EnerMech is proud to announce that we now offer the OPITO accredited Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) course. Training is carried out at both our Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth purpose-built training centres.

The MIST standard was borne out of industry concerns over basic safety knowledge and aims to provide consistency throughout the industry in safety critical areas. The industry set a target that all UK offshore personnel will have completed this training by the end of 2010.

The two day course is intended for personnel new to the offshore industry and means that the level of safety awareness and training is standardised throughout the industry. It pulls together elements which may previously have been run as individual courses, minimising repetition and making basic training simpler to coordinate.

The MIST course covers the following elements:

• Introduction to the Hazardous Offshore Environment
• Working Safely (including Safety Observation Systems)
• Risk Assessment
• Permit to Work/Control of Work
• Platform Integrity
• Manual Handling
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
• Working at Height
• Mechanical Lifting