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Thursday, November 21, 2013
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Hard-hitting Drama Inspires Oil & Gas Trainees to Work Safe
LONDON, Norfolk, England – 11 November 2013 – Oilennium™ Ltd, a Petrofac Training Services (PTS) company that provides eLearning training services to the oil and gas industry, and ActingUp, an Edinburgh theatre company, have joined forces to offer an industry first: an online suite of hard-hitting dramatic films that inspire oil and gas personnel to connect emotionally with their individual Health and Safety (H&S) behaviour.
First time on film, online
The new films are not standard H&S training material. The short dramatic films and animations feature compelling stories about people, avoidable accidents and their tragic aftermath.
“In the oil and gas industry, Acting Up World has an excellent track record for getting people emotionally engaged with H&S training,” said Kevin Keable, Managing Director of Oilennium, a division of PTS. “As providers of eLearning courses for the oil and gas industry, it’s critical that our participants are fully prepared to embrace training in safe working practices. If we can’t get participants to connect emotionally, they will not change their behaviour.” he added.
By viewing these films, which generate such powerful emotions, people are much more receptive to safety training information. “Not only are they more likely to change their behaviour, they remember these stories and often re-tell them at work to drive home the value of proper safety practice in the workplace,” he added.
Tragic tales drive home safety message
The suite includes a series of animated short films based on scripts of live performances by Acting Up and produced and written by Oilennium’s creative team, plus several live-action dramatic films, all of which address common themes. One explores the domino effect of letting negligent behaviours pass as acceptable, via the vehicle of the ghost of an oil worker who attends his own funeral and speaks to those involved in his death.
From the small stage to the world stage
Although this the first time that these stories will have been featured online, many people in the oil and gas industry will have seen them performed live by Acting Up, as part of their corporate training experience.
“Our aim has always been to bring performances about everyday working life to those who will never have seen messages presented in this way,” said Emma Currie, Managing Director and Founder of Acting Up World. “Our collaboration with Oilennium means these stories can now reach and inspire safe behaviour in so many thousands around the world. It signals an incredibly exciting time for us, as we explore new mediums and ways to connect dramatically with those who work in the global oil and gas industry,” she added.
The Oilennium – Acting Up World eLearning suite is the most recent offering from PTS, further expanding its portfolio of training services and products for the international oil and gas industry. Oilennium Ltd is a division of PTS, which provides bespokeblended learning systems for companies operating in the international energy sector.
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