About OPITO
• Operating for more than 30 years, OPITO is an industry owned, not-for-
profit, standard setting body
• Committed to improving Safety and Competence in the Industry
• OPITO Standards are driven by the needs of industry through industry
workgroups, once standards are agreed they are delivered by the
learning supply chain, this process is quality assured by OPITO.
• All OPITO-Approved training providers are audited annually by OPITO.
• All OPITO certificates are entered into the ‘Vantage’ database system,
the Oil & Gas Industry can access ‘Vantage’ (on-line) to check
authenticity of training records.
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be
updated annually by OPITO)
Roles & Purpose of TPAGs and Industry
Forums
• OPITO approved training providers share
knowledge, expertise, experiences, and safety
Training Provider issues across the global network of Training
Providers i.e. UK TPAG, AP TPAG, MEA TPAG,
Advisory Groups AMERICA TPAG.
(TPAGs)
• Provide technical expertise to OPITO in the
development and review of OPITO standards.
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be
updated annually by OPITO)
Roles & Purpose of TPAGs and Industry
Forums
• Representative cross section of industry
operating in the respective regions i.e. United
Kingdom IF (UKIF) Middle East Africa IF
(MEAIF), Asia Pacific IF (APIF) and Americas IF
Regional Industry (AMEIF).
Forums
• Advise OPITO on issues that have a direct
relationship to the workforce, safety, training,
skills and competence.
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be
updated annually by OPITO)
Customer Service Statement
OPITO In partnership with MSTS ASIA in respect of all persons attending an OPITO
approved course commit to the following :
• To ensure that delegate safety and well-being remains the highest priority at all times
• To ensure all training is conducted in a safe and controlled environment by qualified
instructors
• To ensure all personnel receiving OPITO training, are aware that MSTS ASIA have the
responsibility and right to intervene and stop training, when it is safe to do so, should
they observe a delegate in distress or their health and safety is at risk.
• To ensure all delegates understand their rights when receiving OPITO training,
including the right to demand to stop training if they are in distress or their health and
safety is at risk.
• To be treated in a courteous manner at all times
• To ensure delegate competence is assessed by trained and qualified Assessors (where
applicable)
• To ensure training events are limited to a maximum number of delegates as defined
within the OPITO standards
One role of OPITO is to ensure all persons receive training to the OPITO standards, as specified
by the Oil & Gas Extraction Industry. If you have any questions, queries or comments with regard
to OPITO training standards or courses, please contact
OPITO Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia office at (+603-20727350)
Alternatively contact OPITO via email at [email protected] or visit the OPITO
web site opito.com Last updated Feb 2018 (to be updated annually by OPITO)
OPITO Role Statement
Last updated Feb 2018 (to
be updated annually by
OPITO)
OPITO Approved Training Providers Global
Network
UK & NORTH SEA
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Ireland
• Netherlands
• United Kingdom ABERDEEN
ASIA PACIFIC
AMERICAS CYPRUS • Australia
• Brunei
• Brazil • Indonesia
DUBAI
• Canada • Japan
• Mexico • Korea
HOUSTON
• Trinidad • Malaysia
• USA • Myanmar
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
• New Zealand
• Angola • Philippines
• Azerbajian • Russia (Sakhalin)
KUALA
• Congo • Singapore
• Egypt LUMPUR
• Thailand
• Equatorial Guinea
• Estonia • Vietnam
• Germany
• Ghana
• India
• Italy
• Kazakhstan
• Lithuania
• Malta
• Nigeria
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Spain
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be updated • Tunisia
annually by OPITO) • Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
Onshore Emergency Response Framework
(OPITO ER Standards)
Roles Function OPITO
Standard
Plant Manager/ Plant Manager/ Incident
Incident Commander Initial response
Commander Managing the training and initial assessment
Emergency Onshore Control Room Operator
Control Room
Operator Emergency Response
Assessment
Fire/Emergency Onshore Fire/ Emergency
Response Team Response Team Leader Training
Specialist
Leader Coordinating the Standard
response to an
emergency Lead Fire Warden Competence
Lead Fire Warden Standard
Fire/Emergency Onshore Fire/ Emergency
Response Team Responding to Response Team Member
Member instructions to Training Standard
control the
emergency Fire Warden Competence
Fire Warden Standard
All Personnel
Basic H2S Training Standard
Plant Personnel Responding to International Minimum Industry
instructions Safety Training Standard
Initial Onshore Basic Emergency
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be updated
Response Training Standard
annually by OPITO)
Offshore Emergency Response Framework
(OPITO ER Standards)
OPITO
Roles Function
Standard
Offshore Installation OIM Controlling Emergencies Competence
Managing the
Manager (OIM) Standard
Emergency
Control Room Operator Emergency Response
Control Room
Competence Standard
Operator
Coordinating the Offshore Lifeboat Coxswain Training and
Offshore Lifeboat
response to an Competence Standards
Coxswain
emergency
Muster Coordinator Offshore Muster Coordinator Competence
Specialist
Standard
Emergency
Response Team
Offshore Emergency Response Team Leader
Leader
Training Standard
Muster Checker Responding to
Offshore Muster Checker Competence
instructions to
Standard
Helideck Emergency control the
Response Team emergency
Helideck Emergency Response Team Member
Member
Training and HERTM Workplace Competence
Emergency Response Assessment Standards
Team Member
Offshore Emergency Response Team Member
Helideck Emergency Training Standard
Response Team
Leader Helideck Emergency Response Team Leader
Training and HERTL Workplace Competence
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be updated annually by Assessment Standards
OPITO)
Offshore Emergency Response Framework
(continued)
OPITO
Roles Function Standard
Basic H2S Training Standard
International/Minimum
Industry Training Standard
All Personnel
Tropical/Basic Offshore Safety
Plant Personnel Responding to Induction & Emergency
instructions Training (T/BOSIET)
Travel Safely by Boat Training
Standard
Escape Chute Training
Standard
Last updated Feb 2018 (to be
updated annually by OPITO)
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