Advanced Fire Fighting

Safety: Advanced Fire Fighting

Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF) is essential for personnel working in high-risk industries. AFF is conducted to handle large & complex fires using Advanced Fire Fighting Equipment. AFF is required in certain situations where standard firefighting skills are not sufficient.

Advanced Fire Fighting is required in:

- High-risk industries: Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Energy, Electricity & more

- High-risk areas: Ships, Offshore Platforms, Factories, Confined Spaces & others

- Companies that own & operate hazardous materials: Chemicals, gases, hot objects

- High-rise buildings

Advanced Fire Fighting Training is required to:

- Improve Safety

- Have preparation for worst-case & extreme scenarios

- Manage hazardous materials

- Conduct Rescue Operations efficiently

- Handle complex & large-scale fire emergencies using specialist equipment

- Protect & reduce risk to people, property & the environment

- Lead firefighting teams

- Meet international regulations

Advanced Fire Fighting Training is provided to professionals in high-risk roles, such as Offshore Workers, Fire Fighting Teams & Emergency Response Teams. This training will equip professionals to handle complex emergencies & fires & lead teams.

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

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Incident Management

Safety: Incident Management

Incidents that occur in a company are events that disrupt operations & work, injure employees & harm the company.

Incident Management is a process to:

- Identify potential incidents & incidents

- Handle incidents

- Minimize impact & losses

- Return to normalcy as quickly as possible

- Prevent incidents from recurring

Incident Management is useful for:

- Protecting employees, operations & the company

- Avoiding & reducing disruption, losses & downtime

- Maintaining trust from clients, employees, partners & the public

Important actions to take when an incident occurs:

- Incidents must be handled immediately

- Information about the incident must be reported immediately to the right party: the Rescue Team, Management

- Rescue the victim immediately

- All damages that occur in the incident must be repaired immediately

- Everything that happens in the incident must be recorded, documented & categorized based on urgency & impact

- The responsible team must investigate the root cause of the incident

The best actions that can be taken by the company & its management are:

- Ensuring that the Emergency Response Team & Rescue Team are always ready to handle incidents

- Detecting & preventing potential incidents & incidents from the beginning before they occur & escalate

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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. 

Offshore Emergency Management

Safety: Offshore Emergency Management

Offshore Oil & Gas Platforms are high-risk environments & far from shore.

Some incidents & emergencies that often occur on Oil & Gas Platforms:

- Fire

- Explosion

- Gas leaks

- Oil spills

- Medical emergencies

- Equipment failure

- Ship & Helicopter collisions

- Bad & extreme weather

Offshore Emergency Management is the most important thing to:

- Save lives

- Protect the environment

- Protect assets

Offshore Emergency Management is a guideline for doing the following:

- Identify potential hazards & risks

- Create & implement Emergency Procedures & Rescue Procedures

- Establish Evacuation Process: Escape routes, assembly points

- Use PPE, Lifeboats, Life Jackets, Rescue Boats, Helicopters

- Use Communication & Radio Equipment to coordinate with personnel, emergency services, Rescue Teams, Firefighters, Coast Guard, Offshore Medical Teams

- Use high-tech tools to assist Security, Safety & Rescue Procedures: Drones, AI, Sensors

- Provide proper & routine training to Offshore Workers & Offshore Emergency Response Team so they can handle incidents effectively, escape from danger zones & save themselves & others

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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. 

Hazard And Risk On Offshore Oil And Gas Installations

Safety: Hazard And Risk On Offshore Oil And Gas Installations

Offshore Oil & Gas Installations face a complex set of hazards & risks!

Hazards on Offshore Oil & Gas Installations (Drilling Rigs, Production Platforms & Floating Production Storage & Offloading Units):

- Fire & explosion: Hydrocarbons can burn & gas can cause explosions

- Equipment damage: Pipes, engines, cranes, rigs

- Bad environmental conditions: Lightning, waves, storms, typhoons

- Chemicals & other toxic hazardous substances: Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S), drilling fluids & others

- Accidents that occur in helicopters & ships

- Other hazardous conditions: Failure in the drilling process, failure in the operation of equipment & machinery, oil spills, emergencies in Confined Spaces

- Human factors: Fatigue due to excessively long working hours

Risks that occur:

- Injury

- Death

- Environmental damage

- Operational disruption

- Economic losses: Time, repairs, costs

- Regulatory & legal obligations: Official parties can stop operations & impose sanctions & fines

- Reputational damage: Public trust, investor confidence & market position will be disrupted

To manage these hazards & risks, Offshore Operators & Companies are required to implement Operations, Control, Emergency & Safety Management to ensure the safety of personnel, assets & the environment:

- Comply with regulations made by maritime organizations, HSE organizations & regional bodies

- Create & comply with Safety Protocols: Permit To Work, Emergency Response Procedures, Safety & Survival Protocols

- Provide appropriate PPE: Fire-resistant clothes, masks, fall protection equipment

- Prevent damage, explosions & fires

- Routinely maintain & inspect equipment, machinery, pipes & rigs

- Monitor the environment: Weather, natural disasters

- Use state-of-the-art technology to monitor operations: Remote Monitoring Devices, Drones

- Limit environmental impact: Spill Response Plan & Containment System

The Offshore Operators & Companies must provide the right training for workers too so the workers can:

- Work properly

- Handle equipment & machines

- Identify & handle hazards & risks

- Perform Evacuation Processes

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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. 

Workplace Harassment And Workplace Respect Awareness

Security: Workplace Harassment And Workplace Respect Awareness

Important components that are under-appreciated in the workplace:

- Workplace Harassment

- Workplace Respect Awareness

Workplace Harassment

Form of workplace harassment:

- Discriminatory Harassment: Offensive behavior based on race, gender, age, religion & disability

- Sexual Harassment: Showing pornographic images & videos, unwanted sexual acts, requests for sexual favors, inappropriate verbal behavior & comments & physical touching

- Mental Harassment: Aggressive & repeated bullying behavior intended to intimidate, degrade, antagonize & isolate

- Social Harassment: Behavior that violates a person's dignity & personal boundaries

- Cyber Harassment: Unlawful behavior via Digital Platforms (Email & messages on mobile phones & social media)

Victims of workplace harassment:

- Employees, women, people with disabilities & the elderly

- Someone who reports the wrongdoing & harassment that occurs

- Witness & someone who participates in the Process Investigation

Consequences of harassment:

- For victims: Emotional distress, anxiety, stress, trauma, mental disorders & others

- For companies: Low productivity, employee turnover, legal liability & reputational damage

In accordance with international regulations worldwide, companies must take appropriate action to:

- Handle harassment cases immediately

- Protect victims, especially women, people with disabilities & the elderly

- Provide assistance to victims & employees affected by harassment

- Restore the disturbed mental condition of the victims

- Conduct an Investigation Process

- Punish & fire the perpetrator of harassment

- Prevent harassment from happening again

Workplace Respect Awareness

Harassment can be prevented by emphasizing Workplace Respect Awareness.

Workplace respect is achieved by:

- Treating coworkers with dignity & equality

- Valuing diverse perspectives, backgrounds & experiences

- Cultivating a culture that listens & values everyone

- Striving for collaboration & harmony in the workplace

- Communicating & creating policies that are clear, professional & empathetic

- Respecting personal & professional boundaries, including physical & privacy spaces

- Establishing a professional code of conduct

- Providing a safe channel for employees to report, so employees can report incidents & harassment without fear of intimidation

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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.