V.I. SAFETY & SKILLS CENTER
Partnering with Industry Since 2003
The V.I. Safety and Skills Center was established in 2003 to provide safety and skills development training to the Virgin Islands workforce. We offer OSHA safety compliance training, employee performance training, and NCCER craft skills development training and assessments.
Benefits
- Standardized Content Delivery via Instructor-led and Computer-based Courses
- Centralized Recordkeeping
- Reciprocity of Training Credentials Among Employers
- Single Point of Audit
- Online Compliance Management Tools
- VI Safety Training and Equipment I.D. Card
Basic Plus Orientation Course
Basic Plus Orientation Available on St. Croix
Through our partnership with the Health and Safety Council, the ARSC RECIPROCAL BASIC ORIENTATION PLUS course is available on St. Croix.
The purpose of this orientation is to inform the new contractor employee of general safety rules, regulations, practices, and principles associated with the construction and contract maintenance/services industry, as well as, re-informing and updating the experienced employee. This course will qualify as an OSHA mandated orientation. ARSC has prepared a document to illustrate the relationship between OSHA mandates, your responsibilities and Basic Plus course content. Learn more here.
Click here for the list of safety councils where employees can take Basic Plus and Port Hamilton Refining site-specific courses
Click here to go to the ARSC website
Port Hamilton Refining Site Specific Course
The Port Hamilton Refining Site Specific course is a plant entry requirement for all individuals working at the Port Hamilton Refining Facility.
The course is computer-based and can be taken at the Safety and Skills Center Monday through Friday, the cost is $25.00 per person.
The course covers the following topics:
- General Facility Rules
- Traffic Safety Rules
- HAZCOM
- Safe Work Practices
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Work Permits
- Confined Space Entry
- Process Safety Management and Emergency Response Procedures.
The course is available in English only, and the passing score is 80 or above.
Computer-based and Online Course Delivery
We offer both instructor-led and computer-based, multi-media courses. Our computer lab has 50 machines. We can also stream non-plant entry courses over the internet to trainees desktop computers.
Employees attending essential safety courses receive a Safety Card detailing their training credentials. Employees attending equipment operator courses receive an Equipment Operator Certificate Card detailing their training credentials.
For more information on craft assessments, contact the Client Service Coordinators at 340-277-2096, or Jamie Shepherd at jshepherd@pinnaclevi.com.