PROBLEM SOLVED SUMMARY
PROLONGED SECTOR GROWTH The past decade has witnessed prolonged growth in the renewable energy sector. Targets set by the EU and national governments have encouraged the development of a new sustainable renewable energy industry. Furthermore, innovations in technology and significant effort by developers have made a positive impact on creating jobs and growth in employment and business conducted in remote areas.
DIVERSITY OF TRADES
It is also important to consider the welfare and safety of people working in the industry and the diversity of trades and professions involved in working in this sector. This includes engineers to ecologists, installation crews to construction workers and of course maintenance personnel and operators who work on wind farms on a regular basis.
There are multiple phases in wind farm development: Planning, site investigation and environmental surveys are followed by construction and wind farm live operation.
UNIQUE CHALLENGES
Many of these sites are located in remote and difficult to access areas. This creates interesting and unique challenges with regard to the management of lone and remote working. Communication and consideration for the management of the safety and wellbeing of employees is critical.
It is therefore essential to consider the communication options when employers set people to work in such areas and to consider the vulnerabilities created by either the environment and/or a break in communications.
The most useful feature that users of the GPS-enabled devices have found are the text feature and ‘checking in’ facility. And of course, there is the overarching safety benefit of using a device which, when necessary, can summon the assistance of emergency services.
ADAPTED FROM A TESTIMONIAL BY Paul Whelan SHE Manager
SSE Renewables (Ireland)
WHO IS ALSO… Chairman
Safety Strategy Group Irish Wind Energy Association
Globalstar Click to view more info
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