Last Thursday morning, boot-wearing Texans from around the state filed through the doors of Texas State Technical College. They were there for WindTech 2012, a hands-on educational event for wind technicians and students that was organized in part by this publication. I was posted just inside those doors, acting as the directions guy. “Are you…
WindTech 2012 delivers a dose of realworld
Who is most likely to be hurt in the nacelle: the tech just out of school or the experienced older technician? Actually, said safety expert Todd Shelton with Star Safety Services, the more complacent one. “Their guard is down and they are not expecting an accident,” he said. Shelton illustrates the answer with a…