REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT DUE TO SECURITY CHECKS. NO WALK-INS WILL BE ADMITTED.
Please note: Preregistration for this event is mandatory for security purposes. Due to security, advance badge and list preparation - people will not be able to show up at Baker Hughes and expect to participate in the field trip.
Description: The Baker Hughes Western Hemisphere Education Center promotes training, competency and employee development. The Education Center is equipped with new technologies used for product line specific technical training, HS&E, leadership, business and management. The Center has two training rigs; 10 training wells; multiple simulators; workshop bays to enable employees to learn tools and services and gain required skills on the job.
For the Field trip, the main goal is to highlight the importance of training and exposing employees to the field operations through a safe environment. Having the training facility and the technologies available will help ensure that employees will get the knowledge, skills and have the opportunity to practice and develop their competencies in delivering products and services.
Please read the safety orientation document.
Agenda:
3:00- 3:15: Welcome and HSE Introductions and guidelines for the tour
3:15 – 4:15: Facility Tour including Main Building, workshop and viewing of the Training Yard and rig
Technologies to be viewed:
- Classroom Sharing technology
- Multiple simulation rooms
- Rig and Well construction
- Touch Screen Application and design table
- Touch screen history table
4:15 - 5:00: End of tour with open discussion from the tour participants
5:00: Group Mixer
Speaker and Host: Lawrence Chapman is a Senior Manager in learning and development at Baker Hughes, an oil field services company, where he currently oversees operations of the Western Hemisphere Education Center, located in Tomball, Texas. Lawrence began his career as a Logging While Drilling field service specialist before becoming a technical training specialist in the same field. Prior to his current position, Lawrence held multiple roles in competency management, curriculum development and training delivery management. In 2012, he was selected as the project lead for the design and construction of the Education Center in Tomball, a facility that provided training to more 10,000 Baker Hughes employees in 2014. In addition to his current role, he is also the governance lead for Baker Hughes for all training delivery policies and procedures.
Please note: Mixer is at the Education Center at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served.
Parking: Visitor and customer parking are free
Check in: Reception area for obtaining a visitor badge
Other:
- Viewing of the training rig is dependent on the scheduled activity on the rig during the day of the tour. If there is scheduled activity, the group can just do a viewing rather than walk through the site.
- Personal Protective equipment such as safety helmets, safety goggles, coveralls and safety shoes are available. We would require information on sizes and shoe sizes for these PPE ahead of time so we can prepare accordingly.
- We do have a “dress code policy” that we enforce for all our employees, customers and visitors.
- The facility has three levels so please expect to have some activity that might require using the staircase. The facility is equipped with elevators for those who will require this.
- The training rig has two levels so please expect that there will be activities involving the use of stairs.
