EMERGENCY RESPONSE! Emergency
As developers all over Europe strive to meet their green energy targets, larger wind farms further from shore are gaining government approval. As these projects develop, so do the services required to operate a successful project.
RECOGNITION OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE INDUSTRY SERVICES Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE), who we welcome as our sponsor for this feature, has been providing Emergency Response Teams as part of their Offshore Support Services (HOSS) since 2012, when the company identified the area of offshore emergency response as one in which significant improvements could be made.
Safety is the key factor for any organisation or contractor from the initial design phases of a project, the company recognises that each site will have varying site specific concerns.
QUALIFIED 3 MAN TEAMS
To begin addressing the perceived issues in the field, HSSE began to provide three man teams fully qualified in rope access, confined space and advanced first aid operations – these teams are deployed in the field on rotating shifts to ensure full cover at a moment’s notice.
It is the key focus of the Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) to provide 24 hour medical and emergency response cover with highly rapid response times to wind farm projects.
INDUSTRY PROGRESS
As larger Round 2 and Round 3 Offshore projects are approved, it goes beyond the remit of the Statutory Authorities such as the RNLI and the Fire and Ambulance Service to provide offshore response and rescue services.
BRIDGING THE GAP
The Emergency Response Team members help bridge a gap between the traditional rescue services, with an average response time of 30 minutes for any incident.
Reliability and flexibility are both strong focal points within the renewables industry; therefore HOSS have been providing professional, stand-alone teams who are qualified and equipped to carry out a number of installation, repair and maintenance works in addition to the medical care. The structure of the multi-disciplined team has allowed for HOSS to assist other sub-contractors in the performance of routine and adhoc maintenance tasks.
SECONDARY TASKS
To date the HOSS teams have undertaken over twenty-five secondary tasks on site including; generator refuelling and management, emergency spill respond, paint assessment and repair, guano cleaning and more.
All team members are recruited from high-skilled backgrounds such as fire and rescue, medical, offshore and military; once completing Hughes Offshore Support Services’ (HOSS) unique training programme – each individual encompasses an unrivalled skill-set to allow them to handle any situation.
RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Recently HSSE has emerged as triumphant at the Renewable Energy Association awards in recognition for ‘Skills Development’ for pioneering new offshore emergency response techniques.
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DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER
Sailing into the field at 06:00am it is not an easy life working as a member of the ERT; each member is constantly put through their paces in a rigorous training regime covering all types of rescue.
Team Leaders regularly utilise the transit ‘downtime’ to undertake medical revision to ensure all team members are certain of their roles and required actions in any given scenario.
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Response FOR THE RENEWABLES INDUSTRY
HSSE’s Emergency Response Teams have four central aims…
• Identify life-threatening Injuries and provide first-aid
• Perform key interventions • Achieve rapid extrication • Timely transfer to the appropriate medical facility
The company was delighted to receive the award, Managing Director Ian Hughes passed comment on the win: “We are extremely happy to be recognised by an industry leading body such as the REA. It is our belief that in emergencies, the industry standard ‘golden hour’ should be used as effectively as possible … We take great pride in this service and will continue to develop and improve the ERT as the company moves forward.”
Ian also expressed his thanks to the ERT crews, head office staff and client support staff who continue to work diligently to secure the efficiency and logistics of the operation.
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