A computer based safety induction learning system installed at Shell Haven Oils Site in July 2000 has helped deliver an outstanding safety record. Amtek's safety induction system has delivered training to over 3000 visitors and workers at the site during a period of great change and risk. During this time the site reached a record of 1983 days between Lost Time Accidents (L.T.A.s), with only one LTA being recorded from installation of the system to date.

That achievement is all the more remarkable as Shell Haven has been through a substantial demolition and reclamation process, bringing many new contractors to the site. The induction system runs without trainer input and uses touch-screens and voice-over to allow workers who may not have keyboard skills to easily move through their course of training. By first asking the user to select their job-role the system delivers only appropriate training, for example ground workers will not complete sections designed specifically for tanker drivers.

The system includes an end test and requires users to complete questions correctly before they can progress, ensuring that only inductees who have demonstrated the required knowledge level are allowed access to the site. Once the course is complete the system issues a certificate indicating the type of training undertaken and giving a date by which refresher training should be undertaken. The system includes a database of test results allowing managers to review users' performance and check for completion. Because of its ease of use, 24/7 availability and focus on the individual learners' requirements the system has proven very popular with both users and managers at the site.

Amtek supplied a complete turnkey system and based on the numbers trained to date the cost per induction is approximately £10, allowing for three or four more years service that figure could drop to less than £5.