GREEN HATS AN OIM’S PERSPECTIVE

OIM on Claymore

Malky Anderson

“Whilst it’s a widely accepted industry practice that new arrivals to a platform are identified via a Green Hat policy, it’s firmly believed on Claymore that we need to also ensure a clear structured induction is also adopted. Green Hats will always be accompanied at site until the management, supervisor and individuals are satisfied they have adequate knowledge of the site layout and the working standards.

Claymore consistently sees more than 1,000 Green Hats per calendar year arrive at site. These arrivals can be a mix of experienced industry workers, albeit new to our platform or, as is becoming more common these days, new individuals to the industry. Whilst the management of this number brings many challenges, as an OIM, it is vitally important that we ensure there is enough time and resource allocated to ensure the introduction of this personnel is managed in a safe and effective manner.

Whilst delivering the OIM Induction process we consistently emphasise the important part these new arrivals play. They are the “fresh pair of eyes” onboard and I encourage them to raise any points or findings to both me and my team via an open-door policy.

Communication is a huge part of how we deliver success onboard Claymore as we meet the challenges that come with operating with a POB of around 200. Therefore it’s important that we give support and commitment to the Green Hats at site and provide them with the comfort and knowledge that we will be there to support them through the early stages onboard.

Future Events

Communication, collaboration and learning all help to improve safety. The events that Step Change in Safety deliver play a vital role in achieving this.

Through a series of events, forums and webinars, Step Change in Safety provide a platform for networking, learning and sharing knowledge about safety in the oil and gas industry. These events allow the workforce to play their part in improving safety by exchanging ideas and voicing concerns on issues that affect the whole industry.

I have always held a firm view that we should not look upon the mobilisation of new personnel to our sites as a burden, but instead a fantastic opportunity for us to listen and learn from any feedback they provide, and further consider any suggestions they may have seen for improvements, whether this is something they have witnessed on any of our own sister sites or wider operator communities.”

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Elected Safety Reps Meeting 2023

Friday 28th April 2023

10:00 – 15:00

Union Kirk - 333 Union Street, Aberdeen

Competence Forum

Step Change in Safety’s Competence Workgroup Q2 Forum

Wed, 28 June 2023, 09:00 – 11:30

Annan House 33-35 Palmerston Road, Aberdeen

For further information visit www.stepchangeinsafety.net/events www.stepchangeinsafety.net/teashack-news

Step Change in Safety caught up with Ian McKnight & Paul Parkes of Wood, who won the award for Workforce Engagement at the 2022 Offshore Safety Awards.

The annual awards ceremony, organised by OEUK and Step Change in Safety, celebrates the outstanding individuals and companies going above and beyond to improve safety across offshore energy operations. Both were recognised for championing workforce engagement with Step Change in Safety’s e-obs system.

Talking of the system and his role in its successful uptake Ian McKnight says, “Before e-obs, safety card quality required improvement - some cards were paper-based, some were emails (let’s face it, who needs more of those!), some were just discussed verbally & some never made it to the table. “Why submit a card when nothing ever gets done about it?” was the response we often heard. Getting these all aligned into one system was the first step & giving feedback to people & showing them tangible improvements out on the park was the next. As HSEAs, this was an improvement opportunity we wanted to be held accountable for by our peers.

We now have an all-in-one tool that simplifies submitting cards, making & tracking improvement actions & crucially, gives the boots on the ground the feedback & recognition