Company Profile
The Emirates Technical & Safety Development Centre [ETSDC] was established in 1994 as a purpose-built training centre, specialising in safety training for the oil and gas and marine industries.
ETSDC is a leading Middle East specialist in providing world class Safety training to global and regional approved standards.
The Centre is situated in Abu Dhabi's Mussafah Industrial Area and has easy access to the sea, which enables us to carry out our lifeboat and fast rescue boat trainings in a real environment, which makes us the only training centre that can run these training in the GCC. ETSDC has a dedicated fire fighting and escape training facility, as well as an indoor pool in which we run our HUET [Helicopter Underwater Escape Training] and other offshore trainings.
We have several high furnished classrooms for trainees, in addition to three changing rooms and a large dining hall.
Accreditations
ETSDC is the First OPITO(Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation) accredited training centre in the Middle East. Our other accreditations include the International Association for Safety and Survival Training, IASST, IFSM (Institute of Fire & Safety Mangers), ISO 9001 accreditation.
ETSDC's client list has included members of the US and UK Navies and Armed Forces and many people from the leading players in the oil and gas sector, like Shell, Weatherford, Schlumberger, Halliburton, ZADCO [Zakum Development Company] and ADMA-OPCO [Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company].
Training Courses
The Centre runs a wide range of safety training courses which, apart from the fire fighting, helicopter escape and life raft training sessions, include more general sessions on sea survival, first aid, defensive and desert driving, and general HSE courses. We shall maintain a coordinated approach to the use of our names and logos within the limitations and restrictions ensuring that all our protected trademarks shall be associated with quality, customer orientation, reliability and safety.
Mission Statement
To help industries and the public sector to prevent, manage and limit the consequences of undesirable incidents.
Achievement of Mission Statement
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Meet expectations of our "STAKEHOLDERS"
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Ensure all activities are characterized by integrity and good business
