Who is this Product for?
This Product is for personnel that are required to revalidate their OPITO BOER or FOER certification.
What does this Product cover?
This Product introduces learners with the opportunity to practice and demonstrate emergency response skills which are not possible to practice during drills, exercises and emergency training exercises that are carried out in onshore oil and gas operations.
The objectives of this training are that learners will be able to:
(a) demonstrate, in a simulated environment, the emergency response actions during an onshore emergency.
(b) demonstrate that they can effectively use basic firefighting equipment, and practice self-rescue techniques in low visibility situations e.g. smoke-filled areas.
(c) demonstrate that they can perform basic first aid.
Entry Requirements
This training is open to persons who have previously undertaken the OPITO-approved Basic Onshore Emergency Response or Further Onshore Emergency Response course, and are still within the validity period as determined within that training standard.
It is the duty of the training provider to verify to OPITO the pre-requisites of the learners if requested.
Medical Entry Requirements
Training activities contained within this Product may include physically demanding and potentially stressful elements. All personnel who participate in such activities must be capable of participating fully.
OPITO-approved Centres are therefore required, as a minimum, to ensure that prior to participating in practical exercises the learners must either:
a) Possess an operator-approved medical certificate, or
b) Undergoes medical screening by completing an appropriate medical screening form provided by the OPITO-approved centre
Product Achievement Requirements
To achieve the Further Onshore Emergency Response the learner will need to complete the 3 mandatory units.
Guided Learning Hours
6 hours
Validity
4 years
Please note: If the expiry date on the learners previous certificate is within 3 months prior of the course enrolment date then the date of the new certificate should correspond with the expiry date of the existing/previous certificate unless stated otherwise by the Duty Holder or Asset Owner or Operator.
