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New employees in ProactimaProactima is a growing consulting company and hires new employees. February 1, two new employees start; one at the Oslo office and one at the Trondheim office. We welcome Sven Harald and Øyvind to an exciting workplace!
Sven Harald Fleischer comes from the position as operational group leader in the security section of the Storting. He is educated from the Police College and he has also studied crisis management. Work experience: The police as well as management and security work at the Storting.
In Proactima, Sven Harald will primarily work with security and emergency preparedness.
Øyvind Dahl
Øyvind Dahl comes from a position as senior researcher at SINTEF and is employed at the office in Trondheim. He holds a PhD in Sociology with specialization in security research. He has previously worked as an HSE engineer in Reinertsen.
Useful lice conferenceOver 400 attended this year’s Lice Conference in Trondheim. There was a positive response when Lonan Kierans from Proactima presented the experiences from the live lice portal for Ryfylke.
The conference dealt with new research knowledge and practical experience in relation to prevention, control and combating salmon lice. In addition, results from completed and active lice related projects were presented.
“Together with Gro Vee from MOWI, I presented the experiences from Ryfylke where we have been testing a web portal that provides useful information for those who work at the cages. Information from the portal enables them to plan activities better and be aware of infectious larvae pressure in advance”, Lonan says.
Useful portal
In short, the
portal provides up-to-date information and five-day notification of direction
and speed of local currents. It also provides a five-day alert for the spread
of infectious larvae (pre-lice stage). This alert system enables the operator
to take action to reduce the risk of increased adult female lice. This can be,
for example, by feeding the fish deeper in the sea or by placing a so-called
lice skirt around the cage.
The portal is proving to be a useful planning tool. Today, the portal is in use in Ryfylke but Lonan Kierans foresees the possibility of developing similar models for use along the coast.
Several research institutes participated in the conference, including the Institute of Marine Research, Sintef and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute. The conference was organized by FHF – The Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry´s research funding – and lasted from January 21 – 23.
The Security Act in focusRichard Heyerdahl from Proactima was one of the speakers when the law firm Føyen Torkildsen arranged a half-day seminar where they put several current legal issues on the agenda. Among the themes were the consequences of introducing a new law on privacy and consequences of the expanded Security Act, which came into force on January 1 this year.
“I talked about the expanded Security Act and focused on how the companies can fulfill the requirements and document that they do so,” says Richard Heyerdahl.
The seminar took place in The Norwegian Opera and Ballet in Oslo and had approximately 150 participants from public and private companies.
Marie Røyksund to ProactimaMarie Røyksund started in Proactima on January 1, 2019. Marie has recently delivered her PhD in risk management and societal safety at the University of Stavanger. She mainly focused on how the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) understands and uses new knowledge about risk. Through her research, Marie has acquired a solid knowledge of the Norwegian regulations, including extensive documentary studies and in-depth interviews.
Marie has previously worked in Lyse Elnett AS and has experience in risk management and facilitation of risk and vulnerability analyzes in power supply.
We welcome Marie to Proactima!
In addition to Marie, Proactima has recruited more new employees to all four offices, both in Stavanger (headquarters), Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo in recent months.
It is now clear that Proactima will be a very important supplier for OKEA also in the first half of 2019.
“We have had invaluable support from Proactima in the period until we became operator for the Draugen platform. It is therefore natural to continue the good cooperation also in today’s demanding period, says Dag Eggan, SVP Business Performance in OKEA. After OKEA became an operator, the organization has grown from 26 to 194 employees. This structure requires a lot of the organization, and at the same time theoperational tasks at Draugen are going to be smooth.
Call-offs
Proactima has a framework agreement with OKEA. Through this agreement a call-off has been made for the first half of 2019. The call includes approximately 4,500 hours, primarily divided between five and six employees in the core team.
“Others in Proactima will be involved as needed,” says Jens Thomas Sagør at the Proactima office in Trondheim.
Primarily, the tasks will be organizational adaptation support and development of the organization which has now grown sharply in a short period of time. Among other things, Proactima will provide support within management, risk management and IT systems.
“Our main task is to continue to support OKEA in several areas so that the start-up period as an operator goes as planned. We have good dialogue and good working climate with management and employees of OKEA. We will make sure that the good cooperation continues in 2019,” says Jens Thomas, who does not rule out any further call-outs in the contract.
“We are flexible and will do our outmost to support OKEA where they need,” concludes Jens Thomas.
Bravo, Willy!Willy Røed from Proactima took recently over as leader of ARMSG – Applied Risk Management Speciality Group – one of 17 specialist groups within the Society of Risk Analysis. The event took place at a conference being held in New Orleans this week.
“It is obviously honorable to take over the leadership position for ARMSG. It means new challenges and greater opportunities to influence further developments”, said the new leader, who really looks forward to the next two years.
He believes that one of the reasons why he was appointed leader is the combination of academic and practical background and not least his long experience from various parts of Proactima. He has a Professor II position at the University of Stavanger, where he is responsible for the subjects “Applied risk assessment” and “Accident investigation methodology”.
Great influence on development
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) has a major influence on the development of the venture. SRA has branches throughout the world, both in Europe (SRA Europe) and in the Nordic region (SRA Nordic). The conference Willy attends includes all the regions of the organization, which means it is a major conference with participants from all over the world. Here, all industries are represented, both private companies, consultants and public sector.
You can read more about ARMSG here: www.sra.org
Willy is number two from the left together with several others in the ARMSG organization, including the founder, Steve Ackerlund (number three from the left).
From Kenya to Norway to learn“It has been an educational and inspiring week”, said David Ongàre and Judith Muteitsi, both from Kenya, when the week-long stay in Stavanger went towards the end. Together with ten other senior Kenyans, they have attended a course to learn more about Norwegian oil and gas activities.
The course in Stavanger was part of Norway`s commitment to providing support to countries that develop their own oil and gas activities, the so-called Oil for Development (OFD). The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway had the overall responsibility for the scheme, while Proactima was responsible for the academic program and hosted the guests.
Ongàre and Muteitsi were especially inspired by the openness and willingness to share and discuss – in addition to the professional presentations and discussions. Openness inspires them to share knowledge more widely when they come home; an important contribution to further developing the industry in Kenya. Ongàre represents the environmental authorities of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) while Judith works in the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS). In addition, representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines also participated.
Good arrangement
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway was the principal and participated in parts of the scheme.
“The feedback shows that the scheme worked well and that the stay was useful for the twelve from Kenya. For us, this is an important activity for increasing cooperation and mutual understanding between the two countries,” says Sigvart Zachariassen in the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.
After the stay in Stavanger, the group shared themselves; Some traveled to Bergen, some to Oslo, while others continued discussions with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway in Stavanger.
Also Lonan Kierans, Oil and Gas sector manager in Proactima, is pleased with the commitment both from the course participants and the lecturers.
“There were five intense days of much learning for all. The professional level was high, with great dedication, good presentations and challenging discussions. Most of the time we worked with various elements of supervision method with a particular focus on drilling and development projects,” says Kierans. Both representatives of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway and the Norwegian Environment Directorate in Oslo participated in parts of the scheme in Stavanger.
Somewhat socially, there has also been time for both ice hockey camp, visits to some famous sights in the Stavanger area and a joint dinner with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
Proactima brings together the power industryVarious issues related to risk were on the agenda when representatives from several power companies gathered at Hafslund in Oslo.
“The purpose of the seminars is to discuss current and relevant issues”, says Jens Thomas Sagør in Proactima. Proactima is the initiator of the forum, which gathers a few times a year. Sagør was the moderator and organized the discussion during the day.
Two presentations
Toril Benum talked about Hafslund’s major AMS project, where they replace the previous flow meters with automatic gauges. This is a complex project where approximately 700,000 customers get new meters. Toril described the different phases of the project, what challenges they have faced – and face – and how they handled the risk elements throughout the project period. She emphasized the importance of integrating risk as a red thread through the daily work.
Bjørg Sandal from Proactima talked about Reputation Risk and asked whether this type of risk could be managed. Through theoretical models spiced with examples and her own experiences, she showed how to prepare for critical situations. To handle the crisis when it occurs, one must have done a lot of work in advance. Being well prepared is a prerequisite for limiting the incident and the reputation risk one faces.
Open for new participants
At the meeting, representatives of Hafslund, Eidsiva, Statkraft, Skagerak, Agder Energi, Statnett and Tafjord Kraft participated in addition to the Proactima representatives. All participants engaged eagerly in discussions related to various risk management issues.
Kraftforum is open to new participants. If you are interested, please contact Proactima for further information (post@proactima.com).