Managing Director, Jeff Regan,
spends a week in Vietnam

JMS Consultants began specialist training in November 2008 for PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services, a Vietnam based provider of oil and gas drilling services. In March 2011, Jeff Regan, JMS Principal Consultant & Managing Director of OPTIS Europe Ltd, returned to deliver OPITO – accredited Authorised Gas Tester (AGT1) training for a number of personnel at Vung Tau in Vietnam.

In addition to organising the training, one of the course delegates, Ian Miller, Drilling Division HSE Manager (pictured 3rd from the left), commented on completion of the course;

“Bringing in internationally recognized training courses to our company will improve our development and assist in our company objectives to continuously improve our safety systems and upgrade training for our personnel. We would like to thank JMS Consultants for their professionalism in providing industry- leading training courses and look forward to working with them in the future.”

PVD offers drilling services on a contract basis, along with other well maintenance and conditioning services to petroleum exploration companies. It is also engaged in the provision of other energy technical services, such as geophysical surveying services, mapping services, mud logging services, oil spill control services and rental services of drilling equipment and oil rigs. JMS very much looks forward to the next visit and assisting PVD in meeting the training needs of their employees.

Manual Handling – Knees bent,
back straight – NO WAY!

JMS Consultants go “Back to Basics” to reduce the cost of Manual Handling injuries. Using their pioneering “BASICS” approach to Manual Handling training, JMS encourage industry to follow their lead or risk falling foul of legislation.

BASICS is a mnemonic devised by JMS Training Consultant Dave McDonald which stands for:

B – Best foot forward: Stand with your feet apart and one foot slightly forward
A – Assess the load: Tilt or push with your hands to assess the load
S – Spine: Keep your spine in its natural position
I – Initiate with the legs: Lift using your legs, not your back
C – Control: Take your time and keep the load close to the body at all times
S – Stop Twisting: Moving your feet prevents a twist... and the biggest cause of injury!

But even the best guidelines are no substitute for a well structured training programme. It is how the course is delivered – hands-on and practical – which makes all the difference, as Dave McDonald, explains:

“At JMS, we have incorporated the latest developments in health and safety practice into hands-on courses; tailored to each company we work with. Manual handling requirements vary tremendously between industries and we teach by applying the latest techniques to each company’s individual working environment. Rather than concentrating entirely on theory, our trainers use practical, on-site examples using the BASICS model, to ensure that participants on our courses gain relevant experience in best practice that they can use in their everyday working lives.

Our programmes can include the special training of an in-house ‘Manual Handling Champion’ ensuring that there is a point of contact for everyone in the workplace, who can oversee and help their co-workers to implement our training correctly after the training programme is finished.

JMS Consultants provides AGT
training for National Grid Grain LNG

Pictured at the second in a series of AGT1 courses delivered at National Grid Grain site in Kent in January 2011, is our senior Consultant, Michael Coleman and the National grid Production Manager, Mark Johnson who stated;

The feedback we have had from these courses has been very positive with delegates commenting on the relevance of the course and the very professional presentation by the JMS Consultants’ instructors.  We believe that these courses will further enhance the process safety culture at Grain LNG”.

National Grid Grain LNG is the largest European liquefied Natural Gas terminal and National Grid is the UK leader in LNG importation. National Grid has a pioneering attitude to training and health and safety matters with over 2 million construction man hours worked without a lost time injury.

JMS consultants demonstrated its commitment to quality and flexibility by sending two of its most experienced trainers down to Kent to ensure that National Grid LNG got the best service possible.

Michael Coleman, JMS Consultants, stated “both Dave and I felt it important to ensure that the 14 National Grid Grain delegates got the most out of the course which we were able to tailor to meet the specific needs of the company. The delegates were extremely positive and responded well to our practical hands-on approach. We look forward to another visit in the near future”.

JMS attend the WWEM
Conference and Exhibition

JMS Consultants was invited to exhibit at the annual Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) Conference and Exhibition at the Telford International Convention Centre in November 2010. JMS is already a supply chain service provider to the water utility industry and is keen to further develop this.

Based in the new Gas Detection Zone in the exhibition hall, the company, headed by Managing Director Jeff Regan, was proud to be part of the high profile event, with over 1000 visitors passing through the doors over the two-day period.

The environmental and safety links between water and gas were highlighted in the Gas Detection Zone by the JMS team who made the most of the networking opportunities.

Health & Safety Courses

JMS Consultants is pleased to announce its range of new health and safety courses. These include, Working Safely and Managing Safely, one and four day’s duration respectively and accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The Company has also introduced a half day Manual Handling course leading to a JMS Certificate.

These courses will be of interest to those operatives and employees working in all the JMS core sectors.

Details can be found on our courses section of the website.

Pilot Share Fair 12

Business Development Manager, Brian Williams, attended the annual Pilot Share fair 12 Oil and Gas event in Aberdeen in early November. This one-day conference and exhibition brought together the major oil and gas players from around the world to discuss with the supply chain their forward plans.

JMS, already working with many of these household names, was able to further develop its network of contacts and keep abreast of latest developments.