Avetta Helps Engineering and Construction Major Streamline Safety Training with Worker Management
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Avetta Worker Management
Tech Stack
- Automated Training Modules
- Integrated Training Database
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
- Employee Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries
- Oil & Gas
- Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions
- Field Services
Use Cases
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
Universal Pegasus International (UPI) has gained a reputation since its formation in 1961 as the world’s foremost off-shore engineering and project management firm, known for its technical expertise in solving engineering problems for clients in the Oil and Gas industry. The company also delivers world-class expertise, efficiency, and value in project management, engineering and construction management for the energy industry, focusing on safety, quality, and ethics in their practices. With worker safety being a primary concern at UPI’s worksite, hiring qualified and well-trained subcontractors became a necessity for the company. UPI needed a solution that could help it simplify onsite training and orientation for its subcontractors.
The Challenge
In order to maintain business continuity and drive competitiveness for large capital projects, UPI had to ensure that it was maintaining a healthy pool of qualified and trained subcontractors. However, the company realized that its subcontractors were not operating at a desired level and knew something had to be done. Training to upskill the subcontractors was a cumbersome task for the company with productive time being spent on repetitive training processes. With the added burden of extra paperwork that kept piling on, the existing training programs were constantly raising the operational cost and making the entire process longer than necessary. Additionally, managing and monitoring subcontractors onsite was an added challenge for the operators. It was clear that UPI needed to overhaul its subcontractor training process. After careful consideration and much deliberation, they decided to collaborate with Avetta and opt for the Worker Management solution.
The Solution
Prior to the arrangement, the entire process of subcontractor training was manual, repetitive, and paper-bound. With Avetta’s Worker Management, UPI managed to automate training and eliminate paperwork while successfully monitoring the subcontractor progress from anytime, anywhere. Unified training process Training modules were deployed across all centers of UPI to ensure an equal level of competency irrespective of location. Customized training modules The training modules could be customized per the topic of UPI’s choice. Consisting of a mixture of presentations and audio visuals, the training modules served as powerful tools. Competency tests In order to add value to the training program, the trainings were topped with competency tests that had to be qualified by each trainee in order to achieve completion. Subcontractor and internal training Modules were deployed to train both the external as well as the internal team that would be a part of the field work in order to eliminate any knowledge gaps, and qualified by each trainee in order to achieve completion. Integrated training database An integrated database allowed UPI with real-time stats and insights into the training completion level with respect to each subcontractors. Screening and filtering contractors on the basis of training completion became achievable with a unified view.
Operational Impact
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