What safety lessons can wind power learn from other industries and non-EU countries?

Health & safety

When: Thursday, 27 September 2018, 13:00 - 14:15
Where: Room: Kopenhagen 4

Session description

The rapid growth in new markets around the world presents numerous opportunities and risk for wind power companies. This session will consider safety lessons learned from outside Europe and other industries, with similar risk profiles.

Learning objectives

• Looking at the offshore oil and gas industry to learn how, by planning ahead, the risk associated with offshore operations in the wind industry can be reduced
• Appreciate location-specific risks encountered when entering new countries, such as Brazil and China
• Understand how inspection and monitoring can be linked towards reducing human intervention in offshore operations, learning from the experience of the oil and gas industry

Session chair

Athanasios Kolios

Professor in Risk and Asset Management, University of Strathclyde

Filip Rasmussen

Head of HSE, Global Service, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Presentations

Linking inspection and monitoring towards human free RBI strategy

Feargal Brennan

Professor of Offshore Engineering , University of Strathclyde

Brazilian mandatory directives and their impact on the design and construction of wind towers

Diego de Souza

Research and Development Manager , Artama Metalmecânica Ltda

Dropped object prevention lessons from oil & gas

Øystein Bruncell Larsen

Offshore Business Development Manager, ABS

Perspective from the oil and gas sector

Martin Maeso

Knowledge Director, G+