SPECIALIST SERVICES

clients we need to be present in those markets , and we have a geographic strategy such that we can deliver on our client ’ s requirements .”

Ian Rogers , CEO

Safety in numbers Ensuring the wellbeing of its staff is not simply an HR issue for Specialist Services ; it can actually be a matter of life or death due to the nature of the oil and gas industry . In addition to its compliance with the ISO 9001:2008 , ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 initiatives , the company has its own unique methods for ensuring employee safety . Rogers said : “ I regularly visit our workers ’ accommodation to check food quality , cleanliness , whether people have hot water , and generally that people are being well looked after . We know from experience that if an employee is well fed and well rested they are much less likely to have an accident .”

Rogers said that very soon the company will have gone 500,000 man hours without the occurrence of a lost-time incident on an EPC project for Petrofac / Zadco in Abu Dhabi , which goes to show that management ’ s personal involvement in safety measures is

124 May 2015