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REFLEX MARINE NEWS | ISSUE 12 | APRIL 2008 www.reflexmarine.com | info@reflexmarine.com

Quick Links In This Issue: Reclaiming the "Forgotten Evacuation Option" Crane Transfer Safety Seminar: Time for Change Personnel Access Solutions for the Wind Energy Industry Offshore World Oil Mag Calls for Special Focus on Safety Three Times Two Equals Frog-6 Contact Reflex Marine

Reclaiming the "Forgotten Evacuation Option" Though transferring personnel by crane has been discounted by some, it is time for offshore operators to take a fresh look at the “forgotten evacuation option”. The recent industry focus on emergency and evacuation provisions suggests that it is time for the industry to take a broader perspective of the options available. Read More...

Crane Transfer Safety Seminar: Time for Change Pop quiz: Are personnel transfers by crane (a) low risk and therefore warrant limited resources and attention or (b) such high risk that they are to be avoided? With such little data available on the number of transfers taking place as well as on the number of incidents that occur, the true answer may as well be (c) don't know. Read More...

Personnel Access Solutions for the Wind Energy Industry Offshore Change is in the air. Concerns about global warming have sparked booming demand for renewable energy solutions such as wind power. Some predict that by 2010, there will be enough wind farms installed in European seas to generate power equivalent to several large traditional coal-fired stations. Read More...

World Oil Mag Calls for Special Focus on Safety Better data is required in order to improve offshore safety with certainty, argues editor Perry A. Fischer in the December 2007 issue of World Oil Magazine. In his article titled “Safety in Marine Personnel Transport Leaps Forward,” Fischer provides a comprehensive overview of the main offshore transfer methods available for moving personnel to and from offshore oil and gas installations. Read More...

Three Times Two Equals Frog-6 How to make a good thing even better? Responding to client requests, Reflex Marine has developed the new Frog-6, a higher capacity version of its popular Frog-3, further reducing the number of crane operations and decreasing the time required for crew transfers. Read More...

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