Our UWEA webinar series on both theoretical and practical aspects of national wind power development restarted in late January 2022. Webinar “Awareness of safety regulation and implementation of safety culture in wind power industry as a key factor for successful operation of WPPS” jointly organised by the UWEA and BOTC Training, leading GWO training center in the Baltic and Nordic region, was successfully held on 25 January. The first webinar of the 2022 series was devoted to practical safety trainings in wind power sector.
During the webinar high level experts from BOLC Training – Mr. Mihails Kuzmičs, and Mr. Kaspars Kalniņš – presented the international experience of practical safety training of wind power sector employees in accordance with the Global Wind Organization (GWO) standards, adoption of the best global practices and analyze key risks and methods of their control when working in wind industry.
Mihails Kuzmičs in his opening remarks noted: “Promotion and forge of a safety culture through systematic and practical training is the purpose of our today’s presentation. Practical training is a key issue”.
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BOTC Training has been a Member of the UWEA since 2021.
Global Wind Organisation is a non-profit body founded by wind turbine manufacturers and owners including such wind turbine manufacturers as Vestas, GE Renewables, Nordex, Enercon, Goldwind, Envision. GWO members strive for an injury free work environment in the wind turbine industry, setting common international standards for safety training and emergency procedures.
Recording is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Kl34gVApU
