Nexen – £500,000 saved through efficient induction of “Green Hats”

Submitted by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited

Impact

• Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited reduced non-productive time associated with “Green Hats” inductions by 11% – saving approximately £500,000.
• Improved safety on the platform and enhanced business continuity with experienced personnel returning to do work on the assets.

Nexen set out to reduce the productive time lost through the volume of inductions for personnel unfamiliar with their North Sea assets – otherwise known as “Green Hats”.

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the workforce is central to Nexen’s core values and culture.  Workers across all platforms receive a thorough induction, welcoming them to the installation and preparing them for their role onboard. This includes safety training specific to each platform, together with an understanding of the company lifesaving rules and culture, before embarking on their job. This induction is mandatory for personnel who are not platform familiar or have not been on the platform within one year.

Each induction session involves an average of 19 hours of training and support which includes approximately;

• 8.5 hours platform familiarisation for each “Green Hat”
• 2 hours induction session by core crew
• 8 hours of core crew  support and shadowing as part of permit to work duty
• 30 mins attending Offshore Installation Manager’s evening brief

When Nexen analysed the process, the company discovered the planning behind inductions could be tightened up and run more efficiently – and calculated that over 57,000 hours had been lost in 2014 through Non Productive Time.