MANAGING SAFELY FOR WIND POWER

A comprehensive risk management programme for the Wind Power sector

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YOUR INTRODUCTION

…

A specially tailored co

urse for the on-shore a

nd off-shore

Wind Power sectors.

This unique, engaging

and innovative cours

e tackles critical issue

s faced

by the Wind Power se

ctor today. It covers

the entire wind farm

life

cycle, including plann

ing and design, devel

opment and construc

tion,

commissioning and te

sting, operation and

maintenance and

decommissioning pha

ses.

Developed with input

from international Win

d Power companies, t

his

training will add value

to your business by e

quipping your manag

ers

and operatives with t

he skills and technique

s to manage both safe

ly

and competently resu

lting in reduced acci

dents, near misses an

d

inefficiencies in the w

orkplace. The subsequ

ent operational efficie

ncy

will add significantly to

the bottom line.

The programme takes

into account the dive

rsity of organisational

structures in the Wind

Power sector, client-s

upplier relationships a

nd

supply chain manage

ment, organisational b

ehaviour, organisation

al

learning and culture e

lements of businesses

.

A unique, engaging a

nd innovative training

course that will add

substantial value and

efficiency to your bu

siness operations.

Accreditations:

THE COURSE BENEFITS

The only risk managem

ent programme of its typ

e that is

specially designed for W

ind Power.

• IOSH-accredited

course, which gives a

n internationally recog

nised

certificate in Health a

nd Safety

• Relevance - role a

nd sector specific trai

ning

• Tackles both man

agement and operati

onal issues

• Covers the wind f

arm development cyc

le from design to dem

olition

• By challenging ex

isting management pr

actices it addresses p

roblems

associated with hazar

d awareness, safety ru

les, setting people to

work

and risk evaluation an

d control

• Interactive, engag

ing and relevant work

book content and im

pactful

presentation style incr

easing delegate lear

ning capacity

• Assists employees

to overcome barriers

to change and unde

rstand the

role of business plann

ing in effective safety

management

• Comprehensive f

eedback provided inc

luding Personal Deve

lopment

Plans and, for in-hous

e courses, a report on

systematic issues with

after

training support and a

dvice to both delegat

es and clients

• Helps reduce wo

rkplace accidents an

d near misses as well

as

improving workplace

efficiency

• Serves as an ena

bler to increase return

on the investment by

addressing the issues

on managing proces

ses such as supply cha

in

management

• Useful toolkits and

reference material in

cluded making it a va

luable

resource after course

completion and can

be used as a referen

ce

book for guidance

To view what delegat

es have to say about

the course, click here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3fkHO-Hk8A

Planners and Developers

• Appreciate how planning decisions and consent limitations could affect the project and asset performance from a safety standpoint.

• Hazard mapping techniques and the prediction of project performance.• Understanding legal responsibilities.• Improved skills for analysis of project critical risk.• Understanding the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations (SHWWCR)

(ROI) and Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations (NI) and how this affects projects such as the installation of meteorogical masts.

• Appreciation of hazards emanating from site surveys and environmental consultants activities.• Appreciation of design freeze processes, site layout and project logistics and their importance

in the planning phase.

Technicians, Maintenance Supervisors/Controllers

• Setting people to work on and offshore.• Techniques for dealing with emergencies and emergency response plans.• Understanding common hazards arising from marine vessel operations, structural,

mechanical and aerodynamic sources. • Plan for successful management of change.• Manage ageing plant and plan for effective and efficient modification projects.• Map hazard effects along a project timeline.• Assess contractor performance from RAMS documents.• Management of change processes and work management systems.• Map the costs and project consequences from SH&E critical events.

Construction Professionals

• Understanding SHWWCR and CDM and their unique interpretation for the renewables sector both onshore and offshore.

• Strategic work planning, wind turbine safety rules, contractor selection, work management and control for onshore and offshore projects.

• Introduction to the science of risk based monitoring.• Effective understanding and communication of risk critical information.• Operational alignment and interpretation of work instructions, scope of work,

method statements, risk assessments and using these to mitigate risk in both onshore and offshore environments.

• Understanding the critical effect of task planning and decision making on wind turbine construction projects.

Project and Asset Managers/SHE Management/Process and Risk EngineersSupply Chain Management/Human Resource Managers

• Leadership, zero harm and plant centred safety management.• Provides operationally focused view of safety management covering all aspects of operational

activities including typical onshore and offshore hazards, their identification and management.• Assists with mapping the project wide HS&E effects from local and functional

decision making.• Improves understanding of the causal analysis of events across departmental boundaries.• Assists with assessing contractor performance from RAMS documents• Improves understanding of competency requirements for WTG personnel, staff recruitment

and management.• Provides tools and techniques for incident investigation and performance management.

Operations and Maintenance Professionals

• Improved decision making to manage interfaces e.g. NG, DNOs and other operators arising from multi owner sites, WTSR and HV safety rules.

• Understanding your responsibilities for contractor control.• Improved techniques to manage the safety critical aspects of service and warranty projects. • Ability to recognise workplace hazards and take measures to prevent harm to

yourself, the environment and the assets.• Ability to understand and to carry out operationally focused risk assessments and

why risk assessment is important.• Map the costs and project consequences from SH&E critical events.• Improved understanding of competencies for operators and contractors.• Hazard modeling techniques for onshore and offshore operations.

Contractors

• Provides operation & maintenance contractors and original equipment manufacturers with knowledge on operational hazards that are typical for onshore and offshore wind turbine projects.

• Understand the importance of work management and how to identify essential data to plan and execute tasks effectively and safely.

• A clearer understanding of client risk assessment and method statement requirements.• Equips with wider knowledge on SH&E issues.• Helps to identify relevant cost issues from SH&E critical events.

Find your role and explore the programme benefits

DETAILS OF THE COUR

SE

Who is it for?

• Senior Managem

ent

• Business Unit Hea

ds

• Team Leaders

• HSE Personnel

• Contract Manage

rs

• Supervisors, Techn

icians and Associated

Personnel

• Contractors and S

ub-Contractors

Course duration

The course comprises

8 modules delivered

over 4 days with a fur

ther day

for examination and

practical assessment

to consolidate the co

urse

learning points.

Course reference mate

rials

• Copies of the ou

tstanding full colour tr

aining manual for this

course

will be provided

• Each delegate wi

ll receive a training ce

rtificate from IOSH on

successful completion

of course

• Personal Develop

ment Plan for each d

elegate

• Systemic report fo

r in-house courses

WHAT THE COURSE AC

HIEVES

At the end of the course

, delegates will be able

to:

• Apply basic risk m

anagement principles

and practices to ope

rational

issues as part of a tota

l business strategy

• Organise for effec

tive safety, including c

ompetence, commun

ication,

cooperation and con

sultation

• Set practical Hea

lth and Safety objecti

ves, plan and implem

ent

courses of action to a

chieve these objectiv

es

• Identify hazards;

assess risks and implem

ent suitable controls a

s part of

a risk reduction strateg

y

Course content

• Importance of He

alth and Safety

• Understanding yo

ur responsibilities inclu

ding safety leadership

and zero harm philoso

phy

• Identifying and d

ealing with common W

ind Power hazards

• Risk assessment a

nd implementing effe

ctive controls

• Investigation of ac

cidents and incidents

and taking

remedial action

• Management syst

ems and techniques in

cluding wind farm

development cycle

• Responsibility and

effective managemen

t of change

• Managing and me

asuring performance

• Managing environ

mental issues

ABOUT REGENERATE

The philosophy of ‘Reg

enerate’ is to design an

d deliver

operationally centred

training.

We believe contempo

rary training should b

e capable of being p

ut to use

immediately and shou

ld add value to the de

legate and conseque

ntly the

business through impr

oved business and fin

ancial performance.

Regenerate ensures t

his value is added thr

ough ‘engaging relev

ance’ in

that courses are speci

fically tailored and th

erefore relevant to the

job, the

company and the se

ctor, which in turn, en

sures optimum learnin

g and

sustainability.

The training courses un

der Regenerate have

been used by IOSH a

s an

exemplar for best pra

ctice for industry spec

ific training courses.

We believe that comp

rehensive and relevan

t feedback to delega

tes

and clients is an essen

tial part of any trainin

g partnership over and

above the traditional

end of course review

.

ABOUT ARMSA

ARMSA is a multi-disci

plinary professional se

rvices firm that delive

rs

critical business solutio

ns for progressive, hig

h consequence

organisations.

As a team of highly q

ualified professionals,

ARMSA is dedicated t

o

enabling improved ma

nagement decision m

aking and to resolving

operational, supply ch

ain, engineering, envi

ronmental and Health

and Safety issues with

in high consequence

organisations.