Tasmanian skills taken to the world

Sunday Tasmanian
Sunday 21/10/2007 Page: 69

IN late 2006 Height Safety Management (HSM) became the preferred training provider for international offshore drilling giant Transocean Limited. This Tasmanian business now operates full time in the Asia Pacific region as well as South Africa. They service the needs of clients' height safety requirements as well as confined space operation, vertical rescue, breathing apparatus, rigging, dogging, scaffolding, crane operation, elevated work platform and forklift truck training. They also train Transocean's trainers to enable the constant upgrading of skills while at sea.

To enable the most efficient training is provided, HSM has implemented web-based height safety training modules to cover theory and refresher training market. "This allows our clients to self pace and train singularly or in small groups that would normally be cost ineffective." said Tasmanian manager Dean Wapsas. "With offices in all states. the ACT and Singapore and Johannesburg, HSM are taking Tasmanian skills to the world." HSM provides training for wind farm builder Vestas and the Australian Antarctic Division, Integral Energy, Pitt and Sherry and hundreds more.