Health, Safety, Environment, and Training Committee (HSET)

HSET Mission

The Health, Safety, Environment, and Training (HSET) committee was established in 2008 as a subcommittee of APICOM. It consists of representatives from spill response organizations across North America. The HSET committee exists to facilitate the exchange of information and resources to promote a safe and healthy work environment, support response readiness, and encourage continual improvement in response organizations.

Objectives

• Establish a professional network of HSE personnel
• Maintain lines of communication between members of the committee
• Share information and resources between committee members to include:
1. Policies, procedures, and forms
2. Regulatory changes
3. Lessons learned from responses, exercises, or incidents
4. New HSE technologies or techniques
5. HSE requirements specific to member companies
6. Best practices

The APICOM HSET committee holds four (4) conference calls and a meeting/work session annually.

Not a HSET Committee member but would like to be a part of our group? Contact your General Manager to be added to the committee.

Current Committee Members

• Vacant, Alaska Chadux Network
• Carl Boelter - Chairman, Clean Rivers Associates
• Eben McWilliams, Alaska Clean Seas
• Jeaneen Bailey, Alaska Clean Seas
• Dan Baeten, Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc.
• Bret Curole, Clean Gulf Associates
• John Carlin, Delaware Bay and River Cooperative
• Darin Connors, Eastern Canada Response Corporation
• Stuart Larson, Marine Spill Response Corporation
• Filipe Olas, Oil Spill Response Ltd
• Jeff Schultz, Southeast Alaska Petroleum Response Organization
• Gord Anderson, Co-chair, Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Current Projects and Meeting Work sessions

• Drone/sUAV Safety
• Site Assessment Safety
• Site Specific Safety and Health Plan
• Atmospheric Testing Devices
• BSEE Drill Management
• Significant Marine Incidents (SMI)
• Fatigue Management and Mitigation
• AI opportunities in Safety and Training
• Effective Leadership/Building Trust
• Best Practices through gap analysis with general industry leading/lagging indicators

Upcoming Events

• May 13-16, 2024 - International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA.
• June 3-5, 2024 - HSET Conference - CISPRI HQ Kenai, Alaska.
• September 13-18, 2024 - NSC Safety Congress & Expo, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fl.
• November 18-20, 2024 - Clean Gulf Conference & Exhibition, George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Tx.