Warsash Maritime Academy| 
wmaheadertext 
Southampton Solent University  |  

Maritime and Offshore Safety Courses

MIST Training

WMA is now able to deliver this OPITO approved course. For course dates and contact information, please click here|

Course Description

This two day course is based on the offshore industry’s ‘Boots on for Safety’ campaign. It is anticipated that this course will become requirement for all new entrants to the UK Offshore Oil & Gas Industry. The requirement will apply to those who have a BOSIET but haven’t yet been offshore as well as to those who haven’t done the BOSIET course. The target has been set up for all UK offshore workforces to complete MIST programme by 2010. The course consists of the nine basic safety elements:

  1. Introduction to the Hazardous Offshore Environment
  2. Working Safely (including Safety Observations Systems)
  3. Risk Assessment
  4. Permit to Work (also called Control of Work)
  5. Platform Integrity
  6. Manual Handling
  7. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
  8. Working at Height
  9. Mechanical Lifting

For more information please contact Course Administrator

 

Pam Fidgeon
Telephone: +44 (0)1489 556294
Fax: +44 (0)1489 576908
E-mail: pam.fidgeon@solent.ac.uk|

 

 

In this section