HEALTH & SAFETY
TYNE &WEAR MARINE ROV SEMINAR – HARTLEPOOL
We always like to get out and about and meet the people within the wind energy industry, and we are sometimes surprised regarding the location.
TWM, who we featured in our last issue (‘Remote Control Divers’) decided to not only present what they can do to preserve safety within the marine environment, but also give live demonstrations to prove the point.
The location was Hartlepool’s revitalised quayside and marina which serves as an ideal demonstration ground and our HQ for the day was HMS Trincomalee, a classic British frigate, Britain’s oldest fully restored warship (1817) still afloat. Featuring state of the art communication/presentation equipment from TWM and located in the Captain’s Cabin no less! – quite a contrast in ages and technologies.
Presentation Jeff Main TWM’s Managing Director, and qualified diver, directed us through the various advantages in using ROVs, emphasising the Health and Safety/Risk Management aspects particularly, as well as beneficial time factors/favourable cost comparisons. The company have also developed lots of attachments and gadgets for a myriad of uses within a marine environment.
Jeff’s presentation was recorded both orally and visually so that it could be uploaded to their website and viewed by others not able to attend the day.
Live evidence Following Jeff’s more formal presentation we were given a live visual display of an ROV working, within the marina and quayside, demonstrating all sorts of tasks suited to a marine environment. Jeff was keen to point out the need for sonar/laser
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equipment on ROVs because of the limited visibility experienced in such environments. He also advises not to purchase large elaborate £multi-million ROVs, which in the vast majority of cases were not necessary.
Tyne &Wear Marine Ltd
www.tyneandwearmarine.com
DENISON TILL SEMINAR – YORK RAILWAY MUSEUM
We often visit unusual settings for events. Yet again we have somewhere interesting from which to report – the location for Denison Till’s seminar on Legal Risk Management was the York Railway Museum, adjacent to York Railway Station, which is a stunning example of Victorian architecture.
Some may query the relevance of such a site in hosting a Wind Energy Industry
seminar, but the fact that it displays feats of precision engineering on a grand scale, coupled with the organiser’s thinking and consideration behind the decision, made the day a very pleasurable experience indeed.
Gareth Hevey, who heads up Denison Till’s Renewable Energy Unit, was our very able host and chair for the day, which also involved ARUP’s Associate Director, Steve Saunders, who covered some of the planning issues and restrictions involved in developing wind farms.
Gareth’s presentation involved Legal Risk Management
Main points
• Risk identification • Risk assessment • Risk management • Risk insurability • Main risk of not synchronising documents “back-to-back” in a land based wind farm deal
Gareth displayed an example and the considerable detail behind the structure of documents in a typical transaction, which included....
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• Distribution Agreement Manufacturer / Developer
• Draft Sale Agreement for individual projects Manufacturer / Developer leads to each Actual Sale Agreement
• Procurement Agreement Developer / Landowner
Gareth concluded by explaining the following...
• Supervening risks to Distribution Agreement, Draft and Actual Sale Agreement and Procurement Agreement
• How to weigh legal obligations • Political pressure points in the deal
As you can imagine there are many items within his presentation, which Gareth covered to help the attendees navigate through the minefield of Legal Risk Management, so we have only listed the bullet points within this article. We do however intend to feature more in-depth articles and advice in future editions.
Denison Till Solicitors
www.denisontill.com
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