Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) · Professional · Corporate
PSSHSE
Petroleum Safety Specialist (Drilling & Servicing)
Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)
Professional level
10 Modules
40 Topics
Corporate
In-house or live virtual
Certification
Blue Ocean Academy certificate

PSSHSE
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About the PSSHSE Program
Petroleum Safety Specialist develops the technical safety knowledge needed on drilling and well servicing operations. The program covers rig hazards, well control awareness, hydrogen sulfide risk, lifting and rigging, hot work, confined space entry, permit systems and emergency response onshore and offshore. Teams learn to assess hazards on the rig floor and to enforce controls under operational pressure. Delivered in-house at the client's premises or live virtual, using the client's own operations and procedures.
What You Will Learn
- Understand major hazards in drilling and well servicing
- Identify rig equipment risks and required controls
- Apply permit to work and isolation procedures
- Evaluate hydrogen sulfide and gas release risk
- Implement lifting, rigging and dropped object controls
- Assess confined space and hot work operations
- Build emergency response and evacuation readiness
- Lead safety supervision on active drilling operations
What you take away
Skills You'll Build

Rig hazard assessment
Permit system control
Well site supervision
Emergency preparedness
Core Topics
Who Is This Program For?
Drilling supervisors
Enforce safety controls on the rig
Rig safety officers
Assess hazards across drilling operations
Well servicing crews
Work safely during intervention operations
HSE managers
Raise safety standards across drilling contracts
Operations engineers
Design out risk in well programs
Contractor management teams
Hold drilling contractors to clear standards
What's Included?
Delivery at your premises or live virtual for your team
Permit templates, checklists and a participant workbook
Scenario exercises built on your own rig operations
Blue Ocean Academy certificate of completion for each participant
Blue Ocean Academy
Corporate training terms and scheduling policies apply
Course Outline
- Upstream operations overview
- Drilling and well servicing phases
- Major accident hazards in the sector
- Roles of operator and contractor
Every participant receives a Blue Ocean Academy certificate of completion
Choose How You Learn
Showcase Your Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Expertise
Every participant receives a Blue Ocean Academy certificate that can be verified by their employer. Corporate clients receive a completion report for the whole cohort.
Digital Certificate
Verifiable Credential
Professional Recognition
Cohort Completion Report


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