Oil Patch Bits: ASRC Energy Services promotes HSET staff

ASRC Energy Services said Feb. 1 that it has promoted Joireen Cohen to the position of HSET director. She will oversee the development, implementation and administration of organization-wide HSET programs and manage the Anchorage HSET staff. For the past 18 months, Cohen was the HSET loss prevention manager. She is a certified Occupational Health and Safety Technologist with over 20 years of experience handling workers’ compensation claims in the oil and gas and health care industries.

Cohen is pursuing an MS in Risk Management and Insurance, has a BS in Technology, and an AS in Occupational Safety and Health.

AES also promoted Erick Schmidt to the position of HSET loss prevention manager. He will oversee all loss issues and case management. Schmidt has more than 17 years of construction experience, with 11 in the oil and gas industry. He managed the Anchorage Fabrication Facility’s Safety and Health Program since 2008, and in 2011 his responsibilities expanded to include managing the Nikiski Operations’ Safety and Health Program.

Schmidt is pursuing an MS in Project Management, has a BS in Technology, and an AS in Occupational Safety and Health.

AES is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation.