Wind Turbine Generator Safety Rules

Working at Height Limited

WTG Safety Rules

This cource is aimed to give the participants the basic knowledge safety rules sourounding a Wind Turbine Generator and procedures to help formalise a safe system of work.

Course Code: WTSR102.	Course: Wind Turbine Safety Rules
Duration of the Training	16 Hours
Course Ratio	12:1
Compliance	ISO 11228-1,2,3 & ISO 14118
Laws & Regulations	EU Directive 89/655/EEC
	HSA – SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT 2005
	OSHA 1910 & 1926 – NFPA 70E
	CSA Z460-20

Working AT Height – Academy ™ are proud to introduce our Wind Turbine Generator Safety Rules course for your convenience.

Course Aim the Wind Turbine Safety Rules are a model template of rules and procedures to help formalise a safe system of work to manage the significant risks associated with wind turbines.

They have been developed by wind farm owners and operators for the purpose of achieving both General Safety and Safety from the System – a process that safeguards persons from the mechanical and LV electrical hazards on equipment that had not been isolated, blocked or de-energised.

The WTSRs are the Safety Management System in place in the majority of wind farms in the UK and Ireland and they are acknowledged by the HSE in the UK as the “best practice” system of safety management.

Learning Outcome

Understand the reasons why the Wind Turbine Safety Rules exist
Discuss the elements of “The System” and identify its boundary points
Explain the relationship between General Safety and System Inherent Danger
Describe the five stages of managing a task under the Wind Turbine Safety Rules
Understand the principles of safety precautions required to achieve safety from the system
Name the documents used to manage safety under the Wind Turbine Safety Rules
Identify the nominated / authorised roles detailed in the Wind Turbine Safety Rules

Course Outline

Definition of The System (Plant and LV Apparatus) and its boundaries
The Wind Turbine Safety Rules Policy, Philosophy and Principles
General Safety Provisions
The Basic Safety Rules and Precautions
General Procedures and Keys
Approved Written Procedures (AWPs)
Routine Operating Procedures (ROPs)
Responsibilities of Persons:
- Authorised Technicians
- Authorising Engineer
- Competent Technician
- Operational Controller
- Selected Persons
Wind Turbine Safety Rules Definitions
Management Instructions & Support Procedures

Evaluation

All Delegates will be evaluated in accordance with local legislation and Guidelines on the main objectives for sea survival training.

Working at Height limited practical training exercises are implemented under a “Skills Based Evolution Process” which the student experiences as a layering approach, where by a basic foundation is established and through reaffirmation and confirmation additional practical skills are applied to effectively demonstrate and apply through hands on experiences the complexities of work and rescue at height achieving success through confidence by all who participate.

Reaffirmation through testing is applied with the addition of correction to 100%. This unique philosophy in learning ensures all incorrectly answered test questions are tabled under whole group discussion to ensure maximum retention and understanding by all students.

All training in conducted in accordance with:

Health & Safety Authority – Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 – Ireland
European Agency for Safety & Health at Work – Framework Directive (89/391EEC) – European Union
Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA
Health and Safety Executive UK

Course duration: This is a two-day course for experienced trainers with an existing training qualification.

Additional Information

No Certified PPE is required for this course.

Course Participation Method

In-Person only

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any person entering a Wind Turbine Generator as part of their day-to-day work. This course has the minimum basic knowledge that will enable them to work in a safe manner in Wind Turbine Generators.

Certification & Assessment

Delegates who successfully complete the course will receive a Working at Height Limited Certificate in Wind Turbine Generator Wind Turbine Safety Rules.

Assessment Method

40 Multiple Choice Questions.
Practical Skills Assessment

Isolation Regulations

The legislation in force is:

International Standard EN ISO 14118 (2018-07) norm of Safety of machinery (is the successor to DIN EN 1037 2008-11) related to the equipment’s safety defines the measures regarding the energy isolation of machinery and the power dissipation to prevent hazardous equipment re-energising. It assures a safe and secure intervention within a risk-prone area.

European Countrys

Directive 2009/104/EC (formerly directive 89/655/EEC of the Council from 30 November 1989) specify the minimum requirements for safety and health protection for workers using work equipment at work. Paragraph 2.14 lays down that “every piece of equipment must be fitted with clearly visible devices with which it can be separated from every energy source”. Paragraph 2.15. lays down that “Work equipment must bear the warnings and markings essential to ensure the safety of workers”.
Ireland:
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Regulations 2007: All work equipment is fitted with clearly identifiable means to isolate it from all its energy sources, and the reconnecting of the work equipment to its energy sources poses no risk to the employees concerned.
AUSTRIA
- AschG – ArbeitnehmerInnenschutzgesetz – Federal Act on Occupational Health and Safety
- AM-VO – Arbeitsmittelverordnung (Ordinance on Work Equipment and Tools) – Regulation of the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Labour on protection of employees while using work equipment paragraph 1, §17 (1).

FRANCE
- UTE C18-510 (electrical applications): Lockout of apparatus for service and maintenance to lockout equipment is to carry out the necessary procedures to ensure that the equipment is placed and maintained in a safe position; to prevent its activation and label that the isolated equipment must not be operated. The employer must ensure that all safety procedures are strictly implemented and regularly reviewed by appropriate means. Employees must use all necessary tools to carry out maintenance.

Best practice document developed by INRS (Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité) in November 2011: ED 6109

- Décret 2010-1016 refers to the obligations of the employers for temporary or permanent electrical installations usage
- Labour code (article R4215-10) refers to the identification of the conductors
- Décret 2010-1018 refers to the prevention of electrical risks in work environment, décret 2010- 2118 refers to the operations done on electrical installations.
- Labour code (article R 4544-5): the part of the installation on which work (de-energised) is done must be identified and locked.
- Arrêté of April 26, 2012: Every operation on electrical equipment must follow the new norm NF C 18-510. Article 1 says that this norm is now included into the French Code of Labour.

GERMANY
- BetrSichV 2015 (Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health) Ordinance concerning the protection of safety and health in the provision of work equipment and its use at work and maintenance processes. Extract from BetrSichV 2015
- § 8 Protective measures in case of hazards caused by energies, start-up and stoppage
- Paragraph 3: “Command devices which have an influence on the safe use of the means of work shall in particular be secured against unintended or unauthorised operation. Paragraph 4: “Work equipment may only be intentionally put into operation. If necessary, the startup process must be safely prevented.
- § 10 Maintenance and modification of work equipment
- Paragraph 3: The employer must take all necessary measures to ensure that maintenance work can be carried out safely. (3) to secure the working area during the maintenance work (6) to avoid hazards caused by moving raised work equipment or parts thereof, as well as by hazardous energies or substances. (9) Provide necessary warnings and dangers messages referring to maintenance work on the work equipment Paragraph 4: Where, in the case of maintenance activities … are carried out under the threat of energy, the safety of workers shall be ensured during the duration of this work by means of other appropriate measures.

ITALY

The Italian legislation (Direttiva 2001/45/CE del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio del 27 giugno 2001 che modifica la direttiva 2009/104/EC) concerns the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work.

SWITZERLAND
- UVG – Federal Law on Accident Insurance
- VUV – Regulation on the Prevention of Accidents and Occupational Diseases title 1, chapter 2, paragraph 1, art. 3; title 1, chapter 3, paragraph 2, art. 30, 31 paragraph 3, art. 37; paragraph 4, art. 43
- EKAS Guideline no. 6512 – Work Equipment

These regulations clearly stipulate that during maintenance, adjusting or cleaning of the equipment, it has to be in non-operative state and appropriate devices have to be used to ensure that, for example, a machine is not accidentally switched on.

SPAIN
- The Spanish directive (REAL DECRETO 1215/1997, de 18 de julio por el que se establecen las disposiciones mínimas de seguridad y salud para la utilización por los trabajadores de los equipos de trabajo. BOE nº 188 07-08-1997) states the minimum safety and health for workers’ use of work equipment.

Non-EU Countrys.

UK Only: BS7671:2008
- In the UK the Provision of Work Equipment Regulations – Regulation 19 – Isolation from Sources of Energy states: “Every employer shall ensure, that where appropriate, work equipment is provided with suitable means to isolate it from all its sources of energy. Every employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that reconnection of any energy source to work equipment does not expose any person using the equipment to any risk to his health or safety.

United States of America
- (OSHA – OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION: OSHA regulation The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout / Tagout) 1910.147 states that it “requires employers to establish a program and utilise procedures for affixing appropriate lockout devices or tagout devices to energy isolating devices and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected energisation, start up or release of stored energy in order to prevent injury to employees.
Canada
- CCOSH – Canadian Center for Ocupational Safety Health: Hazardous energy is defined: “any electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, nuclear, thermal, gravitational, or other energy that can harm personnel” (CSA Z460-20 “Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout and Other Methods”). Some energy sources are obvious, such as electricity, heat in a furnace, or something that might fall. Others may be hidden hazards such as air pressure in a system or a tightly wound spring.

IMS Ref: 5.9.TC.7.7.8

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