Sabre Safety
Bespoke safety services
Sales
Sabre Safety has an extensive sales portfolio, As a main distributor for 3M Scott we stock an extensive range of Breathing apparatus and Gas detection products. We also stock a range of other safety equipment from Stretchers and windsocks to BA Boards and ancillaries.
Brands we work with
- 3M Scott
- Blackline
- Honeywell
- Teledyne
- Crowcon
- Bauer
Rental
Sabre Safety has a significant rental portfolio at strategic hubs around the globe ensure we can quickly and efficiently react to every rental request. From Breathing Air Systems, Breathing Apparatus and Gas Detection – We have you covered.
Training
Whether you’re onshore or offshore, Sabre Safety’s training team can bring a bespoke training course to you. OPITO approved H2S and AGT training can be delivered onsite, and your crews will be trained in a realistic environment using your own in-house permit systems and SOP’s. Breathing Apparatus training can be delivered, which can include a fit 2 fit accredited face fit test for the delegates (if required).
Overview
People make a positive difference to the safety of workforces worldwide and facilitate a step change in the safety and efficiency of our customers’ operations.
Sabre training instructors are highly skilled professionals and fully qualified assessors. They come from a variety of backgrounds and all bring something unique. The Instructors are multi-skilled and, in addition to their training roles, are all fully qualified H₂S safety supervisors who still work in the field.
For businesses with multiple personnel to train, Sabre offers flexible dates and training sessions attended only by candidates from your company. These courses can be run in Dundee or if you have several candidates and find it difficult to release them all at once, it can be arranged to come to your work site (where there is adequate training facilities) to deliver the required training. If flexible course structures are of interest, please call the Sabre training team who would be pleased to discuss the options with you.
To help reduce costs for both individuals and businesses, some of the available courses are run as open courses. This means that anyone meeting the entry requirements can subscribe to the course on a fixed date.
Location
The company’s head office is in Dundee, Scotland. In addition to being the administrative hub for our international operations, it also offers a modern purpose-built training suite enabling the company to deliver state-of-the-art presentations to delegates from across the globe. Sabre’s Dundee training and service centre is fully equipped to deliver the full range of courses and is an ideal training venue for companies whose personnel are mobilised through Aberdeen to offshore locations in the North Sea and beyond.
Sabre Safety Services head office is located approximately:
- 10 Minutes from Dundee Railway Station
- 15 Minutes from Dundee Airport
- 70 Minutes from Edinburgh International Airport
Courses
The courses currently offered are as follows:
- OPITO Authorised Gas Tester (9240)
- OPITO basic H₂S awareness (9014)
- Scott breathing apparatus use and wear
- Compressor use and care including cylinder re-filling
- Air purity testing
- Benzene awareness
Credentials
Sabre is an OPITO and SQA approved training centre. In addition to this, Sabre also holds a number of third party approvals which includes being an authorised service centre for the 3M Scott health and safety range of breathing apparatus.
Sabre works to the highest level of quality standards across the entire business and holds a group-wide ISO 9001:2008 certificate for its integrated management system (quality, health & safety and environmental). This enables Sabre to use group resources to deal with fluctuating demand and short-notice training requirements.
Maintenance & Inspection
As certified maintenance engineers for 3M Scott our Sabre Safety technical experts are able to ensure your equipment is always ready when its needed most. We are an authoirsed service centre for the 3M Scott product range.
Risk Management & Contingency
Sabre Safety offer extensive H2S and Toxic gas risk management and contingency planning services. From independent consultation and surveys to full risk management and contingency plans Sabre Safety have you covered.
H2S Contingency Planning
H2S contingency planning is an integral part of the preparation for any operation where there may be potential of encountering H2S. A typical H2S contingency plan will document key requirements and actions to be followed during an H2S emergency. Sabre Safety has a wealth of experience developing operation specific H2S contingency plans.
Sabre consultants can help with creating H2S contingency plans ‘from scratch’ or can be engaged to conduct an in-depth review of customers’ existing plans with recommendations to ensure the most robust measures are in place to protect personnel and plant in the event of an H2S emergency.
Online H2S Risk Assessment
H2S is the single biggest killer of workers in the oil & gas industry. Have you considered all the risks involved in operating in a known H2S area?
A few simple questions that must be considered:
- Are you working in a known H2S geographical zone, is there a history of H2S in this area?
- Is the reservoir location that you are working to located within a known geological formation that may contain H2S?
- Will your operations increase the risk of H2S being released to atmosphere where the workforce will be present?
- Do all personnel need to be working/located in the area?
- Have you taken all the engineering steps to negate the risk of exposing the workforce to H2S or other non-life-supportive atmospheres?
- Does your evacuation plan consider the possibilities of increasing toxic hazards around your primary evacuation routes?
Engineering Support Capabilities
Sabre Safety offers a comprehensive engineering support capability. The head office in Dundee houses an in-house engineering team who can design, install and commission bespoke systems for gas detection or cascade breathing air systems for operations in H2S environments, or advise on any current standard packages.
Some examples are:
- Custom made breathing air cascade systems, including Euronav, the world’s largest cascade.
- Bespoke gas detection, such as the one designed for Wood Group’s first wireless gas detection system in the North Sea.
Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs)
Workplace exposure limits (WELs) vary considerably across regions and territories throughout the globe. With Sabre’s extensive experience, we can assist in defining the standards that apply to you, and provide the appropriate controls and procedures to ensure your workforce remains protected and safe while conforming to local laws and standards.
Sabre began by focusing on the North Sea before growing internationally, as such, the UK standards act as a base line of our procedures. Many substances are used at work but only about 500 have WELs listed in EH40 workplace exposure limits.
Under regulation 7 of the COSHH regulations, it is stated that Control Of Exposure may only be treated as adequate if any WELs for that substance is not exceeded. Employers have a duty to ensure each of their employees is not exposed to any concentration of substance in excess of the WELs for that substance.
The WEL value is expressed as a time weighted average (TWA) and there are two variations, the Long Term Exposure Limit (LTEL) which is the maximum exposure permitted over an 8-hour period and the Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) which is the maximum exposure permitted over a 15-minute reference period.
Sabre Safety Services provide engineered controls specific to your needs and conforming to your local standards and laws to prevent exposure to H2S, ensuring the safety of site workers and employees.
Face Fit Testing
Face fit testing is a requirement under of both the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 — which requires RPE to be both adequate and suitable for the wearer and also The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 – places responsibility on employers to assess and provide appropriate PPE. Face fit testing can be carried out at both our Purpose built facility or at clients sites as required.
Air Quality Testing
Air Quality testing is a fundamental requirement of ensuring your compressed breathing air meets the purity requirements of EN12021 to safeguard your workforce.
Engineered Solutions
Sabre Safety provide custom engineered Breathing Air systems tailored to best suit our clients requirements. Whether you have specific requirements or an unusual application requiring a solution our experienced team of engineers will ensure you have the optimal solution.
Authorised Gas Testing
Ensuring accurate gas tests are carried out is essential to ensure work areas especially confined spaces are safe prior to work parties entering. These can be carried out as a standalone service or as part of a safety package.
