Offshore Wind Farms

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Health and safety of offshore wind farms

P.O. Lloyd     Siemens Centre of Competence EHS Offshore Beim Storhhause, Hamburg, Deutschland

Abstract

As renewable energy installations increase in size/complexity and are positioned further offshore; the work hazards encountered increase substantially. It is the employers' responsibility to identify those hazards and put in place mitigation measures to reduce risk to a level assessed as being as low as reasonably practical. As a new industry there is little statutory guidance. Accordingly, this requires a systematic approach to identify and manage risk. Specialists normally conduct such an assessment. This chapter explains the basics to enable informed decision-making during the commissioning of such ...