The course provides all the personnel operating on offshore installations with knowledge concerning behavior and procedures to be adopted in case of emergency intervention on fixed or floating installations.

Theoretical aspects

The role of Offshore Emergency Response Team Member

How to face up offshore emergencies

• Typical response to the offshore emergency

1. Emergency alarm and procedures
2. Emergency and accident planning
3. Emergency levels: precautional evacuation, recovery operation, fire, explosion, etc.
4. Emergency response phases: mitigation, preparation, response actions, recovery
5. Emergency management roles (individual roles and team roles)
6. Accident control centres
7. Emergency communication protocols

• Dangers and mitigation of risks associated to accidents with and without fire

Fire:

1. Mechanical accident – pump overheating
2. Electrical accident – electric box fire
3. Laundry/galley fires
4. Fires in the process area
5. Fires on probe area
6. Fires in the extraction area
7. Fires in monitoring area

Without fire:

1. Accident in confined spaces
2. Accident during work at height
3. Man overboard
4. Accident with the heliport and heliport emergency team emergency
5. Leaks containment:

• Liquid hydrocarbons
• Non-toxic gases
• Chemical substances
• Radiation accident(simulation)
• Accident planning and evolution monitoring:

1. Typical safety documents (Safety Case) / emergency response planning
2. Different phases of emergency response
3. Key points of emergency evaluation
4. Accident area and borders layout
5. Firefighting and emergency equipment location

• Offshore fixed systems functioning, performances and limits

1. Deluge installation
2. sprinkler
3. engines
4. foam
5. CO₂
6. Water fog

• Emergency team familiarization with relevant changes relating to installation structural layout (commissioning or decommissioning)

Team work and communications

• Team work elements and their application

1. OERTM role and responsibilities
2. OERTL role and responsibilities
3. Human factors which can influence OERTM safety (work/ tasks, individual and organisation)
4. Discipline, trust, team spirit
5. Team safety
   1. The importance of monitoring and breathing systems control
   2. sub-leadership

• elements of an effective communication:

1. Benefits and limits of different communication methods:
   1. messengers
   2. hand signals

• radio

1. telephone
2. voice

1. check requisites (emergency radio channels included)
2. communication obstacles (background noises)

Response to the accident

Accident area access

• considerations and actions before entering the accident area

1. establishing the layout and the relevant structures within the accident area
   1. access and exit points
   2. exposure to atmospheric agents

• structures

1. confined spaces
2. scaffolding
3. machinery in movement

• active processes

1. typical emergency procedures:
2. Installation
3. firefighting

• Personal protection

1. Personnel protection
2. Structural protection

1. Dangers deriving form closed tanks exposed to fire and how to react to this kind of fires

1. How to move within the accident area
2. Standing (dragging the breathing apparatus)
3. crawling

• ascending/descending stairs

• safe response to the emergency (to be applied in the accident area)

1. effective communication
2. different kinds of PPE.
3. Firefighting protective devices and chemical agents
4. Heat and humidity effects
5. Dynamic evaluation of risks, team safety included
6. Emergency procedures in case of accidents with no fire:
7. Liquid hydrocarbons leaks
8. Non-toxic gases leaks
9. Chemical substances
10. Radiation accident(simulation)

Firefighting equipment selection and operations:

• The instructors explain suitability and limits of different equipment and firefighting materials

Types of fires:

1. Fire extinction of different fires:
   1. A class(solids)
   2. B class (liquid hydrocarbons) (leaks, spreading, pressure)

• C class (gas)

Equipment:

1. Portable firefighting equipment:

• Chemical powder
• hoses
• monitor

1. Use of foam systems:

• In-line mixer
• lines
• foam containers
• washing after use

1. Operation with hoses

• Unrolling/retracting
• Connection to other equipment
• To move towards footbridges, stairs, etc
• Addition and substitution of hoses
• Storage after use

Materials

1. Use of following firefighting means
   1. water
   2. foam (types of concentration, application techniques, use after area securing)

• CO₂

1. Chemical powder

breathing apparatus to use during work activities

• Breathing apparatus checks (before use)

1. Positioning the apparatus control table in a safe place
2. Calculation of activities duration and audible warning device times
3. Breathing Apparatus control board use

• Functioning, wearing and checks effectuated by breathing apparatus operators in relation to the activities duration

1. Pre-use checks
2. Test for facial tightness
3. wearing
4. Functioning
5. Audible warning device check
6. Monitoring the accident area – manometer checks

• Explanation about different kinds of breathing apparatuses and familiarization with the ones used on board

Research and rescue

• Typical research procedures, equipment and techniques
• Modules projection and installation
  1. Open and closed modules
  2. Different heights and levels

• congested / confined

1. ascending/ descending ladders and stairs

• access and exit modality

1. Maintenance of escape means

• Visibility:

1. Without breathing apparatus, without smoke
2. With breathing apparatus, with smoke

• With breathing apparatus, with smoke

Injured person rescue

• Injured person rescue

1. Equipment for carrying the injured person. Stretcher, bands, body harnesses
2. Evaluation of the injured person: reassurance, airway, breathing control, haemorrhages, recovery position

Practical session

Firefighting equipment use

Types of fires:

1. a) Fire extinction of different fires:
   1. A class(solids)
   2. B class (liquid hydrocarbons) (leaks, spreading, pressure)

• C class (gas)

Equipment:

1. b) Portable firefighting equipment:

• Chemical powder
• hoses
• monitor

c)Use of foam systems:

• In-line mixer
• lines
• foam containers
• washing after use

d)Operation with hoses

• Unrolling/retracting
• Connection to other equipment
• To move towards footbridges, stairs, etc
• Addition and substitution of hoses
• Storage after use

Materials

1. e) Use of following firefighting means
   1. water
   2. foam (types of concentration, application techniques, use after area securing)

• CO₂

1. Chemical powder

1. Use of water for personal and structural protection
2. Correct intervention on closed tanks exposed to fire

Response to the emergency

• Fire extinction in different structures

1. Open/ closed spaces
2. Different heights and levels
3. narrow and confined spaced

• to establish and keep an effective communication during the accident

accidents which require the use of breathing apparatuses

• intervention in accidents which require the use of breathing apparatus

1. Use of breathing apparatus in condition of limited and absent visibility
2. Access methods
3. Escape means maintenance
4. Search and rescue procedures

1. With breathing apparatus and no smoke
2. With breathing apparatus and smoke

1. Use of breathing apparatus during a chemical accident

Search and rescue

• Rescue of an Injured person

1. Search and rescue of the personnel
2. Extrication of the trapped personnel
3. Equipment for carrying the injured person. Stretchers, bands, body harnesses
4. Evaluation of the injured person: reassurance, airway, breathing control, haemorrhages, recovery position

Accident without fire

• Appropriate measures in case of accidents without fire:

1. Gas leak (no fire)
2. Fuel spreading (no fire)
3. Chemical accident
4. Accident with radiations
5. Toxic gases leaks
6. Accident in confined spaces
7. Rescue of an injured person in a work area positioned at a height of 2-4 meters with a narrow access

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Next sessions:

DECEMBER 2020

• monday 14 – tuesday 15 – wednesday 16 – thursday 17

JANUARY 2021

• monday 11 – tuesday 12 – wednesday 13 – thursday 14

FEBRUARY 2021

• monday 08 – tuesday 09 – wednesday 10 – thursday 11

MARCH 2021

• monday 15 – tuesday 16 – wednesday 17 – thursday 18

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