RES has held its 2022 global safety event, which included facilitating trips for staff to wind farms to better understand risks and hazards at these sites.
RES staff across the globe paused their normal work for the day which began with group CEO Eduardo Medina and chair Gavin McAlpine providing a message demonstrating their passion and commitment to safety.
There was some “fantastic discussion and collaboration” on the day, people working together, sharing personal stories and photos plus pledging their individual commitments to safety.
The UK&I and Sweden facilitated site visits for office-based staff to wind farms in Rödene, Woolley Hill and Tormywheel.
The UK&I team was split across five venues and simultaneously webcast their external speaker, Gary Gallagher, who told his story of falling from height which was incredibly moving and powerful.
In the Americas, over 1200 team members in office locations, remote offices and across more than 20 project sites stopped work to focus on Americas’ five safe operating principles, how to Speak Up, Take Five & Act, and learn about the drivers of human error and risk taking.
In Turkey, AKUT Search and Rescue Association spoke to colleagues about how to prepare in case of an earthquake.
Turkey also factored in a session on the psychological reasons behind risk-taking, which was also a big focus in Germany where they welcomed a psychologist and coach on the topic of stress and risk behaviour.
The French team were split across three different venues.
Staff in Avignon welcomed an external speaker who led a discussion on how to spot risks and prevent them.
There was lots of engagement and discussion from the workshops across all three venues.
The RES ‘Don’t Risk It’ tips were launched on the day.