Key approaches include creating realistic scenario simulations, involving stakeholders at all organizational levels, providing cross-cultural training, conducting thorough debriefs for continuous improvement, utilizing advanced technology for training, maintaining a regular and varied drill schedule, and implementing clear performance metrics. These strategies aim to improve preparedness, foster a culture of safety, and encourage ongoing development.

Proper planning prevents poor performance. Practice! Hold tabletop exercises, drills, and other methods of rehearsal. Involve your end user customers, or at least their departmental leaders, to ensure that this practical knowledge resides outside just your facilities team. When disaster strikes, you want behaviors to be ingrained, not getting another rep in!

Truly the only way to know is to create a controlled scenario with a planned failure point and recovery scenarios. Think about the entire process, involve every conceivable stakeholder and have everyone spectate and take notes on their piece of the effort.

In order to ensure a successful drilling operation, it is crucial to engage all relevant stakeholders and develop a comprehensive plan that includes emergency response protocols involving participants from various team sections. Often, we overlook the inclusion of housekeeping and MEP personnel, who possess a profound understanding of the facilities and can provide valuable insights. Regular briefings and tabletop testing exercises are essential to simulate real-life crisis scenarios and enhance preparedness.