The OPITO international awards recognise employers and training providers making a difference to the safety and competency of workers in the global oil and gas industry.
This year's finalists in the Employers category are McDermott, SNEPCO and Stork Technical Services.
This category seeks to reward employers who have demonstrated commitment to building a safe and competent workforce through the use of OPITO standards.
Consolidated Training Systems Inc, Megamas Training Company and Petrofac Training Services are in the running for the Training Providers award. The category recognises commitment to developing staff skills to deliver OPITO training.
The winners will be announced at the OPITO Safety and Competency Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 20.
For McDermott's Middle East employees, completion of the OPITO Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) course is mandatory prior to any offshore visit or assignment.
The company's UAE training centre was the first non-commercial training organisation in the region to achieve OPITO accreditation.
McDermott has also announced plans to deliver in-house rigging training at Jebel Ali Ports to OPITO standards.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company was the first sub-Saharan company to obtain OPITO's accreditation for its production offshore competency management system in 2006.
Last year, 309 personnel successfully completed OPITO standard courses. The use of OPITO standards has enabled the company to share information with government regulators.
Stork is committed to operating with a fully nationalised workforce in Azerbaijan and OPITO standards play a key role in providing high-quality training opportunities and a competency framework.
All Stork operatives undertake OPITO approved training before working in offshore environments. Over the past 12 month,s 205 personnel have been trained and assessed to OPITO standards.
During the past year, more than 5000 people have taken part in CTSI's OPITO approved training. CTSI continually expands its internal training programs to improve the capability of training specialists and technical services departments to handle courses and emergency situations.
In November 2011, Megamas reached the 10th anniversary of the opening of the first OPITO T-BOSIET course in the world. Since then, 20,000 T-BOSIET participants have trained without any incident.
Megamas has 13 OPITO approvals, with more already submitted for review.
Petrofac Training Services operates seven OPITO certified training centres globally and provided the Gulf of Mexico's first OPITO approved training course in 2004.
This training has helped Petrofac remain lost time injury free for more than three years and led to a 30% reduction in minor incidents over the last 12 months.
The OSCC was introduced in 2009 as a way to bring operators, contractors and the supply chain together with training organisations to provide a forum for improving standards of safety and competency that protect the workforce and the industry's reputation.
More than 300 delegates from around the world are expected to attend the event, with astronaut Mike Mullane giving the keynote speech.
