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Event Partner Sponsor #RUKHS18 Event Guide In partnership with Free online: • Good practice guidelines • Health and safety statistics • Safe by design reports Image by London Array Limited G+ is committed to improving health and safety performance across the offshore wind industry www.gplusoffshorewind.com Contents Thank You 04 RenewableUK Membership 06 Welcome by Hugh McNeal 08 Conference Programme Programme Overview 10 A1: The Importance of Leaders 12 A2: Emergency Response 14 B2: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 16 A3: Drones: Integrating them Safely into Your Projects’ Plans 18 B3: Wind Turbine Safety Rules 22 A4: The Role of Technical Standards & Certification 24 B4: Arc Flash 28 Exhibition Guide Exhibition Floorplan and Exhibitors 30 Exhibitor Information 31 Media Partner 33 #RUKHS18 Thank You RenewableUK events are organised by the industry for the industry. All proceeds are generated back into developing the UK wind, wave and tidal energy sector. RenewableUK would like to express thanks to our partner, sponsor and supporters. Without them, RenewableUK would not be able to produce events to such a high standard. Event Partner The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+) is made up of the largest offshore wind farm developers and operators and it is recognised as the leading authority on health and safety issues in the offshore wind industry. www.gplusoffshorewind.com Event Sponsor With a history stretching back over 160 years, Survitec commands market-leading positions worldwide in offshore, marine and defence survival technology. Our services range from the provision of lifesaving equipment for support vessels, survival equipment for those travelling on and over water, and the total supply and management of safety equipment for offshore installations. www.survitecgroup.com 04 Supported by BSI, as the UK national standards body, helps organisations set their strategies, understand the standards and regulatory environment they operate in, drive the development of new standards through flexible, fast track solutions, and support the effective implementation of standards and best practice through providing tailored training, self-assessment and advisory services. www.bsigroup.com DIT helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. DIT offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. We provide companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage. www.trade.gsi.gov.uk Global Wind Organisation is a non-profit organisation of wind turbine owners and wind turbine manufacturers. The aim of GWO is to strive for an injury free work environment in the wind turbine industry, through cooperation among the members, in setting common standards in safety training and emergency procedures. www.globalwindsafety.org Scottish Renewables is the voice of renewable energy in Scotland and is committed to realising the full economic, social and environmental benefits of renewable energy for our country. In representing our members, we aim to lead and inform the debate on how the growth of renewable energy can help sustainably heat and power Scotland’s homes, businesses and industry. www.scottishrenewables.com 05 #RUKHS18 RenewableUK Membership RenewableUK RenewableUK Member Benefits Market information - Daily media monitoring on Our vision is of renewable energy Policy development wind and marine renewables playing a leading role in powering - Intelligence from industry industries the UK. specific political briefings - Research and statistics RenewableUK is the UK’s - Opportunity to influence produced by RenewableUK leading renewable energy trade RenewableUK responses to - Privileged access to members association, specialising in public consultations only area of RenewableUK onshore wind, offshore wind and - Participation in RenewableUK website including Project wave & tidal energy. meetings, workshops and Intelligence; RenewableUK’s Formed in 1978, we have an seminars own comprehensive database established, extensive corporate - Access to RenewableUK Policy on offshore and onshore wind membership ranging from small Forums and Working Groups developments independent companies, to large - Offshore, Onshore and Marine international corporations and Business development Intelligence Bulletins offering manufacturers. - Networking opportunities with high level snapshots of related Acting as a central point leading industry players intelligence databases of information and a united, - Permission to use representative voice for our RenewableUK logo on your own RenewableUK membership, we conduct promotional material Sponsoring Members research; find solutions; - Industry specific press releases organise events; facilitate - Promotional materials - CWind business development; and and standardised industry - EDF Energy Renewables lobby and promote wind information - E.ON Climate & Renewables and marine renewables to - Discounts on exhibition space - Innogy Renewables UK Ltd government, industry, the media and entry at RenewableUK - Ørsted and the public. events and conferences - RES For information on how to - Member listings and - ScottishPower Renewables join the UK’s leading renewables job advertisements on - Siemens Gamesa Renewable association, please visit the RenewableUK website Energy RenewableUK stand and speak - Statoil to a member of the team. - Vattenfall Wind Power More information is also - Vestas-Celtic Wind available online. Technology Ltd To join us or for more information, contact [email protected] 06 Visit stand 1 to join RenewableUK #RUKHS18 Welcome Our industry is building a owners and the supply chain. All new electricity system. Last of us are responsible for ensuring year we built out 3,200MW of that our employees can work in new power plant here in the UK. environments which are safe. We In Europe, wind alone can now all play a vital role in building an provide up to a quarter of the industry free of fatalities, injuries continent’s electricity. Globally, and work-related ill-health. And investment levels in renewables we must all work together to are over 73% of overall power drive ever higher standards and sector investment. outcomes, safer workplaces and a We are delivering jobs and culture which embraces learning in wider economic benefit to our businesses. communities that host us, and Our industry has a strong have driven down costs at a track record of leadership on remarkable pace. Future-build health and safety and I am proud offshore wind projects now of the role that RenewableUK outcompete new nuclear and gas continues to demonstrate. We do on price, and onshore wind is this only thanks to the committed the cheapest option for any new support from our members and generation. Small and medium partners. We have updated our wind provide a crucial route for Offshore Renewable Aviation customers to source their own Guidance and have commenced power. Marine renewables and the process to develop industry floating offshore wind projects guidance on UAV operations. The hold out the prospect of further Integrated Offshore Emergency innovation and deployment in our Response document is seen as seas over many years to come. Good Practice and the benchmark As Dieter Helm argues, renewables against which our duty holders are the “new conventionals”. are being measured. At the With this new status comes request of the HSE we are working greater responsibility, none more with onshore stakeholders to so than in health and safety. Our develop an Integrated Emergency projects are often in challenging Response for onshore, and locations; out at sea or in remote continue to drive work on issues sites on land. We work in difficult like blade inspection where rope conditions, using heavy, complex access inspection has been equipment, generating electricity substantially reduced eliminating at scale. Responsibility is shared risk and saving time and money. across developers, operators, site But, of course we have more 08 to do. And as our industry Health and Safety Executive here matures and becomes ever more in the UK. Ahead of a meeting international, our work needs with the HSE next month, we are more and more to be driven in working with the Energy Institute partnership. There is no place to see whether a variant of the in a maturing industry like ours G+ model could be made to work to be precious about roles and successfully for onshore wind. The responsibilities. We are proud to EI has a proven track record of be working alongside G+, Survitec, coordinating and publishing broad GWO, BSI, DIT and Scottish energy industry safety policies/ Renewables in delivery of this procedures and I would not wish event. When we met last year, our to see RenewableUK duplicating focus was partnership working. such activity. That theme is ever more important My ask of you, as leading in 2018. GWO has taken over companies, is that we work the mantle of training standards together to demonstrate positive and tracking of qualifications. health and safety leadership in all The G+ Global Health and Safety that we do. How we talk about Organisation, in partnership with and deliver better health and safety the Energy Institute, is undertaking culture and working environments vital work in leading Offshore Wind in our companies, at our sites and Health and Safety as our industry through our supply chain is critical. becomes ever more international Today is an important