Evacuation centre (OSEP)

Operator's Centre for Evacuees and Next of Kin (OSEP in Norwegian): An evacuation centre is an assembly location for physically uninjured persons who have been involved in an incident. Here they are taken care of and offered counselling services, and helped reunite with their next of kin.

Similarly, a next-of-kin centre is a physical assembly point for next of kin who need information, help, care, and someone to talk to. OFFB has established an Operator's Centre for Evacuees and Next of Kin in the Norwegian coastal towns of Stavanger, Bergen, Florø, Kristiansund, Brønnøysund and Hammerfest. Each OSEP carries out exercises twice a year.

In case an incident offshore requires personnel to be transported to shore, hotels with which we have an agreement will be prepared, rooms made available and the necessary resources called in. Expert personnel such as the police, chaplains, medical personnel, representatives of the operator and other professionals will be on hand to take care of those affected.

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Our members

We offer a unique emergency response collaborative partnership on the Norwegian continental shelf. Nine operating companies secure robust, cost-effective and sustainable operations.

Emergency response centre

Our activities are directed from our emergency response centre at Forus in Stavanger. Two independent situation rooms enable us to manage two incidents simultaneously.

Evacuation centres

Our evacuation centres are based in the coastal towns of Stavanger, Bergen, Florø, Kristiansund, Brønnøysund and Hammerfest. All is included in the membership.

Competence centre

Skills enhancement courses are provided by qualified instructors at our own competence centre. The courses are included in the membership.

Call-centre

We are able to mobilise a next of kin call centre, staffed with trained personnel and state-of-the art systems, within two hours. All is included in the membership.

Crisis communication

A strong team of crisis communication leaders and advisors is ready to join the operators’ strategic emergency response teams within one hour. All is included in the membership.

Training and exercises

We carry out more than 130 training sessions and exercises each year. All is included in the membership.

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The operator´s association for emergency response

Koppholen 19, 4313 Sandnes 

Telephone 51 96 33 20

E-mail offb@offb.no

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