QISC to deliver safety training initiative in Qatar
16 Nov 2011
by: Margaret Snell
Qatar based training provider Qatar International Safety Centre (QISC) has been approved to deliver a new global e-learning initiative for the oil and gas industry.
QISC has successfully met the criteria, set by international learning and skills specialist Atlas, to invigilate the International Minimum Industry Safety Training (IMIST) e-learning programme, a global initiative developed to improve safety standards for the offshore workforce. Developed by global oil and gas training standards body OPITO International, IMIST online is delivered in partnership with Atlas via approved invigilation centres only.
According to Atlas IMIST brings for the first time a standardised level of basic safety training to an estimated 1.5million oil and gas workers worldwide. The training assesses basic safety knowledge in nine subject areas including risk assessment, asset integrity, the use of hazardous substances, working at height and mechanical lifting among other subjects.
With its two state of the art training facilities in Qatar, QISC can train up to 1,130 oil and gas workers each month. They train a multi-skilled workforce from around the world, in various languages including, Arabic, English, Hindi, and Indian.
By gaining Atlas approval to deliver the IMIST course, workers using the QISC centre will have their IMIST training accepted by employers all over the world. It will also reduce the burden of training costs for companies with both new entrants and experienced workers able to undergo a full range of mandatory and voluntary health and safety courses under one roof.
David Doig, chief executive of OPITO group, said: "IMIST is an important element of assuring a common standard of competency and this accreditation is a clear step forward towards achieving a step-change in the health and safety culture across the industry."
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