The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association in partnership with the Energy Institute has translated its good practice guidelines for offshore wind safety into both Danish and German to assist in adoption at non-UK sites.
G9 said the guidelines provide recommendations for working at height and the management of small service vessels.
They draw upon existing standards and practices in other industries, such as oil and gas, but also take account of the unique aspects of working in the offshore wind industry, the organisation added.
Its members are in the process of assessing the level of implementation of the recommendations at each of their operations.
SSE head of wind generation and G9 focal group leader Stephen Rose said: “Denmark and Germany are significant markets in which the offshore wind industry operates.
“In response to industry demand, and to assist our members with operations in these regions, it made sense to provide our guidelines in both these languages to make them more widely accessible and to encourage further adoption of the safety recommendations contained in them.”
Image: Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German North Sea (EWE)
H&S lift for DK and Germany
G9 good practice guidelines for offshore translated into Danish and German
By EBS