In addition to high quality oil spill response equipment, Versatech offers practical, value-added, and cost-effective Planning, Operational Training and Management Training services including -

• Contingency planning for individual sites, facilities, or operating units within the larger corporate structure.
• Assessment and prioritization of major risk exposures, hazards, and potential emergency incidents.
• Emergency response/crisis management training for managers, supervisory, and/or operational personnel.
• Emergency response exercise planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Emergency response management planning and organization design at the corporate or organization-wide level.

Operational Risk Assessment
Identification, assessment and prioritization of major risk exposures, hazards, and potential spill scenarios for vessel operations and facilities. This process is an integral part of the development of effective contingency plans.

Contingency Planning
Development of effective oil or chemical spill response plans to guide responders in responding to major spills incidents QUICKLY, SAFELY, and EFFECTIVELY. Contingency plans are designed to be concise, user-friendly, and action-driven. They are also intended to meet or exceed all legal and regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions in which the vessels or facilities operate.

Basics of Oil Spill Response (2 Hours - 2 Days)
This course examines the techniques for containing oil spills, protecting near-shore areas, and recovering oil from the waters surface. The recovery of oil on water is of particular importance to the overall response function. Timely response actions may minimize the amount of oil that impacts sensitive shoreline areas. These shoreline areas are often rich in resources, easily damaged and expensive to clean. It is therefore necessary that responders clearly understand what is involved in a recovery operation, the selection of the right equipment for the particular spill circumstances, and the monitoring of the equipment's use to maximize it's effectiveness.

Train the Trainer Course (1 Day)
The Oil Spill Response Train the Trainer Course provides the framework for an internal oil spill response-training program. At the end of the course, Trainers will be equipped and able to conduct two-hour Basics of Oil Spill Response course. The materials and training are tailored to reflect the products and environmental risks (land, fresh water, marine etc.) of the client company.

Course participants receive a comprehensive package of training materials and an in-depth training session. In addition to covering the materials to be presented in the two-hour session, the Trainers Course will include a variety of modules (described below) designed to provide perspective and a more comprehensive understanding of oil spill response.

SCAT - Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Technique (1 Day)
The SCAT process is the accepted method of assessing the impact of oil spills. Because the process is standardized and universal, the information can be used to set priorities at a response.

Response Management & Team Development Workshop (2 Days)
The Response Management & Team Development Workshop is a 2-day course designed to take your existing response managers or selected untrained personnel and transform them into an effective, efficient Response Management Team.

Incident & Deputy Incident Commander Course (2 Days)
This course is directed at those senior managers who will be tasked with the overall command and control of an incident. The course focuses on the skills required of an Incident Commander as the corporate representative and link to external corporate, government and public stakeholders. In addition, the course focuses on the skills required of a Deputy Incident Commander to manage the Response Management System & Team.

Response Management Exercises (2 Days)
As companies strive to improve their emergency response preparedness, it is becoming clear that regular, well-planned exercises are the best way to achieve significant, cost-effective, and measurable improvements.

Crisis Communications (1 Day)
The purpose of a Crisis Communications is to ensure that information about an incident is communicated in an accurate, timely, and responsible fashion. The overall objective is to use the media to establish and maintain public confidence in the ability of your organization to respond effectively to the emergency, and to protect the public interest.