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September 2015

HTaking MEDICINES offshore

HSE LIFETHE NATIONAL OIL&GAS INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONALS

TAKING MEDICINES OFFSHORE

Work safely or don’t work at allThere are strict procedures when working on installations and systems. After all, there’s a risk for noxious substances to be released. Therefore read the Permit to Work carefully and check if the described control measures have been taken. Then take the precautionary measures which belong to your job.

Always be alert to prevent highly concentrated noxious substances from being released. When in doubt: always ask or stop working! Before starting work, always carry out a Last Minute Risk Analysis (LMRA).

Speaking the same clear language regarding Health, Safety and Environment, and harmonisation of regulations by focusing primarily on agreements between companies and contractors.

That is the goal the member parties of HSElife UNIO pursue.

As well as the information that has already been harmonised, location and company-specific information also applies. Ask for it!


Taking

MEDICINES offshoreIf you use medicines and you want to take them offshore,you must declare them before departure. Some medicines canimpair your judgement or ability to respond. As everyone familiarwith the risks of working in a process environment knows,fast and proper reactions can save lives. So this rule has oneclear objective: to keep us all safe.


LIFE-THREATENING

Many medicines have undesirable side-effects. In certain doses they can impair your ability to function properly in the workplace. But that is not the only danger they present. If you have an accident or are taken ill and the medics or first aiders do not know what medicines you are taking, they could make an incorrect diagnosis and give you the wrong treatment. That couldput your life in danger.


WHAT MEDICINES?Of greatest concern are tranquilisers, barbiturates like Valium and Librium, antipsychotics and anticoagulants. But you should declare everything, even aspirin. In combination with other medicines - including thoseadministered in medical emergencies - even such ‘benign’ substances can have undesirable or unpredictable effects.

Note, too, that you may have been prescribed medication for a purpose other than its original function.


WHAT TO DECLARE

Before departure, you must declare all the medicines you want to take with you. That includes prescription and non-prescription drugs, and also homeopathic and herbal medicines (although not off-the-shelf products likesupplements). Each item you declare must be accompanied by a written explanatory note from your General Practitioner (GP) or the NOGEPA medical examiner, which the medic (if present) or OIM can check if necessary.


WHERE TO DECLARE

All medicines must be declared first to security at Den Helder Airport and then, upon arrival at the platform, to the medic (if present) or OIM.


CHECKS

Security at Den Helder regularly checks passengers for undeclared medicines. If you are found to be carrying any, you will not be allowed to board your flight. There are no checks upon arrival at the platform or during your stay there, but that is no excuse to bring or to use undeclared medicines.


All medicines must be declared before departure.That includes homeopathic and herbal medicines.

Only off-the-shelfproducts like supplements are exempt.

FOR YOUR OWN AND OTHERS’ SAFETY,ALWAYS USE MEDICINES WITH CARE.


QUESTIONS? MORE INFORMATION?

Feel free to contact the site manager or supervisor.

HSE LIFE

The member parties of HSElife UNIO are:

SHELL/NAMTAQA Energy

Centrica Energy UpstreamOranje-Nassau Energie

CASOS

Petrogas E&PEngie

Vermilion EnergyDana Petroleum

TOTAL


QUESTION

1. Why, before leaving for an offshore location, do you have to report using and carrying medicines?

A) Working in a process environment implies potential risk. This means you may need to respond quickly and adequately. This is of vital importance to ensure everybody’s safety. Using medicines may influence your judgment or capacity to respond, which may result in unsafe situations.

B) In advance, the medic being present at the offshore location has to be aware of any medication you may be using. He will report this to the HMI. The HMI will make sure that you won’t execute any dangerous activities, because medicines may influence your judgment or capacity to respond. This may compromise the quality of the job.

C) Medicines can cause nasty side effects. Because of this, the quality of the job may be compromised because working in a process environment implies potential risk.


ANSWER

1. Why, before leaving for an offshore location, do you have to report using and carrying medicines?

A) Working in a process environment implies potential risk. This means you may need to respond quickly and adequately. This is of vital importance to ensure everybody’s safety. Using medicines may influence your judgment or capacity to respond, which may result in unsafe situations.

B) In advance, the medic being present at the offshore location has to be aware of any medication you may be using. He will report this to the HMI. The HMI will make sure that you won’t execute any dangerous activities, because medicines may influence your judgment or capacity to respond. This may compromise the quality of the job.

C) Medicines can cause nasty side effects. Because of this, the quality of the job may be compromised because working in a process environment implies potential risk.


QUESTION

2. The use of medicines can influence your work performance in a negative way, which could be life threatening. In what other circumstances could the use of medicines lead to dangerous situations?

A) In case something happens to you while you’re on medication, certain treatment may be contraindicative although medical workers have correctly diagnosed. This may threaten your life.

B) If something happens to you and the medical workers don’t know that you’re on medication, they may diagnose incorrectly. Or certain treatment may be contraindicative. This may threaten your life or the life of others.

C) If something happens to you and the medical workers don’t know that you’re on medication, they may diagnose incorrectly. Or certain treatment may be contraindicative. This may result in a threat to the life of the medical workers.


ANSWER

2. The use of medicines can influence your work performance in a negative way, which could be life threatening. In what other circumstances could the use of medicines lead to dangerous situations?

A) In case something happens to you while you’re on medication, certain treatment may be contraindicative although medical workers have correctly diagnosed. This may threaten your life.

B) If something happens to you and the medical workers don’t know that you’re on medication, they may diagnose incorrectly. Or certain treatment may be contraindicative. This may threaten your life or the life of others.

C) If something happens to you and the medical workers don’t know that you’re on medication, they may diagnose incorrectly. Or certain treatment may be contraindicative. This may result in a threat to the life of the medical workers.


QUESTION

3. Before leaving for an offshore location, which medicines should you report at Den Helder Airport?

A) Tranquillizers, barbiturates such as Valium or Librium, antipsychotics, antidepressants and blood thinners, aspirin, homeopathic medicine and special exotic herbs.

B) All medicines, except homeopathic medicine and over-the- counter medicine.

C) All medicines, except over-the-counter medicine such as aspirin.


ANSWER

3. Before leaving for an offshore location, which medicines should you report at Den Helder Airport?

A) Tranquillizers, barbiturates such as Valium or Librium, antipsychotics, antidepressants and blood thinners, aspirin, homeopathic medicine and special exotic herbs.

B) All medicines, except homeopathic medicine and over-the- counter medicine.

C) All medicines, except over-the-counter medicine such as aspirin.


QUESTION

4. Before leaving for an offshore location, to whom should you report your medication?

A) At Den Helder Airport to Security and at the platform to the medic. In absence of the medic, you have to report your medication to the OIM.

B) At Den Helder Airport to Security or at the platform to the medic. In absence of the medic, you have to report your medication to the OIM.

C) At Den Helder Airport to Security and at the platform to the medic. In absence of the medic, you have to report your medication to the HMI.


ANSWER

4. Before leaving for an offshore location, to whom should you report your medication?

A) At Den Helder Airport to Security and at the platform to the medic. In absence of the medic, you have to report your medication to the OIM.

B) At Den Helder Airport to Security or at the platform to the medic. In absence of the medic, you have to report your medication to the OIM.

C) At Den Helder Airport to Security and at the platform to the medic. In absence of the medic, you have to report your medication to the HMI.


QUESTION

5. If you don’t report your medication before leaving for an offshore location, what will happen?

A) When inspecting, the Security employee will report the medicines to the HMI at the offshore location. Upon arrival at the platform, the HMI will inspect the medicines and report them to the medic.

B) In case of inspection by Security at Den Helder, you will be penalized heavily because you’re endangering your own safety and that of others.

C) In case of inspection by Security at Den Helder, you will be refused for the flight.


ANSWER

5. If you don’t report your medication before leaving for an offshore location, what will happen?

A) When inspecting, the Security employee will report the medicines to the HMI at the offshore location. Upon arrival at the platform, the HMI will inspect the medicines and report them to the medic.

B) In case of inspection by Security at Den Helder, you will be penalized heavily because you’re endangering your own safety and that of others.

C) In case of inspection by Security at Den Helder, you will be refused for the flight.

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