“Safety for the Wind Industry”June 2011

Global Wind Organisation

Non profit organization of international Wind Turbines owners and manufactures.

Current state and future developments in GWO

training standards

“Safety for the Wind Industry”

Secretary Function

Worldwide 55% of the wind manufactures

have signed with GWO

(Europe 71%)

(North America 92 %)

Current GWO members in 2014

“Safety for the Wind Industry”

Alignment partners for GWO

GWO coordinate and work very closely with

EWEA, G9, RUK, BZEE, AWEA,

NZWEA and Crown Estate

“Safety for the Wind Industry”

Training standard

GWO Basic Safety Training (version 5) includes:

- First aid - Manual handling - Working at heights- Fire Awareness- Sea survival (add on)

Courses can be taken individually based on needs.

The GWO refresher training (version 2) also available

“Safety for the Wind Industry”

Status & future GWOGWO has establish a more robust legal structure with a main office in Copenhagen – co-located with the Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA)

Currently a legal frame agreement is in place and a new legal statue structure in Denmark

GWO Webpage under construction – DWIA will host until further. Training providers will be listed on a map system

A hiring process for a GWO manager is in progress

The legal frame agreement can potentially be expanded to include members outside WTG owners & manufactures

RUK have now adapted the three last part of the GWO standard “one on one”. HSE UK has formally exempted Wind industry to follow the first aid at work requirement

GWO will look at the following topics in the next phase: 1. Vessel transfer crew training – joined with G9 Offshore2. Electrical safety training/wind turbine Safety Rules – joined with RUK3. Mutual recognized medical certificate – joined with Siemens and RUK

GWO Webpage link