IADC leads united front to enhance competency across drilling industry

摘要

Competency and the need to provide tangible proof of same have become critically important in recent years. Defining applicable skill sets and providing the associated training necessary for every worker on every rig to competently and successfully perform their assigned job duties are primary points of focus for 2014. In the past 20 years, we have seen LTI rates decrease from 5.33 to 0.26. That metric is a testament to our commitment to safety and training and a clear proxy for overall industry success. However, the better we get, the more difficult it becomes to make incremental improvements. Further improvement in safety performance will require a corresponding improvement in crew competency. A fully competent workforce reduces the likelihood of incidents and catastrophic events and, as we are all fully aware, our industry is judged not by its countless successes but by its occasional failures. We must be united in developing solutions that enhance competency and minimize risk.