Experts Offer Courses for Personnel Working in Hazardous Locations,
Including Local Offshore Energy Employees
Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide,
announces the opening of its new licensed CompEx training center in
Lafayette, Louisiana. The center, which relocated from the Company’s
Houston facility, joins an existing training center in Lafayette that
provides educational instruction and courses to the oil and gas
industry. With the move, Intertek becomes the only licensed CompEx
training center in Lafayette, serving the employees who live and work in
the immediate Gulf Coast region.
Sunny Rai, Senior Vice President at Intertek, commented: “At Intertek,
our focus has always been to provide leading Assurance, Testing,
Inspection and Certification services that are focused on quality and
safety. We are thrilled to bring our licensed CompEx training center to
Lafayette to better service the offshore energy industry as they seek to
train their personnel in best practices. Our combined efforts with our
existing training center will truly offer the industry a well-rounded,
complete experience that meets their training needs.”
CompEx training includes internationally recognized courses and
qualifications providing competency-based assessment for personnel
working in hazardous locations. As a licensed CompEx training center,
Intertek offers courses in hazardous areas aptitude and the CompEx
Scheme—including introductory courses and more intensive technical
options—using expert, certified instructors with years of experience in
both the classroom and the field. The Lafayette training center offers
combined resources with other oil and gas experts to provide employees
in the energy industry with leading technical training on a regular
basis, including industry-accredited courses for well control, stuck
pipe prevention and safety leadership.
Intertek provides global solutions to the hazardous locations industry
with a proven track record of success supporting clients. From the
widely recognized ETL mark and OSHA NRTL approval for North America, to
ATEX notified body status for Europe and IECEx certification for global
markets, Intertek’s team of engineers and technicians have the
experience and know-how to help with the certification process and
provide training and technical service solutions designed with the
hazardous locations industry in mind. For more information, visit www.intertek.com/hazardous-locations.
For more information about Intertek’s CompEx training courses, visit: http://www.intertek.com/hazardous-locations/compex/events/.
ABOUT INTERTEK
Total Quality. Assured
Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries
worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and
over 43,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and
bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for
our customers’ operations and supply chains. Intertek Total Quality
Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and
passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.
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