Turbine Health and safety

[it's not over]

Where would I look for a health and safety assessment on a turbine. Service company want it done. I'm in n.ireland

 

[f0ster]

I would start with one of the installers that are over there, there are a few of them.

 

[Bridget]

Renewable UK have some guidelines.
http://www.renewableuk.com/page/WindTurbineSafety

 

[jcb360]

Where would I look for a health and safety assessment on a turbine. Service company want it done. I'm in n.ireland

Surely it's up to the service company to say if it's safe to work on?

 

[it's not over]

Surely it's up to the service company to say if it's safe to work on?

They will do one for £700. Too expensive for a hours work

 

[jcb360]

They will do one for £700. Too expensive for a hours work

What extent of work do they do for £700?

 

[it's not over]

What extent of work do they do for £700?

Sorry I don't know. It an assessment. I've two turbines so that's £1400

 

[jcb360]

Sorry I don't know. It an assessment. I've two turbines so that's £1400

For £1400 I'd be insisting they told me what I was paying for. Is this a new thing? What's the purpose?

 

[it's not over]

For £1400 I'd be insisting they told me what I was paying for. Is this a new thing? What's the purpose?

Is a money maker. On top of services. H and s has to be done each year. I want someone local cheaper so I can say it's already done

 

[f0ster]

I don`t think you need any qualifications to do a health and safety report, there are templates you can download that are general purpose H & S. as long as you have covered all of the items.

 

[Bloders]

unfortunately i dont know enough about wind turbines to advise. BUT if that is their price regime, id also look elsewhere for the servie work!
For risk assesments, find one online and follow the style.
so look at the task, write down all the things that can cause issue, stupid ones as well.
sorry if they are non relevant example, but slips trips and falls on the access road etc
then against each risk, put mitigation acts, so for the example above, on the railway, you are briefed about slips trips and falls each time you access the track. if there is something which is very dangerous, put in several mitigating activities. so for example, getting hit by a moving vehicle. Mitigation is to keep an exclusion zone of 5 metres from moving vehicles. AND max permissable speed in the work area is 3mph (walking speed)

write the risks, then as you start the actions, more risks will come up. keep them relevant

 

[DC21]

Some what incredible that a service company is asking you to pay for their risk assessment. This should be a standardized assessment.

Or, is this a new turbine (to them) and there are issues that need to be addressed? i.e. do the ladders need inspecting, is there a safe climb system, are their lifting points that need to be inspected, etc.

What turbine is this?

 

[it's not over]

Both turbines are refurbished. Both were constructed commissioned and serviced by the company in question. One for 4 yea rs one for two. To be fair they are second to none when it comes to maintaining turbines.

 

[sjt01]

If they put it up then they should have a risk assessment for that. Maintenance should be a cut down version of it. If they don't have it, ask why not.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Both turbines are refurbished. Both were constructed commissioned and serviced by the company in question. One for 4 yea rs one for two. To be fair they are second to none when it comes to maintaining turbines.

The fact that they put them up makes it even more ridiculous that they are asking YOU to get a risk assessment done. The only risk assessment relevant to the landowner, surely is the access and ground level operating environment eg livestock in a field etc.

 

[it's not over]

The fact that they put them up makes it even more ridiculous that they are asking YOU to get a risk assessment done. The only risk assessment relevant to the landowner, surely is the access and ground level operating environment eg livestock in a field etc.

I can't disagree but the fact remains. They want £700 for risk assessment. I was going to phone the fire service for advice as they would be the first port of call in an emergency. Any thoughts

 

[jcb360]

I can't disagree but the fact remains. They want £700 for risk assessment. I was going to phone the fire service for advice as they would be the first port of call in an emergency. Any thoughts

Fire Service won't climb a turbine - they're not trained to climb turbines.

 

[woodworm]

You have to do a risk assessment for the area around the bottom of the turbine and for access to that area. It is down to the company doing the work on the turbine to do their own risk assessment for the service work they do while they are working on it. If they insist on you doing one just do it along the following lines

Operation - What is the risk - who is at risk - method of risk aversion

EG Climbing up the turbine - Falling during climbing - Service operative/operatives on ground - Use of harness with fall arrest system
Working on turbine - Strike from turbine blade - Service operative - Ensure turbine blade/rotor is braked or locked

Anyone can do a risk assessment and it should be part of the service company's method of operation and included in every operation or task they complete. Its not down to you to do their risk assessment!! After all, you don't actually know what they are doing up there, they do (or should!)

 

[f0ster]

you don`t need loads of qualifications to do a risk assessment.

 

[jcb360]

you don`t need loads of qualifications to do a risk assessment.

No, but you need to be competent to identify all the risks and put control measures in place.