International Association of Drilling Contractors

NEW!!

Behaviour Based Safety Workshop
20 April 2009, Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers, Abu Dhabi

STC Global Ltd will deliver a thought provoking interactive workshop designed to reinforce the importance of getting the right attitudes to safety in place.

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SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsor Opportunities are now available!

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EXHIBITION INFORMATION

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Call for Abstracts

“Leading Behavioural Change in a ‘Green Hat’ World”

The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) is pleased to issue a call for abstracts for presentations at its upcoming IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held on 21-22 April 2009 at the Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers in Abu Dhabi.

Building leaders and ensuring competency is a formidable challenge as the global wellsite industry expands its ranks like never before. Not only will the industry’s ranks of entry-level personnel surge, but the new reality means people will advance to supervisory levels at an unprecedented rate, despite having less experience than in the past.

This translates to a “Green Hat” world at multiple levels in the drilling and completion industry.

IADC Drilling HSE Middle East seeks to help industry develop strategies to develop leaders and build competency quickly and efficiently, as well as mold behaviours to improve safety performance.

Speakers at the bi-annual IADC Drilling Middle East Conference address pertinent issues on health, safety, environment and training in drilling and completion operations. Papers and topics will be presented on ensuring and sustaining incident-free operations during drilling and completion, as well as competency, worker health and environmental stewardship.

Sessions will emphasize areas of special interest in the Middle East, one of the world’s leading drilling and producing arenas.

IADC HSE conferences are the only events dedicated solely to advancing HSE in the global drilling and completion industry.

The conference mission is to:

• Identify and advance best practices in drilling and completion HSE;

• Share knowledge on solutions to HSE challenges in drilling and completions;

• Develop strategies to improve HSE performance in drilling & completion operations.

General subject themes envisioned for the event include the following, though abstracts exploring other areas will also be considered:

Safety:
Safety cultures
Leading Behavioural Change
Human factors to influence HSE results
HSE management systems
Safety leadership
Rig inspection programmes
Safe rig moves
Risk assessment & supervision
Performance indicators (lagging and leading)
Pro-active elements to sustain accident-free operations
Influencing behaviour
HSE auditing
Incident reporting
Dropped objects
Lifting & hoisting
Case histories
Driving safety

Health:
Post accident injury management
Ergonomic environments
Musculoskeletal disorders
Pandemic diseases
Fitness for duty
Fatigue management
Heat stress

Environment:
Sustainability
Reducing environmental impact
Cuttings re-injection and transport
Zero discharge
Fluids: oil-based, synthetic and water-based
Waste management
Drilling site restoration & monitoring
Treatment/disposal of OBM cuttings
Regulations

Training:
“Green Hat” issues
Identifying & building leaders
Competency assurance
Measuring training effectiveness
Personal development & mentoring
Recruitment & retention
Innovative training methods

For consideration, an abstract for each proposed presentation must be submitted to IADC no later than 10 November 2008. Formal papers are not required. IADC will notify prospective presenters by 15 December 2008.

We look forward to your participation and hope to see you at this important event!

Instructions for submitting abstracts

To be selected for presentation, papers must be of great interest to drilling contractors, operators, service companies, training institutions and equipment manufacturers. A detailed abstract must be submitted online.

Click here to submit an abstract (deadline 20 November)

For more information, contact Anne Otten at +31/24-6752252, email: anne.otten@iadc.org

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Conference Hotel:

Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers
PO Box 45200
Abu Dhabi,
UAE
www.rotana.com

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Exhibitors:

American Directional Drill

Cudd Well Control

Marex Marine and Safety Services

Safeguard Technology Inc.

Synergi Solutions