Singapore Training Provider Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 2019
Most of Singapore Organisations are all about corporate social responsibility or CSR. Training providers in Singapore are also stepping up the charitable trade in the field of CSR. Before we start with Opus Kinetic and their CSR, let us take a look at what CSR really means. What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a self-regulating business approach that contributes to tenable development by delivering environmental, economic and social benefits for all stakeholders. By practicing corporate social responsibility, companies can be conscious of the types of impact they are having on all parts of society. To…
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Top 3 Technical Training Providers in Singapore
Professional Development Training or Technical Training is often underappreciated and overlooked as a mean for employee retention and companies’ benefits. However, offering professional development training or technical training programs for employees enable them to perform much better and prepares them for greater responsibilities. This doesn’t just help in employees retention, but also attracts elite job candidates, and drastically increase companies’ revenues. Just like investments, the more budget that goes into training, the better the profit turnover. If these isn’t enough reasons for you, you can check out Robert Half’s take on why professional development training and technical training programs are…
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3 Most Fatal Oil Industry Accidents
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The oil and gas industry is known as one of the most dangerous work sectors. Both onshore and offshore drilling operations pose their own sets of risks – from unpredictable weather conditions to operations of complex equipment. Major causes of accidents include human error, mechanical failure, natural causes and deficient procedures and training when dealing with emergency situations. These accidents serve as an important reminder for companies to constantly review and improve safety protocols and equipment to be prepared in the event of dire emergency situations. Alexander L. Kielland, North Sea, Norway Seacrest…
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Subsea Pipeline Pre-Commissioning Activities
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Pre-commissioning is generally considered to include the preparation and integrity verification or structure upon completion of construction/installation and prior to commissioning. Pre-commissioning includes all or the combination of operations to allow the pipeline or system to be cleaned, internally gauged pressure tested and dewatered and/or dried. Sometimes there can be a final operation to prepare the pipeline for product by introducing an ‘inert’ nitrogen blanket in preparation for hydrocarbon production. However, this is often considered to be a commissioning activity. De-commissioning can also be considered within the realms of the pre-commissioning discipline, allowing preparation…
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Auditing Project Performance Through A Good Cost Estimate
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Effective measures for auditing project performance and controlling projects is the key to any project’s success. Project audits are done to assess the progress of a project and regular audit sessions ensure that a project’s management is in-sync with the project objectives. A standard checklist used includes: Strategic project management tools for organizing and monitoring every facet of a project Clearly-defined phases and sub-processes through a project’s lifecycle Delegation of responsibilities to ensure that each of the project phase agrees with the critical project objectives Factors of a Good Cost Estimate Part…
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Understanding Process Safety Management (PSM) Standards
Process safety regulations are a vital part of maintaining the safety of workers, the public, and the environment. Development and implementation of robust Process Safety Management (PSM) systems is a primary focus for leading companies in the petrochemical oil and gas industry. Regulations have been passed in the United States and in Europe, where companies handling/processing hazardous chemicals are required to implement PSM systems. Major incidents in the oil and gas industries highlight the importance of having robust processes and systems in place. Process safety is especially important for the oil and gas industry and aids in the prevention…
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Flare Gas Recovery & It’s Utilisation in Oil and Gas
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes As part of optimising the production operations, oil and gas producers use flare gas and set up a flare gas recovery system to be more cost-efficient. A flare system can safely be designed to meet the challenge of reducing emissions to the environment as well as reducing the cost of operating the overall flare system. The overall economic model of flare operations can be analysed via the cost of flaring in terms of: flare maintenance, environmental emissions and alterative gas use (export, fuel gas). When oil prices are high, flare gas is a revenue…
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Top 5 Training Providers in Malaysia
Why is Professional Training important? Professional training and development equips employees with the right skill set. This increases productivity by 200% and grow margin drastically (Source). In your interest, we have done extensive research and will provide you with a list of best training providers in Malaysia 2018 and 2019! Rankings are not in order. Top 5 Training Providers in Malaysia Neville-Clarke (M) Sdn. Bhd. Neville-Clarke (M) Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of BSI, a global business consultancy since 2017. It is one of the leading training organization in Asia Pacific specialized in delivering accelerated learning using a capacity building…
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Controlling Turnaround Costs
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Turnarounds are major events for refineries and other petrochemical facilities. They typically cost significant sums of operational expense and capital expense money to execute. There is a major loss of revenue when the facility is shut down, causing lost opportunity cost and profits through lost production. If poorly managed, turnarounds offer significant risk of accidents. If poorly executed, they can also be the cause of significant production disruption after start-up, due to leaks and other production trips. Hence, there is a potential to save significant sums of money, by ensuring turnarounds are run correctly.…
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Key Principles in Integrating Human Factors in Risk Assessment
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Human factors play a huge role in Major Hazard Installations (MHIs) and when dealing with health and safety, human factors help optimise human performance and reduce human errors. MHIs ought to take the initiative to manage human errors, through the risk assessment process. The challenge is to develop error tolerant systems and to prevent errors from happening. Human factors is implicit in the risk assessment process, where understanding of the human role is important to minimise risks. Many major accidents were initiated by human failure. In order to avoid accidents and ill-health, MHIs need…
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