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Hi,

Can anyone give me any information on how to get a foot in the door and get started onshore or offshore. I have NEBOSH Gen Certificate, Tech IOSH, and almost finished the NEBOSH Diploma and 6 years experience. Any help gratefully accepted...

Mark

Post yourself on the "HSE People Available for Work" Forum on this site and keep an eye on what is being posted on the Jobs Forum. There are many recruitment agency personnel now joining this site, check out what they are offering and talk to any that have oil & gas jobs.

Register with www.oilandgasjobsearch.com/

Register and create a profile on LinkedIn, join the various Health & Safety Groups on the site and start networking.

Don't be fussy, it is unlikely you will walk into a core crew Safety Advisor job offshore at the beginning. Look out for Turnaround or Shutdown safety advisor or a job with one of the major engineering support companies. Consider an overseas posting, anything to get some experience under your belt. Most of the time it is about getting known, they work on the principle of "better the devil you know ..."

Good luck ... if any of the above work, you owe me a beer

Regards

Richard

Hi,
My name is Pete Higgins and like Mark I have the same quals. I too would like to break into the Oil and Gas sector. I come from a strong engineering background having served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (ARMY) for 22 years previously. My profile is available on the website. I was recently working in construction. I live near Grangemouth and Aberdeen is commutable.