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Small Wind Technologies

Health and Safety

BWEA has shown that by recording details of accidents, incidents and "near events" across the large wind industry in all phases of a project, it is possible to learn important lessons and implement measures to improve health and safety performance. BWEA is now providing a similar service to the small wind industry.

As a trade association BWEA is taking the lead in collating data on a non-attributable basis and sharing the lessons learned with participating member companies. Quarterly reports provide analysis of recent experiences and trends with time specific to the small wind industry. The collective view enables common activities and hazards to be identified and underlying causes human, organisational and technical causes to be examined. Attention is paid not just to what happened but also to impact potential in order that the true significance is understood.

The lessons learned are accessible to those companies prepared to submit accident, incident and "near event" data on a non attributable basis. Client companies who have ultimate H&S responsibility for their projects have taken the lead in contributing to the database and are requiring their contractors to report fully to them all accidents, incidents and "near events". Based on information exchanged at the BWEA Small System Steering Committee meetings, manufacturers and contracting companies are signing up to the database in order that they can benefit directly and act on the lessons learned.

Please note that in order to contribute to the small wind lessons learnt database, and therefore gain access to releated reporting confidentiality agreements will first need to be recieved by BWEA.

To find out more, locate confidentiality agreement, view sample reports, or contribute to the database please click here.