Global Wind Organization members are beginning a major technical training standardization project, certifying and meriting thousands of technicians over the coming months. GWO’s membership, which includes many of the world’s largest OEMs and operators, is starting the process of assessing the basic technical training they provided to more than 53,000 technicians. The training will align with the GWO…
The ABCs of fall protection
About every 10 minutes in the United States somebody gets hurt from something falling. That “something” is typically an object or tool from a construction site, which may be at a wind farm. Effective fall protection requires a combination of products working together, often described as the ABC’s of fall protection. The anchorage connector, body support,…
OPSU announces new scholarships, thanks to major Enel Green Power donation
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) has announced new scholarship opportunities made possible by a $150,000 donation from Enel Green Power (EGP) for students majoring in wind energy or education. The gift, paid over three years, is the largest donation by a single wind energy company in Panhandle State history. “This program changes the game for the wind energy…
Endress+Hauser to provide free training on instrumentation to military veterans
Professionals from Endress+Hauser will be teaching process instrumentation as part of the larger AAM curriculum starting in January 2018. The training is being offered at no cost to veterans.
Megger donates electrical testing equipment to CCCC Wind Energy program
Cloud County Community College’s (CCCC) Wind Energy Technology program recently received a $27,900 donation of electrical and communication testing equipment from Megger, a company that designs and manufactures portable electrical testing equipment. “Megger is happy to partner with CCCC,” said David Danner, director of USA Distribution Sales for Megger. “Megger has had a strong relationship with CCCC…
Wind Catcher Energy Connection project partners plan scholarships & training for future wind techs
Wind Catcher Energy Connection project partners, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Invenergy, and GE Renewable Energy, have announced a partnership with High Plains Technology Center (HPTC) and Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU), which will equip students for jobs in the wind-energy sector –pending regulatory approval of the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection. The partnership…
Ergodyne and Corvex partner to predict & prevent workplace safety hazards
As employers continue to spend billions of dollars annually on worker safety programs, injury rates over the past several years have remained stagnant. That statistical plateau has leaders in the safety industry tapping into another resource to take worker safety to the next level: the workers themselves. The new partnership between innovation-focused safety gear manufacturer…
Megger donates electrical test equipment to North Carolina EUSRT students
Another company in the utility industry has made a sizeable equipment donation to Richmond Community College’s Electric Utility Substation and Relay Technology program. International manufacturer of portable electrical test equipment, Megger donated two test devices to the EUSRT program so students would have first-hand knowledge of how to use the equipment. Megger donated a TTR20-1,…
Penn State aims to advance renewables through energy storage & microgrid training
A unique partnership between Penn State and industry members is working to advance solar and wind energy through energy storage and microgrid systems education and training. The Energy Storage and Microgrid Training and Certification (ESAM-TAC) program is part of the GridSTAR Center, a smart grid education and research center at Penn State at The Navy…
Siemens Gamesa now certified to provide GWO wind safety training
Siemens Gamesa, working in tandem with Lloyd’s Register, is now the first wind-turbine manufacturer in China to be certified to provide Global Wind Organization (GWO) Basic Safety Training (BST) training. Lloyd’s Register is a global engineering, technical, and business services organization. It used GWO’s BST framework to assess Siemens Gamesa’s approach to achieve a safer…
Megger donates electrical testing equipment to the Wind Energy Technology Program at Mesalands Community College
Mesalands Community College recently received a Digital Low-Resistance Ohmmeter, the DLRO200 Microhmmeter, from Megger a Valley Forge, PA-based manufacturer of portable electrical testing equipment. David S. Danner, Director of USA Distribution Sales for Megger, has been working with Mesalands since 2008, to provide students in the Wind Energy Technology Program with up-to- date, high-quality electrical…
Megger donation benefits Iowa Lakes wind training programs
Students in the Wind Energy and Turbine Technology and Electrical Technology programs benefit from industry in many ways. Professionals serve on the program advisory committees, create scholarship opportunities and donate valuable equipment. All enhance the education experience. David S. Danner, Director of USA Distribution Sales for Megger, has been working with Iowa Lakes Community College…
3M to feature virtual reality educational experiences for fall protection
3M Personal Safety Division will be featuring the “3M Science of Safety” at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo (NSC) beginning September 25th in Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition to highlighting new products and access to its credentialed technical service team, 3M is offering virtual reality training demonstrations for fall protection, fall protection for tools, and welding safety. Each of these…
Goldwind Works and Casper College partner to host two-week wind tech training course
Officials from Chicago-based Goldwind Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. and Casper College of Casper, Wyoming announced that they are partnering to host the first two-week wind technician training course sponsored by Goldwind Works. The Goldwind Works wind technician training program is scheduled to begin on October 16th, 2017, and will be held…
Seven elements of a well-devised hearing conservation program
Dr. Laurie Wells, Doctor of Audiology 3M | www.3M.com/CHC Manufacturing and construction sites are typically noisy places. Prolonged exposure to loud, aggravating, and excessive sounds can have harmful effects on worker health. However, symptoms are not always immediate or obvious because noise-induced hearing loss typically happens gradually. Over time, excessive noise exposure may damage the…
Online classes for wind advocates? Sort of
It should be no surprise that developers at the online, course-presentation company Alison have apparently picked up the online-classes ball and are running with it. A recent press release from the company tells of more than 800 classes available, and all of them are free.
Funds granted for energy job training & development
As a part of the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), six business associations and social institutions have been named as recipients of funding for the development and administration of future energy jobs training. Chicago Urban League, Austin People’s Action Center, ASPIRA, HACIA, Chatham Business Association, and the National Latino Education Institute (NLEI) will develop training programs related to renewable energy and energy efficiency as a…
Looking for a career? Take the NEM DATA Challenge
It is a digital challenge in which you can achieve a job inside NEM Solutions’ team, apart from other job offers coming through Siemens-Gamesa Renewable Energy and Tecnalia, which are partners in this initiative.
Free online electrical measurement safety course
This free, self-paced, online course describes the electrical dangers you may face in the workplace, the safety standards to protect you and the best practices involved with test tool safety.
Water, rest, shade: Keeping cool & safe at wind sites
July 22, 2016, was a hot day in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. By late afternoon, the heat index had spiked to about 110 degrees. That was right around the time 23-year-old landscaper Tyler Halsey – whose shift had begun nine-and-a-half hours earlier at 7am – succumbed to heat stress. He was hospitalized with a core body…