MEMIR 7228 · OIMCE 7025 · CROER 9004 · COWPA 9230 · COWPA REFRESHER 9232 · AGT 9240 · GM 9241
OPITO-approved training programmes
Two areas of operational capability, seven OPITO standards, one approach: Planning. Practice. Performance.
Emergency Management and Command
Standards for the people who take charge in an emergency: emergency management teams, OIMs and their deputies, and control room operators.
Major Emergency Management, Initial Response
OPITO 7228Formal training in command, control, communications and stress-related factors in the management of major emergencies, built around scenario practice.
26 guided learning hours, delivered over consecutive days
OIM Controlling Emergencies
OPITO 7025Formal competence assessment of candidates acting in the OIM role during simulated emergencies, for OIMs, Deputies for OIM and Emergency Deputies declared ready by their employer.
No fixed timings; sufficient time is arranged for all required criteria to be assessed
Control Room Operator Emergency Response
OPITO 9004Formal competence assessment of Control Room Operators in emergency response, conducted in a simulated environment for candidates their employer has declared ready.
No fixed timings; sufficient time is arranged for all required criteria to be assessed
Control of Work and Gas Testing
Standards for the safe control of work at the worksite: the discipline that prevents emergencies in the first place.
Control of Work Training for Performing Authorities
OPITO 9230The industry-wide standard for personnel who act, or intend to act, as a Performing Authority in charge of work parties.
7 guided learning hours
Control of Work Refresher Training for Performing Authorities
OPITO 9232Refresher training and evaluation for eligible Performing Authorities, covering the same four control-of-work units as the initial product.
4 guided learning hours
Authorised Gas Tester
OPITO 9240Initial training for personnel preparing for gas-testing duties, covering oxygen, flammable and toxic gases, including confined-space requirements.
14 to 16 guided learning hours
Gas Monitor Training Standard
OPITO 9241Initial training and knowledge assessment for personnel undertaking gas-monitoring, safety-watch and confined-space standby duties.
6 guided learning hours
Find training by role.
- Emergency management team members, leaders and support personnel → MEMIR
- OIMs, Deputy OIMs and Emergency Deputies → OIMCE
- Control Room Operators → CROER
- Performing Authorities → COWPA
- Performing Authorities refreshing an existing Control of Work qualification → COWPA REFRESHER
- Personnel preparing for gas testing duties → AGT
- Personnel preparing for gas-monitor, safety-watch or confined-space standby duties → GM
Role guidance indicates relevance, not entry requirements. Entry requirements are stated on each course page.
How these standards relate.
MEMIR provides formal initial training in major emergency management, and OPITO identifies OIM Controlling Emergencies as a programme it can lead to. OIMCE and CROER assess personnel in specific emergency roles. COWPA is the initial Performing Authority standard and COWPA Refresher reinforces the same four units for eligible learners. AGT includes OIS-105 Gas Monitoring; Gas Monitor is the standalone OIS-105 product. Entry requirements are stated on each course page.
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Arranging training for an organisation? Group and private delivery can be discussed at any time.
Training a team, not just one person?
Private and group delivery is available for MEMIR, COWPA and AGT at Poseidon Training, online, or at client site. COWPA Refresher and Gas Monitor are available at the Poseidon Training Centre or on location. OIMCE and CROER assessments can be arranged for organisations at Poseidon Training or at client site, with the assessor present.
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Tell us the role and the requirement, and we will point you to the right standard.