IRATA work on wind turbines revised and available.
The application of IRATA International rope access methods for work on wind turbines document has been revised and uploaded on to IRATA website!
This document gives information additional to the guidance provided in the IRATA International code of practice for industrial rope access (ICOP), specifically when carrying out inspection, repair and maintenance of wind turbines located both onshore and offshore.
This guidance document should be read in conjunction with the IRATA international code of practice for industrial rope access (ICOP), should not be used in isolation and is not intended to be exhaustive. For further advice, readers should refer to relevant specialist publications, e.g. those
published by wind energy associations.
The following elements are covered within this document to provide guidance on a safe system of work:
a) internal access fall arrest and rope access;
b) external access rope access/work positioning/restraint;
c) rescue, i.e. the recovery of an injured or incapacitated person to a safe place;
d) evacuation, i.e. the exiting of a wind turbine in an emergency to a safe place.
In addition to the exclusions listed in the ICOP in Part 1, 1.1, Scope, elements not covered by this document are:
a) transfer to a wind turbine (by land, air or sea);
b) trade skills;
c) single-rope emergency personal evacuation systems
Topics covered also include:
2. Planning and management
3. Competence and training
4. Work team selection and size, management and supervision
5. Communication
6. Selection and use of equipment
7. Anchors and rigging
8. Care and maintenance of equipment
9. Emergency procedures: rescue and evacuation
There is much more information to be found in the original document on IRATA's website: www.irata.associationhouse.org.uk/windturbines
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