Health, Safety, Environment, and Training Committee (HSET)
HSET Mission
The Health, Safety, Environment, and Training (HSET) committee was
established in 2008 as a subcommittee of APICOM. It consists of
representatives from spill response organizations across North America.
The HSET committee exists to facilitate the exchange of information
and resources to promote a safe and healthy work environment, support
response readiness, and encourage continual improvement in response
organizations.
Objectives
- Establish a professional network of HSE personnel
- Maintain lines of communication between members of the committee
- Share information and resources between committee members to include:
- Policies, procedures, and forms
- Regulatory changes
- Lessons learned from responses, exercises, or incidents
- New HSE technologies or techniques
- HSE requirements specific to member companies
- Best practices
The APICOM HSET committee holds four (4) conference calls and a
meeting/work session annually.
Not a HSET Committee member but would like to be a part of our group?
Contact your General Manager to be added to the committee.
Current Committee Members
- Vacant, Alaska Chadux Network
- Carl Boelter - Chairman, Clean Rivers Associates
- Eben McWilliams, Alaska Clean Seas
- Jeaneen Bailey, Alaska Clean Seas
- Dan Baeten, Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc.
- Bret Curole, Clean Gulf Associates
- John Carlin, Delaware Bay and River Cooperative
- Derek Hertel, Marine Spill Response Corporation
- Filipe Olas, Oil Spill Response Ltd
- Jeff Schultz, Southeast Alaska Petroleum Response Organization
- Gord Anderson, Co-chair, Western Canada Marine Response Corporation
Current Projects and Meeting Work sessions
- Drone/sUAV Safety
- Site Assessment Safety
- Site Specific Safety and Health Plan
- Atmospheric Testing Devices
- API Crane Operator Standards
- Effective Leadership/Building Trust
- Leveraging AI for safety
- Best practices for air monitoring
Upcoming Events
- Nov 18, 2026 - HSET Quarterly Conference Call
- Aug 19, 2026 - HSET Quarterly Conference Call
- May 20, 2026 - HSET Quarterly Conference Call
- Apr 21 - 23,2026 HSET Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, Hosted by Clean Gulf
- Feb 18, 2026 - HSET Quarterly Conference Call
