Course Contents
Module 1: Offshore HSE Framework and Risk Awareness
Key Topics
- Offshore HSE responsibilities and management system principles
- Major accident hazards and environmental risk sources
- Hazard identification, risk assessment and control hierarchy
- Safety leadership, stop-work authority and intervention culture
- Life-saving rules and critical task controls
- Human factors, fatigue and situational awareness
- Contractor, vessel and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) interfaces
Module 2: Safe Work Systems and Operational Controls
Key Topics
- Permit-to-work (PTW), isolation and energy control requirements
- Hot work, confined space and gas testing controls
- Working at height, lifting and dropped-object prevention
- Marine transfer, deck operations and work over water
- Fire prevention, detection and first-response actions
- Chemical handling, storage and exposure prevention
- Toolbox talks, pre-job checks and worksite supervision
Module 3: Emergency Preparedness and Incident Response
Key Topics
- Emergency response plans, roles and command structure
- Alarm systems, muster, evacuation and personnel accounting
- Escape, evacuation, rescue and medical response arrangements
- Fire, explosion, collision and loss-of-containment scenarios
- Weather, marine emergency and vessel support coordination
- Emergency communications and stakeholder notification
- Drills, exercises and readiness verification
Module 4: Environmental Protection and Spill Response
Key Topics
- Marine pollution risks from offshore operations
- Spill prevention, containment and first-response priorities
- Oil spill response tiers, equipment and deployment limits
- Waste segregation, discharge controls and compliance records
- Produced water, chemicals and hazardous waste considerations
- Wildlife, shoreline and sensitive receptor protection
- Environmental monitoring, sampling and reporting basics
Module 5: Incident Learning and HSE Performance Improvement
Key Topics
- Incident reporting, classification and escalation criteria
- Evidence collection and initial investigation steps
- Root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action tracking
- Lessons learned and communication of safety alerts
- HSE inspections, audits and field verification practices
- Leading and lagging indicators for offshore HSE performance
- Action planning for safer offshore and environmental response

