Safety Today’s Brass Knuckle products introduces the SmartShell BKCR4599, a heavy-duty protective glove offering wide-ranging protection for extreme jobs. The BKCR4599 is a category jumper that provides heavy-duty cut resistance, light oil and moisture resistance, non-tacky slip resistance, and shock-absorbing impact protection — all in an easy-wearing glove that defies comfort expectations. Offering a broad spectrum…

Honeywell Industrial Safety has announced their 2016 Honeywell Safety Training schedule, which includes live demonstrations and hands-on training courses by experienced wind technicians and instructors. The schedule includes open enrollment courses in more than 30 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as courses at the Honeywell safety training facilities in Franklin, Pennsylvania and…

The recent B&R safety system provides a clear technological advantage with the highest level of safety. It also allows implementing intelligent safety concepts that would not otherwise be possible.

If you’ve ever wondered just how safe the wind industry is you aren’t alone. The American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Safety Committee was formed to help monitor and promote health and safety within the wind energy sector. But this isn’t always an easy task. “I’ve been involved since it started and now, as the Chair…

Welcome to this WindTalk podcast, a series of discussions with wind-industry leaders. In this edition, we talk with Dustin Schneider, a Fall-protection Expert at Capital Safety, a 3M company. With over 17 years of experience, Dustin works directly with end-users and distributors to provide the best safety resources and training at industrial work sites. Here Dustin speaks to us…

Specialist renewable energy underwriter, GCube Underwriting, recently launched a unique report into wind turbine fires. Towering Inferno is the latest in a series of reports for GCube’s insured and broker community, analyzing the root causes, impacts, and mitigation of turbine fires and downtime. Fires are an infrequent occurrence in the global wind energy industry. The 300,000-strong international fleet…

Michael Hughes, CIH, CSP | Global Head of EHS for Onshore Wind Siemens Energy, Inc. A commitment to safety underpins the design of a wind turbine, while designers focus on transportation, practicability, cost, and functionality. Balancing these design goals must occur in a manner that does not compromise the safety of those who manufacture, install, or…

In the wind industry, protection against cuts, accidental impacts, and weather must all be considered when choosing protective gloves, since some manufacturing or construction sites present multiple hazards. Comfort is also a concern that is all too often the last consideration, but a comfortable glove could make the difference between compliance and disaster. Safety Today’s new Brass…

The new Miller Fall Protection catalog offers in-depth product descriptions and additional support for those who need to perform their jobs efficiently and safely while working at height. Miller offers technologically advanced, easy-to-work-with products that are designed to meet a variety of applications or environments. The new catalog, organized for quick browsing according to the ABC’s…

Bulldog Turbine Systems and Sevo Systems have announced a unique master distribution and supplier contract for the Canadian region in the renewable energy sector. Bulldog Turbine Systems will represent Sevo Systems as exclusive distributors for their Flex Focus and Multi-point Systems. Sevo Systems offer higher stored pressure of clean-agent tanks, which provide faster fire-hazard control of critical…

By John Salentine | Vice President Hammerhead Industries (Gear Keeper) Wind turbine blades require year-round monitoring, maintenance, and repairs to ensure maximum production and efficiency. As of 2014, there were an estimated 700,000 blades in operation globally with an average of 3,800 incidents of annual blade failure, according to a report released from renewable energy…

By Mark Lashbrook | Senior Applications Engineer M&I Materials Wind turbine transformers pose a unique set of challenges to the designers and engineers who specify them. The transformers are typically of distribution size and rating, but do a job that differs from a standard distribution unit. The schematic Wind turbine grid connection shows a typical…

  The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety, and Health Administration recommends the installation of fire detection and control in all wind turbines. However, this is only a suggestion and not yet mandated into law. “Certainly some municipalities in North America have instated bylaws requiring fire detection and control in industrial wind turbines,” said…

Along with being one of the top turbine manufacturers, Siemens is also strongly committed to safety in the wind industry. In 2013, the company opened a 40,000-square-foot Wind Service Training Center in Orlando, Florida. It is one of four wind-training centers that Siemens operates globally. In this WindTalk podcast Billy Watts, the CEO for Siemens’…

Inland Technology is involved with the research and development of environmentally conscientious solvent alternatives. In this WindTalk podcast, the VP of Inland Technology Eric Lethe discusses solvent safety and chemical use in the wind industry.

Professionals from across the wind industry were joined by government agency experts this week at a Suzlon training facility near Chicago for a battery of drills to promote safety in the fast-growing industry. Thirty-two safety professionals from two federal agencies – the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of…

The Offshore Renewable Workgroup of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is seeing an increasing number of relevant offshore guidance documents, and has recently gained IMCA a seat at the UK HSE GB ‘Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Workshop’ this November. “There is no doubt that the Offshore Renewables Workgroup, under the dynamic chairmanship of Alan…

With over 25,000 MWs of wind power installed, Siemens is one of the top turbine manufacturers and service providers worldwide. They even hold the record for the world’s largest single onshore order to date: a 1,050-MW turbine order from MidAmerican Energy in Iowa. According to the company’s website, Siemens’ platform strategy for onshore and offshore…

Biologists at Texas A&M University are partnering with scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst at the interdisciplinary intersection of energy research and wildlife protection in a federally funded project to design and manufacture ultrasonic, whistle-like pulse generators to help bats and other wildlife steer clear of wind turbines. Michael Smotherman, an associate professor in…

Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, is adding a new string to its bow with the launch of an onshore renewables Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS). The course, which is CITB approved, is the first of its kind to be designed specifically for renewables professionals in the UK and will be delivered by SgurrEnergy’s health and…