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include well control training in a "blended"
approach in addition to offering core
safety- and marine-related courses, says
Thomas Boehme, chief operating officer
and vice president of sales and marketing.
Falck and Boots & Coots have announced an alliance to offer well control
services and training globally, he says.
The alliance leverages Boots & Coots'
technical know-how and global recognition
of its well control expertise with Falck's
training capabilities.
"This approach to safety training and
response equip us to teach the more stringent well control training standards,"
Boehme states.
"You could say it is not the time to
launch a new product during a downturn,
but we have had good success with it,"
he assesses. "We have for years had a lot
of customers ask why we have not offered
this previously because they like our high
level of quality."
The company developed its well control
training program to include phone applications that allow workers to sharpen
their knowledge between required biennial
certification, Boehme says.
"Standards changed around well control," he says. "It has become a lot harder
to pass the class and get certified, so we
have done several things to help the employees pass a class by preparing them
using e-learning methods before coming
to class using our e-learning prep course.
We have a lot of tools in the classroom,
and they take a computer home at night,
and do homework while they are in the
class that week."
With well control, Falck embraced elearning in areas where it made sense, he
says. Students get live teaching in the
classroom, and videos and interaction
with 3-D animation on personal computers
while taking the class. Phone apps helps
workers stay abreast of well control issues
and makes renewing certification easier,
he adds.
To help operators facing substantially
less revenue but fixed costs for safety
training, Falck continues offering its line
of training courses at most of its 38 sites
in 19 countries, Boehme says, although
there are restrictions on where, for example, the company can offer fire-related
classes.
"Our customers sometimes spend more
than half their training dollars on travel
and training day per diems, so the closer
we can be to the employee's home, the

The Telogis cloud-based mobile enterprise management platform reduces costs while
improving driver performance and enhancing safety and compliance. Its capabilities include monitoring driver behavior, vehicle location, driving hours, idle time, vehicle inspections and maintenance needs, and alerting companies when vehicles enter
hazardous areas.

more money we can save the employer
and still keep everybody compliant and
keep more people on staff until the industry
recovers," Boehme concludes.
Mobile Enterprise Management
Telogis continues to expand its cloudbased mobile enterprise management
(MEM) software platform to help companies connect, optimize and automate
vehicles, people and work that is being
done outside their four walls, says Geoff
Scalf, director of global oil and gas business development.
The Telogis MEM platform includes
a comprehensive compliance and safety
view that monitors driver behavior and
location, alerts companies when employees
enter hazardous areas, monitors driving
hours, and informs companies about vehicle maintenance needs, he says, adding
that the platform also offers the capacity
to produce load tickets, and monitor and
record a driver's vehicle inspections.
"In today's world, if you are using a
platform only to monitor vehicle location
and speed, you are missing out on a
tremendous amount of efficiencies and
shortchanging your overall safety program," he insists. "The thing most of our
customers like best about the platform is
that it is a solution they grow into and
not out of."
The software alerts companies when
an employee is at a location with hydrogen
sulfide gas or other hazards, he says. It

also monitors when workers begin their
work cycles so companies can include
an alarm when employees reach a preset
maximum time limit to avoid fatigue,
Scalf says, noting that it also monitors
seat belt positions, speed, acceleration
and airbag status.
The company has relationships with
automotive manufacturers, including Ford,
General Motors, Volvo, Mack, Hino, Isuzu
and others, that include Telogis' built-in
MEM software in their vehicles, he says.
In addition to safety-related alerts the
software can show maintenance codes
and monitor engine idle time to achieve
greater job safety, productivity and compliance.
"Companies that limit their use of the
solution can recognize a monthly savings
of approximately$75 per vehicle. With
additional management, companies can
realize returns on the investment of $130$140 a month per vehicle, and by further
using the system to adjust and manage
idle time, returns of $160-$170/month
are possible for each vehicle," Scalf says.
"In one case, we had a customer calculate that it was going to get $115/month
per vehicle in ROI, but we implemented
the system and three months later the
data showed that the company actually
was saving $180/month," Scalf says.
With full use of the Telogis platform
and the deployment of Telogis Coach,
the company was realizing just under
$300/month per vehicle, he adds. The
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