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Petroleum Industry Training (PST)
Course length: Varies with each Student; Usual times: 8:30 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m.
Individual fee: $ 100.00 per person; Group & Client
Specific pricing available: call ASTEC
PST is an interactive multi-media program with video, audio and
interactive lessons. This safety training program has been designed
and produced for all workers in the petroleum industry. It is user
friendly and has been specifically designed so learners do not need
significant computer skills. Learners can relax and enjoy the
training process, as they are easily guided through each lesson.
Total running time of the program is approximately six hours.
Topics include regulations, WHMIS, personal protective equipment
(PPE), hazard recognition and control, common workplace hazards and
control, oil and gas industry hazards and control, gas hazards and
control measures, exploration hazards and control (optional), rig
hazards and control (optional), oilfield trucking hazards and control
(optional), production and plant hazards and control (optional), work
procedures and safety communication.
Lessons 1 to 7, 12 and 13 are required to meet the minimum
for IRP 16. The learner must choose at least one optional lesson for certification.
Testing and Certification
Each topic is followed by a short skills test to ensure learner
comprehension. Once the program is completed, a course report may be
printed for certification submission. Upon certification, Enform
issues a wallet card and a wall certificate, indicating course option
completion and WHMIS certification.
Effective July 1, 2009, PST certificates no longer expire. This
policy change pertains to certificates, with or without printed
dates of expiry. There is no Enform requirement to retake the PST if
current certificate carries an expiry date.
ACSA Safety Training Equivalency
The Petroleum Safety Training (PST) CD-ROM Program and the
Construction Safety Training System (CSTS) have been granted
equivalency. The Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA),
Enform and the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) have
performed a comparison of the content of the two programs and have
deemed the objectives and theory of the training to be equivalent
when the PST is completed with the addition of the Enform Safe-T Disk.
As a result of this decision, member companies of the COAA should
accept PST wallet card certifications with the CSTS option issued by
Enform as meeting the current requirement of CSTS certification. In
the petroleum industry, companies should accept CSTS certification
issued by ACSA as equivalent to any requirement of PST certification.
Although the examples used in each program are industry related,
companies will no longer be required to purchase two programs to work
in both the construction and petroleum industries. Companies are
encouraged to use their industry's program and use this equivalency
should the need arise.
Nine Standard Lessons
1. Regulations
2. WHMIS
3. Personal Protective Equipment
4. Hazard Recognition & Control
5. Common Workplace Hazards & Control
6. Oil & Gas Industry Hazards & Control
7. Gas Hazards & Control Measures
8. Work Procedures
9. Safety Communications
Four Industry Specific Optional Lessons
1. Exploration Hazards & Control
2. Rig Hazards & Control
3. Oilfield Trucking Hazards & Control
4. Production & Plant Hazards & Control
Interactive Training
This CD-ROM training program is interactive and enables users to
work at their own pace. After completing each individual lesson,
learners are challenged with a short competency test. Total running
time of the program is approximately five hours.
Technology
Numerous studies have shown that computer-based training is a
highly effective method of instruction; that is, a great deal of
learning can be achieved in a very short time compared to traditional
training techniques.
This program has been specifically designed so learners do not
need significant computer skills. Users can relax and enjoy the
training process, as they are easily guided through the program.
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