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Response services are guaranteed ONLY for Members. Non-members are not guaranteed a response and will be required to sign a Non-member contract. Services and rates differ. Duty managers can be contacted for exercises.

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A new role in Wildlife Emergency Preparedness & Response

mercredi 14 août 2024

New Role: Wildlife Response Operational Lead

Our Wildlife Emergency Preparedness & Response Team is introducing a new role of Wildlife Response Operational Lead.

Oiled Wildlife Preparedness & Response in Argentina: A Collaborative Triumph 

dimanche 4 août 2024

Oiled Wildlife Preparedness & Response in Argentina: A Collaborative Triumph

A successful workshop highlighted industry, government, and NGO cooperation, promoting wildlife preparedness and response across Latin America. Led by YPF/Equinor and delivered by experts, this event inspired a culture of collaboration for effective wildlife protection.

It takes a village: Building a collaborative ‘Community of Practice’ for wildlife emergency preparedness and response.

jeudi 12 octobre 2023

It takes a village: Building a collaborative ‘Community of Practice’ for wildlife emergency preparedness and response.

The Wildlife Preparedness & Response Community of Practice (CoP) - a collaborative multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at strengthening tiered preparedness for oiled wildlife incidents - organised its first-ever virtual wildlife response exercise this month to explore the potential challenges in a transboundary oiled wildlife incident.

Applying Oil Spill Response Expertise to Combat Marine Pollution at NOSCA's Annual Seminar in Norway

mardi 12 septembre 2023

Sharing Expertise in Marine Pollution Response at NOSCA's Annual Seminar in Norway

NOSCA invites OSRL to share how oil spill response techniques are transferable in combating microplastic marine pollution.

How Our Bahrain Team Demonstrates Safety and Skill Excellence in the UAE

mercredi 6 septembre 2023

How Our Bahrain Team Demonstrates Safety and Skill Excellence in the UAE

Our team in Bahrain was invited to visit a company based in Ras AI-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, as part of a six-monthly Equipment Hire Services contract.

How We Respond To Oil Spills and Work To Prevent Marine Pollution Worldwide

lundi 7 août 2023

How We Respond To Oil Spills and Work To Prevent Marine Pollution Worldwide

As featured in New Scientist, CEO, Vania De Stefani talks about the power of collaboration in protecting our oceans, and how we must all commit to preventing pollution and conserving marine resources for future generations through oil spill response and more.

A Day in the Life of an Engineering Apprentice at OSRL

mercredi 12 juillet 2023

 A day in the life of an Engineering Apprentice at OSRL

Our engineering apprentice, Joe Hartley, works in our Equipment Hire Services team and is already learning a lot from the team around him.

Episode Two of OSRL's Podcast - Learn How to Perform Under Pressure

lundi 10 juillet 2023

Learn How to Perform Under Pressure

The latest episode of the OSRL Podcast is now available, and in this instalment, we look at how people cope under pressure and how to learn from stressful situations.

 

Introducing OSRL Members to Wildlife Incident Management at the AGM 2023

mercredi 5 juillet 2023

Wildlife Emergency Preparedness and Response

As part of the short course offerings at this year’s AGM in Southampton, some of OSRL’s Wildlife Core Group - Paul Kelway (OSRL’s Wildlife Preparedness & Response Manager) ​Frankii Rouse, and James Thompson - collaborated with Hugo Nijkamp from Sea Alarm and Michael Ziccardi (Chair) and Adam Grogan (Coordinator) from the Global Oiled Wildlife Response Service (GOWRS) to ​deliver ​a half-day interactive workshop on Wildlife Incident Management.

It's Always Sunny In Shetland

mercredi 17 mai 2023

It's Always Sunny In Shetland

OSRL's Deputy Aberdeen Manager, Ken Church recently conducted an offshore deployment exercise west of Shetland.