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- Overview
- Research Groups 6
- Datasets 0
- People 7
- Publications 0
- Information Products 0
Safer Offshore Energy Systems 1
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program
To support activities that contribute to reducing or managing risks associated with offshore energy production and transportation.
Identifying Critical Middle-Skilled Positions and Career Pathways in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
By identifying the most safety-critical jobs in the Gulf Coast of Mexico, project partners intend to help industry standardize and prioritize training programs that enhance safety culture and reduce risk during offshore drilling. Partners also plan to develop a training program for one of the jobs identified. Project team members include upstream oil and gas industry partners, industry associations, and higher education partners across the Gulf Coast.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program
Immersion Simulation: Interdisciplinary Training for the Gulf of Mexico Workforce (ISIM)
The project team will work to train oil and gas workers and health professionals to better understand, communicate, and work with each other in simulated emergency environments, enhancing their ability to respond to medical and environmental emergencies in the Gulf of Mexico. By addressing existing gaps in interdisciplinary training for these two groups, the project team intends to build a cohort of Gulf-based responders who are prepared to collaborate with one another during future disaster response scenarios. This training program may also be useful in other U.S. coastal areas where oil and gas production occurs.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program
Linking Energy Production Technologies to Human Health Protection: A "To and Through" Approach to the Interdisciplinary Training of a Middle-Skilled Workforce
The project team will work to build a safer workforce in southeastern Louisiana by identifying key environmental health and disaster management knowledge and skills and teaching them to community college students and current workers in oil production, marine operations, and nursing. Project partners plan to develop educational products that other organizations can adapt and use. The project team will work to ensure that key practical skills and training products are relevant to workplace settings by drawing on the expertise of its members, which include educational institutions, industry groups, and employers.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program
Preparing Underserved Communities For Career Pathways in Energy, Environmental Health, and Restoration
To improve economic opportunities, promote resilience, and fill workforce gaps, the project team will work to train underserved minorities and women in low-income Gulf Coast communities for high-demand, higher-wage work with local employers in energy, environmental health, disaster response, and ecosystem restoration. Team members plan to develop relationships with these employers to cultivate opportunities for program participants. By growing this program designed to build employment equity in the workforce, the project intends to help communities be more resilient in the face of future disasters.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program
Using Problem-Based Learning to Develop a Future Labor Force of Environmentally Knowledgeable and Safety Certified Workers
This project team will work to cultivate future safety leaders for the energy and maritime workforce in Mobile by creating an environmental health and safety leadership program for high school students. This program will train students in risk analysis, occupational safety regulations, emergency scenarios, and leadership skills. The project team plans to assess the program’s performance and share lessons learned, empowering other schools and training organizations to use this work to develop their own student safety leadership programs.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program
Virtual Offshore Disaster Training (VODT) Site
This project team will work to enhance oil and gas workers’ ability to prevent and respond to offshore disasters by developing an interactive, virtual training tool. Workers will be able to use this “virtual rig” tool to identify situations and then practice how they may avoid or respond to an emergency offshore. This tool aims to help reinforce knowledge in areas like spill containment and response, equipment maintenance and repair, personal safety, and environmental protection. It will incorporate input from industry subject matter experts, environmental organizations, and other key stakeholders. The tool, the Virtual Offshore Safety Awareness (VOSA) website, is free to use.
National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program