, chemicals, dangerous objects & others
- Workers can handle emergencies that may occur
- Required equipment must be used: PPE, Ventilation Equipment, Rescue Equipment, ladders & others
- Confined Spaces & all equipment in them, including machines, must be in good & safe condition
- Communication between workers, Supervisors & Rescue Teams must be carried out properly
- Supervisors & Rescue Teams must always be on standby outside the Confined Space to supervise & help workers in Confined Spaces
- First Aid & Medical Teams must always be available & can be called immediately
- Unauthorized persons must not enter Confined Spaces
- Completed work must always be reviewed


Permit To Work In Confined Spaces

Permit To Work (PTW) in Confined Space gives information about:
- The reasons why PTW is required
- Roles & responsibilities
- The work to be done & the requirements
- When the work is done
- Which parts of the work that are safe & dangerous
- The risks & hazards of the work
- Ways to handle risks & hazards
- Safety Procedures
- Regulations
- Communication Processes
- Indiscretions & Violations
- Documents, Records & Audits that need to be done

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06 January 2025

Travel By Boat Safely

Warning: Conditions at sea are unpredictable!

Strategies to improve safety & security when traveling by boat:

* Preparation before traveling:
- Awareness of the risks & hazards of traveling to & from an offshore installation & ways to handle it
- Understand Navigation & Safety Rules & Procedures
- Have knowledge of restricted items when traveling by Boat
- Have knowledge of traveling by Boat Safely
- Have knowledge of how to handle seasickness & hypothermia
- Ask yourself: Can I swim?
- Inform family & employer about travel plans: Destination, time, date & more

* When conducting the traveling:
- Do not consume alcohol & drugs!
- Check weather, water, wind & wave conditions
- Check the boat & equipment
- Ensure safety equipment: Life jacket, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, flare, radio, lifeline, whistle, flashlight & signaling device
- Wear a life jacket
- Have a principle of not leaving yourself & others alone at sea: Never leave anyone, especially children & women, at sea unsupervised
- Ensure the boat is operated at a safe speed
- At night or when there is fog: Ensure navigation lights are working & use radar or GPS
- Prevent damage to the boat: Avoid coral reefs & things that can damage the boat
- If an emergency occurs: Stay on the boat & ask for help via radio & signal for help

Travel by boat safely!

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I am Astrid Amalia, the Founder of GWB (GlobalWide Business) at https://globalwidebusiness.blogspot.com.

I write about #HSE, #Safety, #Security, #Survival, #Emergency, #Fire, #Oil, #Gas, #Energy, #Offshore, #Onshore, #Digital, #Technology, #Drone, #AI, #Information, #Communication, #Data, #Research, #Training, #Education, #Business, #Leadership, #Collaboration, #Innovation, #Health, #Yoga, #Social, #Life, #Mental, and more.

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