Workshop 4

Description

The workshop will have two focused sessions as follows

Morning – Mental Health in Operations

Survey, Site Investigation, and Seismic operations place unique and often sustained pressures on people working in challenging environments—offshore, remote, time‑critical, and safety‑sensitive. Travel to site, long rotations, demanding schedules, environmental uncertainty, isolation from support networks, and high operational expectations can all impact mental well-being, decision‑making, and ultimately safety performance.

This session aims to raise awareness of mental health within Survey, Site Investigation, and Seismic operations, focusing on practical, operationally relevant insights. It will explore how mental well-being links directly to human performance, situational awareness, and safety outcomes across the lifecycle of survey and seismic activities.

Afternoon – Applying AI to improve safety in Survey, Site Investigation, and Seismic operations

Survey, Site Investigation, and Seismic operations are complex, data‑intensive, and safety‑critical, often executed in remote or offshore environments where timely risk identification and sound decision‑making are essential. Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics offer opportunities to enhance safety performance by improving visibility of risk, supporting human decision‑making, and strengthening learning across operations.

This session explores practical applications of AI to improve safety in Survey, Site Investigation, and Seismic operations, focusing on operationally relevant use cases rather than technology for its own sake. Topics include AI‑supported hazard identification, enhanced risk assessment, operational monitoring, and learning from safety and assurance data across the project lifecycle.

Sub-Topics that will be covered in the workshop:

To date, the workshop has focused on common safety issues, front-line crew engagement, and site safety culture. The focus areas for the 2026 workshop will be established in early 2026 based on output from a virtual workshop with previous attendees in December 2025.