ACriticalSafeguard:OffshoreMentalHealthandWellbeing1
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ACriticalSafeguard:
OffshoreMentalHealthandWellbeing
TheisolationexperiencedduringtheCOVID-19pandemicbroughtglobal
attentiontotheunseenpsychosocialrisksthatcanimpactaperson’s
emotionalhealthandwell-being.Indemanding,“alwayson”work
environmentslikeoffshoreoperations,theseinvisibleriskscould
potentiallyescalate,impactingcognitiveperformanceandleadingto
moresevereoperationalsafetyhazards.
Aswithanyoperationalrisk,ifhumanfactorssuchasfatiguefrompreflight
anxietyortheemotionalstressofleavingone’sfamilyforanextended
periodgounchecked,thesevulnerabilitiesarecompoundedbychallenging
FERNANDASOLAoffshoreconditions.Employeesmustmaintainthehighest—andstrictest
CEO–HeadofPsychology—levelsofsafetyinremote,24/7shiftworkthatmightbelocatedmore
CEPEM
than100milesoffthecoast,farawayfromone’ssupportnetwork.
Ahumanfactorspsychologistwith20yearsofoilandgasindustry
expertise,FernandaSola,CEOofCEPEMBusinessPsychology,
recognizedanurgentneedtooffermentalhealthsupportthroughan
operationalsafetyandrisklens.SolafoundedCEPEMinRiodeJaneiroto
focusonasystemicapproachtosafeguarding