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Windtex Join SafetyOn

Posted 16th March, 2021

About SafetyOn

SafetyOn is the H&S organisation for the Onshore wind sector

Providing leadership in health and safety for the dynamic and innovative onshore wind industry, SafetyOn ensure transparency about the industry’s H&S performance, as well as assisting industry stakeholders to see that key emerging risks are mitigated through co-operation and shared learning.

SafetyOn work to:

  • provide health and safety leadership across the onshore wind sector;
  • seek participation of companies from across the onshore wind sector and partner with relevant trade organisations, consultancies and others;
  • monitor and gather data on the health and safety performance of the sector;
  • make use of and ensure effective communication of new and existing good practice and experience both from the UK and internationally;
  • seek to share knowledge and good practice with associated sectors, including offshore wind, conventional generation and power networks, in the UK and beyond as appropriate

Working through the Energy Institute SafetyOn will establish an open network of safety and health experts, professionals and stakeholders to promote a strong, sustainable and continually improving health and safety culture. Thousands are employed in the UK’s onshore wind industry, and SafetyOn is playing a part in making sure they go home safe.

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Work Programme

Since the formation of the SafetyOn, and under the direction of the Board of Directors, member companies through the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) have met on a monthly basis to discuss experiences from accidents and incidents and to share lessons learned. Facilitated by the TAC Leader, the aim of these discussions has been to better understand the risks in the onshore wind industry, their root causes and possible mitigation actions to prevent further accidents and incidents.

Through the sharing and analysis of incident data provided by SafetyOn member companies, an evidence based understanding of the risks encountered during the development, construction and operational phases of a wind farm project is produced. This information will be used to identify key risks in the onshore wind industry and inform the SafetyOn work programme.

"Join­ing Safe­ty­On is part of our com­mit­ment to oper­at­ing one of the safest renew­able ser­vice pro­vi­sion com­pa­nies in the UK."

Brad Hickman Managing Director - Windtex