Reflex safety gets Brazilian attention
The UK’s Reflex Marine, a specialist in safe marine transfer solutions, has hosted a prestigious delegation from Brazil’s burgeoning energy industry, who were eager to put Reflex’s specialist crew transfer equipment through its paces.
The 17 strong party represented global corporations and industry bodies including Petrobras, Prominp, Transpetro, CBO, ABENAV and SINAVAL – they were particularly keen to test the FROG device and were strapped in to experience its capabilities first hand.
Representatives of UK Trade and Investment Brazil, which was instrumental in organising the visit in conjunction with the Brazilian Government, accompanied the delegates during their visit to Woollard and Henry in Aberdeen, which acts as a construction base for the Reflex Marine’s specialist crew transfer equipment.
During the visit, Paula Abreu, UK Trade and Investment’s marine sector manager for Brazil, said: “It was a great opportunity for the delegation to actually see how safe transfers can be made using a TORO or a FROG. I believe the device revolutionises the way transfers can be made in such a safe and professional way.”
Carol Richards, sales consultant, South America, Reflex Marine, said: “Traditional rope baskets are still used within the Brazilian energy industry however improving the safety of operations, by using a device like the FROG, has clearly captured the imagination.
The FROG device helps prevent injury through lateral or vertical impacts and can act as a flotation device if immersed in water. Both the he FROG and TORO were designed to greatly reduce the risk to passengers during transfer, after the company analysed incidents of injury occurring during rope basket operations.
Reflex has a long-standing agreement with local company Sparrows BSM, who have been instrumental in providing maintenance, re-certification and servicing for all FROG units in Brazil.
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