3 August 2012

Jakarta, Indonesia - Samson Tiara, the leading provider of safety training services in Indonesia, has announced today that it has received approval from Atlas, international learning and skills specialist, to provide the OPITO International Minimum Industry Safety Training (IMIST) Online program in Indonesia. Samson Tiara will be the first to offer this online global safety training program in Indonesia.

Developed by global oil and gas training standards body OPITO International, IMIST brings for the first time a standardised level of basic safety training to an estimated 1.5million oil and gas workers worldwide. The training assesses basic safety knowledge in nine subject areas including risk assessment, asset integrity, the use of hazardous substances, working at height and mechanical lifting among other subjects.

IMIST, an interactive e-learning program available in multiple languages, works by assessing the safety knowledge of an oil and gas worker during a random sequence of assessment questions. Upon completion of this assessment, which is time-bound and conducted in a controlled and monitored environment, the program will automatically and dynamically assemble a unique course for each candidate based on knowledge gaps that are identified during the assessment. The candidate is then presented with this content and at the end is assessed again for their understanding of the material. This process is repeated until the candidate has achieved a 100% pass mark for the program.

Mr. Shawn Truesdell, Marketing Director for Samson Tiara comments: "We are very pleased to be the first to bring OPITO IMIST Online to Indonesia and we see a huge potential in its use to improve the overall safety of the oil & gas work force in Indonesia. Its effectiveness has already been measurably seen overseas and its adoption rate internationally is increasing, we look forward to seeing this success replicated locally."

Ian Noronha, Account Director for Atlas, Asia Pacific, said: "We are delighted to see the adoption of IMIST Online in Indonesia. By gaining Atlas approval to deliver the course, workers using the Samson Tiara training centre will have their IMIST training accepted by employers all over the world. This is a significant step forward for the oil and gas workforce in Indonesia in terms of creating a safe, sustainable and profitable oil and gas industry for the country.

"It is also a major milestone in the adoption of a common industry standard for basic safety and competency in oil and gas around the world. The support which has been shown for this initiative is evident in the rapidly increasing footprint of training centre's which now spans across all four corners of the globe and is testament to the industry's desire to improve safety at all levels."

IMIST is being rolled out across 30 countries worldwide throughout Asia, Africa and the North America over the next two years. It will be delivered via e-learning and tailored to meet each region's specific workforce, language and geographic needs.

For further information please contact:
Shawn Truesdell, Marketing Director Samson Tiara
Kawasan Komersial Cilandak, The Garden Center #6-03,
Jl. Raya Cilandak KKO, Jakarta 12560, Indonesia
Phone: + 62 21 780 1388 Fax: + 62 21 780 1389 email: struesdell@survival-systems.com

P.T. Samson Tiara is the leading provider of onshore and offshore safety and survival training services in the Indonesian market. From facilities in Cilegon & Senipah, P. T. Samson Tiara has been providing safety and emergency response training since 1994 and was the first to bring OPITO approved training to Indonesia.

Atlas provides innovative learning, compliance and competency solutions to organisations in the oil & gas and other safety-critical industries worldwide. Its technology-led solutions are used to deliver over 350,000 learning events across 40 countries and in more than 20 languages every year with the specific aim of helping the industry improve business performance while reducing legislative and operational risk through the creation of a safer, more highly skilled workforce. Atlas is OPITO's chosen partner, delivering IMIST Online to the global oil and gas industry.

Jakarta, Indonesia - P.T. Samson Tiara, the leading provider of safety training services in Indonesia announced today that it has received OPITO approval for it's new training facility in Senipah, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This will mark the first time internationally accredited safety training will be available in the area.

The OPITO approval for the Senipah training facility covers 4 courses: Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET), Tropical Further Offshore Emergency Training (T-FOET), Travel Safely by Boat (TSBb) and Further Travel Safely by Boat (FTSBb).

Mr. David Donaldson, Managing Director of P.T. Samson Tiara commented, "We are pleased to continue our tradition of being a company of firsts. Samson Tiara was the first to offer properly simulated H.U.E.T training in Indonesia in 1994 and continued on to become the first to offer OPTIO's internationally recognized training in Indonesia in 2004. Now, in 2011, we are proud to be the first to offer OPITO training to the rapidly growing Oil & Gas sector in Kalimantan."

This new facility, approximately sixty kilometers from Balikpapan, will allow P.T. Samson Tiara to provide high quality, internationally accredited offshore safety and survival training to the hundreds of companies operating in the area, training that until now was only available from their facility in Cilegon, Banten.

For further information please contact:

David Donaldson, Managing Director, P.T. Samson Tiara
Kawasan Komersial Cilandak, The Garden Center #6-03,
Jl. Raya Cilandak KKO, Jakarta 12560, Indonesia,
Phone: + 62 21 780 1388,Fax: + 62 21 780 1389, email: office@survival-systems.com

P.T. Samson Tiara is the leading provider of onshore and offshore safety and survival training services in the Indonesian market.
With facilities located in Cilegon and Senipah P. T. Samson Tiara has been providing safety and emergency response training since 1994 and was the first OPITO approved provider of these services in Indonesia.

29 January 2010

Falck Nutec, a global provider of safety and survival training, has acquired a minority shareholding in P.T. Samson Tiara, the leading provider of safety and training services in Indonesia.

The investment will facilitate the transfer of technology between Falck Nutec and P.T. Samson Tiara.

“We are delighted to welcome Falck Nutec as a shareholder in P.T. Samson Tiara and are positive that this new cooperation will be mutually beneficial to both companies and our customers in the Indonesian oil & gas and petrochemical industries”, commented Mr. David Donaldson, Managing Director of P.T. Samson Tiara. This investment will pave the way for a wide range of internationally accredited safety and emergency response training to be offered locally.

Equally, Mr. Wan Shukry, Regional Managing Director, Falck Nutec Far East Asia, is enthusiastic about the cooperation and takes the view that the coverage of the Indonesian market in cooperation with P.T. Samson Tiara represents an important step forward for the Falck Nutec Group by expanding the market coverage in the Far East Asian region, where Falck Nutec currently operates training centres in Singapore, East and West Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

For further information please contact:

David Donaldson, Managing Director, P.T. Samson Tiara
Kawasan Komersial Cilandak, The Garden Center #6-03,
Jl. Raya Cilandak KKO, Jakarta 12560, Indonesia,
Phone: + 62 21 780 1388,Fax: + 62 21 780 1389, email: office@survival-systems.com

Wan Shukry, Regional Managing Director, Falck Nutec Far East Asia
Phone: + 60 12 623 0363, email: wsk@msts-my.org

P.T. Samson Tiara is the leading provider of onshore and offshore safety and survival training services in the Indonesian market.
From its recently completed Cilegon facilities P. T. Samson Tiara has been providing safety and emergency response training since 1994 and is presently the only OPITO approved provider of these services in Indonesia.

Falck Nutec, is the world’s leading provider of rescue and safety courses for the oil and gas, maritime, fire training and services sector, operating 24 training centres on 5 continents. Falck Nutec is the training division of the Falck Group which is the largest private ambulance operator in Europe, providing ambulance services to the general public in seven countries in close collaboration with the authorities. Falck also provides a range of services within health, safety, road assistance and other assistance to corporate customers and private households in several European countries. Falck’s mission for the past 102 years has been to prevent accidents and disease, provide assistance in situations of emergency, accidents or need, and help people move on with their lives after illness or an accident. Based on this mission, it is Falck’s vision to develop a major international business working broadly within assistance, healthcare, rehabilitation, emergency management, rescue, safety and fire services.

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