Petroleum Industry News

Petroleum training courses: permit to work

Posted By on 4 May, 2012 | 0 Comments

Petroleum training courses NSAPI permit to work Permit to work petroleum training courses are integral to the safe operation of high hazard sites.

This view is shared by the Health and Safety Executive. A recent HSE survey revealed one third of all accidents in the chemical industry are maintenance related – the largest single cause being a deficiency in their permit to work systems. Read More

Petroleum training courses: process safety in a bulk liquid environment

Posted By on 19 April, 2012 | 0 Comments

Petroleum training courses: process safety in a bulk liquid environmentWhen it comes to petroleum training courses, our NSAPI accredited course for process safety in a bulk liquid environment help keep your workplace safe.

This half-day petroleum training course provides delegates with an understanding of the role process safety plays in the bulk liquid warehousing and process environment. Read More

Safety and Environmental Standards for Fuel Storage Sites

Posted By on 16 April, 2012 | 0 Comments

Safety and Environmental Standards for Fuel Storage SitesThe Process Safety Leadership Group (PSLG) was established in September 2007 as a  joint industry and regulators group to drive forward high standards in process safety leadership and to complete the implementation of the Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board’s (MIIB) recommendations, following the events on the 11th December 2005 at Hertfordshire Oil Storage.

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Changes to RIDDOR Reporting Requirements

Posted By on 10 April, 2012 | 0 Comments

Reporting accidents and incidents at workAs of 6 April 2012, RIDDOR’s (Reportable Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurance Regulations) over-three-day injury reporting requirement has changed. The trigger point has increased from over three days’ to over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened).

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Petroleum training courses: process safety management

Posted By on 9 April, 2012 | 0 Comments

Petroleum training courses: process safety in a bulk liquid environmentDeep within the depths of the petroleum training courses arena, a new buzzword is being sounded. This is ‘process safety management’.

The Health and Safety Executive is talking about it; industry is talking about; and, here at RTS, we’re doing something about it. Read More