Energy Safety Canada

I have been working in the oilfield for many years, I have worked around the highest H2S ever produced and I am a H2S Alive instructor. So, I have gone through several revisions of the H2S Alive program and met several coordinators from PITS, Enform & ESC. It is sad that I have to voice this review through my friends account, because ESC made it very clear we can not criticize them without suffering serious consequences.I would like to point out several errors in the newest H2S Alive (18.1) program, it should be noted that there are too many to list here.1. ESC claims they have “…deep oil and gas expertise…” how is this possible when most of the coordinators have never worked a day in the oilfield. They really need coordinate with those who actively are working in the field.2. The SDS Section 4 Inhalation; “…. immediately begin artificial respiration.” This shows they are not only out of touch with the oil and gas industry but out of touch with the current protocols for First Aid in Canada. Artificial respiration is no longer taught to standard first aiders anymore. Protocol is “No signs of life, begin CPR” and this is what is should say in our books.3. Donning SCBA, in the instructor guide, “Preferred method in class is the jacket style.” so the students do not hurt themselves. It must be hard sitting behind a computer all day everyday and not know what it is like to have some upper body strength. If you don a SCBA the jacket method and have no control you can just as easily hurt yourself, others and or the equipment. Students should be encouraged to don a SCBA according to manufacturer instructions which includes either method. Students should be allowed to use the method that they are most comfortably using. (Please note either method can cause injuries if not done with control).4. The LEL sensor in the Bump Test video is not working. This is the only sensor that must be legally Bump Tested. If Instructors are caught using equipment that was not functional, they would be suspended, but ESC uses a video with non functional equipment.5. Step 6 First Aid …” unzip the coveralls to remove trapped gas.” If this is true, then as a rescuer I am not able to rescue the casualty and begin first aid without ensuring that I do not have trapped gas in my coveralls. So therefore, we should be teaching rescuers to unzip their coveralls first before removing protective gear to begin resuscitation of casualty. I personally have worked in some of the highest concentrations in Western Canada, and internationally. I have never suffered ill effects by removing my mask in a safe area and not unzipping coveralls to remove trapped gas.This information is provided as some points that need to be corrected in the current H2S Alive program to ensure students are getting the most current, correct and relevant information to ensure their safety. I believe that is in all of our best interest.It would seem that ESC is more interested in finding who I am, so they can suspend me from teaching H2S Alive. ESC does not seem interested in correcting the errors is their error filled H2S Alive course, thus making it the worst/dangerous H2S course in the industry. So sad :(explain to me how a 3-hour online course and 30-minute in-person practical skills assessment is equivalent to a full day H2S Alive course? I am very disappointed with energy safety Canada's direction.

Great place to learn, above average instructors that make learning relevant

Great place for safety training. Very professional and clean. Lunch cafeteria had always been great.

I've only had really good training out of this place the facility is really cool and they hire good instructors. Egg salad sandwich is a must at the cafeteria

Very big facility friendly staff cafeteria is nice and affordable

Very great instructions ...trainer was clear on each topic

Excellent training centre with a wide variety of industry related courses.

Nice training facility. Lots of parking, free coffee machine, and a small cafeteria you can order breakfast/lunch at.

Enform is the Safety Association for Oil and Gas Workers. We purchase our H2S Alive Training course materials from Enform. The training manuals are high quality, and Enform carefully audits the program to ensure the highest quality. You can take the course at Enform, or with us at MI Safety, in Devon and Edmonton.

I had issues with the portal for payments and other online issues they run old software not user friendly for Android and horrible customer service.They have a answer for everything ,go to the nearest library ?? I'm glad thers other H2S Providers out there.Horrible experience 2 days in a row.