IMCA's Safety & Environment Seminar Keynote
In the opening session input and views from Brazilian speakers will be featured, including the Brazilian regulator ANP and Baker & MacKenzie Int, with the most recent addition to the programme being keynote speaker Lauro Antônio Puppim, Subsea Maintenance & Inspection manager of Petrobras, an important area for IMCA members in Brazil, according to Hugh Williams, Chief Executive of IMCA.
This year the core topic of this annual Seminar will be the impact of high risk/low probability issues, believing the time is right for this sort of content. This is the eleventh in the annual series which started in the UK and has since travelled to the USA, Netherlands, Abu Dhabi, Italy and Singapore and is being held for the first time in Brazil.
The first day's programme includes presentations on ‘A method for the evaluation of environmental risks on offshore activities considering the Brazilian licensing process'; ‘Understanding vessel environmental compliance as per Brazilian legislation', and ‘The adequacy of vessels for importation to work in Brazil'. The seminar is sticking true to its roots and not ignoring occupational health as the presentation 'Workforce involvement - the story of NINA (no injuries, no accidents)' attests. Other topics coming under the conference spotlight on the first day are ‘Corporate social responsibility', and ‘Insuring the risk, risking the insured'; as well as the first ‘learning from incidents' workshop in which case studies are shared.
Jim Knight, Heerema Marine Contractors and vice-chairman of IMCA's SEL Committee and David Forsyth of Bibby Offshore will co-chair the second day's proceedings, and following their introduction and another icebreaker event, Jane Cutler, CEO of the Australian oil and gas regulator NOPSA will get the seminar off to a flying start with her presentation on ‘Design a facility rather than build a vessel'. Presentations on ‘Safety case implementation experience - lifting operations'; ‘Human reliability applied in emergency evacuation in a marine oil terminal'; and ‘Challenges faced on the GASCAC pipeline construction', will follow before the second ‘learning from incidents' workshop session.
Following lunch, presentations will look at ‘Technip's approach to HSE - How the PULSE program is leading HSE climate change'; ‘Process safety challenges in marine operations'; ‘Novel approach linking management system and barrier failure root causes'; ‘Offshore diving and marine operations in Brazil', and ‘Results from the Horizon Project on the impact of fatigue on watchkeeping officers', before the final workshop on process safety/asset integrity is held.
According to Hugh Williams, learning from incidents and round table discussions, in addition to formal presentations, are key to the format of this annual seminar. The event also will feature a safety share fair. Delegates are encouraged to bring a display of their company's safety promotional materials to the event, enabling those present to review and discuss successful safety initiatives with each other.
Networking always plays a key role at IMCA events witnessing the registration drinks reception on 20th March between 18.00 and 21.00hrs and a seminar dinner on 21st March.
