FEATURE NEWS

Why we value competence

Fewer oil spills every year mean that the industry has less in-house experience of how to deal with them. Keeping our people’s expertise current and making sure they are proficient at running a response is important. To do this Oil Spill Response has introduced competency standards.

 
 

Get the right expertise

The impact of 2007’s Cosco Busan is still being felt today. What lesson can be gained from this incident?

 
 

Competence-based training option becoming more popular

2009 has seen even more people take up the OPITO Assessment Option as the concept of competence gains more awareness. Download our Training Course Directory 2010 to find out more about the various courses we have lined up next year.

     
 

Role of the spill response specialist through the years

The role of the spill responder has evolved greatly over time, due to changes from both within industry and external expectations.

     
 

Building competency through exercises: Greentide

This annual exercise featured the use of fluorometry to measure dispersant effectiveness.

 

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