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LOCATION: Awali Refinery - BAPCO Training and Development - Bahrain

VALUE: $200kCAD (Phase 1)

WORKSCOPE:

The commercial success and safety of any operation is dependent upon the competence of its workforce. Whilst vendor specific training can build ‘craft skills’, operations competence relies on experience underpinned by specialist knowledge and understanding of basic principles that transcends normal vendor product training. Once Bahrain Petroleum Company personnel had experienced the theoretical, technical and practical knowledge aspect of the specific specialized training course they attended whilst on home leave from Bahrain, they realized that the unique training approach was essential for their operation.

 

The phase 1 specialist Authorized Gas Tester (AGT1) training course (for which the curriculum is approved by OPITO) was delivered at the site training complex to 96 senior operations staff responsible for site work permit issue and control. The course comprising of essential gas detection theory was supported by understanding of the reasons for atmosphere testing required to control the short term physiological & long term chronic effects of gases & vapours on personnel, with learning assessed in a written test, and augmented by a site practical test on the use of gas detection devices for hot work and confined space entry activities.

 

The key areas of the course included:

 

• Legislative controls
• Property characteristics and behaviours of flammable and toxic gases
• Asphyxiating and narcotic effects
• Gas sensors – personal, transportable and portable
• Confined space regulations – including practical exercises
• Hot work gas testing – including practical exercises
• Multiple choice questionnaire and practical assessment

 

One of the outcomes of the phase 1 course was identification of incorrect gas detection technology use for certain site activities – with this knowledge the shortfall was immediately corrected.