First aid training is one of the most vital courses you need to learn in life. It equips you with the rudimentary knowledge required to act on potentially life-saving assistance in the event of an emergency. It teaches you how to respond to specific situations, which enables you to help those in need while waiting[…]
The wind turbine industry comes with its fair share of advantages and disadvantages, but nothing is more fulfilling than its workers’ experience in the field. From weather problems to working around high voltages, a wind turbine worker has to navigate certain risks. Whether you’re looking to join the industry as a professional or you’re planning[…]
Basic Technical Training Standards Set By GWO – Our Guide The Global Wind Organisation (GWO) came to be as a response to the need for regulation in the wind industry. The members and workers who make up this organisation are globally leading turbine owners and manufacturers. They share risk information and expertise to improve safety[…]
How to Prevent Workplace Injuries – Our Guide One workplace injury can be costly and leave a significant impact on your business. Aside from the time off, potential loss of earning and employee compensation paperwork, it can also lead to low morale and productivity loss among your teams. The best way to avoid such impact[…]
Certain industries require some personnel to work at particular heights. This means that workers do their jobs either below or above the ground. As such, there’s a possibility for these workers to fall and injure themselves. Working at certain heights can be risky, whether you do so regularly or once in a while. Falls can[…]
GWO has received the following safety alert from 3M systems, although this equipment is not used in GWO standards, we forward you the below safety alert from 3m Fall Protection, “On April 25,2019 3M Fall Protection issue an Alert to the wind energy industry regarding the compatibility concerns identified in the ANSI/ASSE Z359.16-2016 standard for between climb[…]
According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, approximately 1.25 million people die in road accidents each year. This means there are 3,287 deaths a day on average. Not to mention the additional 20 to 50 million people who are either injured or permanently disabled. These facts and figures are a cause for alarm,[…]
Wind farms pose a dangerous working condition for every employee who has to be out in the field, so it’s imperative that they are able to assess the risk and put themselves out of harm’s way. Listed below is the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) step-by-step guide on how to assess risk in the workplace:[…]
Five Benefits of Getting Manual Handling Training Regardless of what industry you are from, your job most likely calls for some form of manual handling. Manual handling is any activity that requires the exertion of your energy to lift, push, pull, or otherwise move something without the assistance of any machine. If you think about[…]
4 Things to Consider if You Want to be a Wind Turbine Technician The wind power industry has a lot to offer to the world. Since its inception back in 1979 through Danish manufacturers, it has continued to flourish and prosper. Today, the industry is involved in the design, manufacture, construction, and maintenance of wind[…]
