IMIST stands for International Minimum Safety Safety Training and is an OPITO standard that supports the global oil and gas industry to achieve safety initiative targets. The IMIST e-learning programme has been developed to provide a new global standard for Health and Safety training, which will provide a comprehensive and consistent level of training across the world and enhance workforce safety and compliance. The IMIST standard ensures that workers have the necessary safety awareness and training to reduce risk and ultimately reduce the number of incidents.

The IMIST standard ensures that the employee has the necessary security awareness and training to reduce the risk and ultimately reduce the number of accidents. The IMIST certificate is valid for 4 years. The e-learning and the exam are available in the following 12 languages:

UK English, Malaysian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Latin America).

MIST vs. IMIST: what’s the difference?
MIST is a safety standard that applies to the part of the North Sea covered by the United Kingdom. IMIST is the international standard that applies to all other parts of the world.
The content of the IMIST is very similar to the content of the MIST. The major difference between the standards is in the way they are implemented. MIST is mandatory for almost all aspects of work at sea and on land in the UK. In other words, a valid MIST certificate is mandatory for anyone performing work related to working at sea.
With IMIST, things are different: IMIST requirements are based on the rules of individual companies. Some companies require their personnel to be IMIST certified, others do not.
IMIST covers basic safety knowledge of nine topics, including risk assessment, plant integrity, use of hazardous materials, working at height, and mechanical lifting.