OSRL interviewed about the RUReady4OS
jeudi 23 août 2018
Sarah Hall, Co-Chair of OSRL's surveillance core group has been interviewed by the Feature Editor of New Scientist magazine about the RUReady4OS article. Sarah talks about the RUReady4OS project and the work OSRL has been doing with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).
OSRL attends CORKEX
jeudi 2 août 2018
OSRL attend "CORKEX 18" for project e-UReady4OS, the aim is to develop Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) further to increase oil spill preparedness.
“Am I capable of managing an oil spill incident at a strategic level?”
mercredi 1 août 2018
Our Trainer, Kai Jing shares some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from our IMO Level 3 delegates as well as the challenges they often face when managing a spill. Interestingly, our OSRL trainers would discuss these at the course and provide practical tips to resolve these challenges from their own spill experience.
Surface Dispersant Exercise
vendredi 20 juillet 2018
The Surface Dispersant Exercise is one we conduct twice yearly to provide our operational personnel with the opportunity to exercise their practical knowledge of surface dispersant application methods. Hear about this years first exercise from one of our Response Specialists...
Overcoming logistical challenges of coordinating large group training
jeudi 19 juillet 2018
When coordinating learning and development for a large group of operators, how do you ensure that they are adequately equipped with relevant and up-to-date skills without disrupting their work schedules?
Our Principal Trainer, Robert Chan, has a great story to share on how this can be done."
Overseeing Norway's Annual Exercise
jeudi 28 juin 2018
For four decades, Norway has hosted an annual Oil on Water (OOW) Exercise. Designed as an opportunity to verify and maintain the continuous development of Norway’s national spill preparedness plan.
Back-To-Shoreline Exercise
mercredi 6 juin 2018
Hon Phui Hang talks about a recent shoreline exercise conducted between 23-27 April with a specific focus on Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Technique (SCAT) and protection of sensitive resources and waste management. Click through to read more.
Exercise Diary - the final reckoning
jeudi 24 mai 2018
OSRL's Offline course is put in place to train new staff, like myself, in the world of oil spill response. This is my 5-day diary from the final week.
No Notice Drill for OSRL
jeudi 24 mai 2018
We ran a NO NOTICE DRILL yesterday in our Emergencies Operations Centre (EOC) to test our competency and prove our ability to meet our Service Level Agreement (SLA).
OSRL Attend the 13th International Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference
mardi 22 mai 2018
I was excited to be given the opportunity to attend the EOW Conference this year and present a paper explaining the improvements in our wildlife equipment and the water filtration systems. Read on to find out more...