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ABERDEEN DRILLING CONSULTANTS

BRAZIL DROPS FORUM – 19TH APRIL 2012


GRAVITY KNOWS NO BOUNDS!

DROPS IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM


Question 1
What do Aberdeen Drilling Consultants Ltd
know about managing Dropped Objects?

Answer
Our fully qualified engineers have provided
Dropped Object related services (surveys,
management systems and training) at 12 of our
clients facilities / rigs in Brazil in the last two
years alone and many more globally.
Question 2
Does our industry have all the required “tools in
the box” available to successfully manage the
potential dropped objects we work with
constantly?

Answer
Yes we certainly do –Many years of hard work
has been done internationally and channelled
through DROPS Forums where facilitating and
sharing of knowledge has been key to the
progress made to date.
Question 3
Are we there yet?
Do we live and work in an environment where
dropped objects are a thing of the past?

Answer
Quite simply the answer to this question is No.
Most all drilling contractor HSE goals include
reference to reducing the incidents suffered
both (actual and near hits).
Question 4
What is the most important thing we need to
have in place and functioning correctly to
successfully manage dropped objects ?

Answer
Trained and competent people of course ! – to
design, install & maintain equipment and identify
then adequately control through risk assessment
and inspection potential dropped objects.
Question 5
Is “Drops Awareness and Prevention” a single
line item on your organisations training matrix?

Answer
Some companies do – others have it or suggest
it is incorporated into other things or focus in on
it only when things have gone wrong.
Question 6
Are your personnel trained and competent or
trained and complacent?

Answer
PASS !

(Don’t answer that in case you incriminate yourself!)


COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
COMPETENT OR COMPLACENT?
Question 6
What training and competency programs are
available?

Answer
Excellent bespoke training is available from various
sources including DROPS train the trainer, DROPS
Online instructor led workshops.
ADC have also recently added an Understanding
Dropped Objects Course to their SQA approved
(Scottish Qualifications Authority) Virtual Academy.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
LISTENING and CONTEMPLATING

QUESTIONS ?

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