The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published the 2015 health and safety statistics for the offshore wind sector. When comparing 2015 performance against what was reported in 2014, in Europe the performance is broadly unchanged, whereas there has been an increase in the Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR) and Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) for the UK sector.
Since 2013, the G9 has reported on the health and safety performance of G9 members across the UK and Northern Europe. After collecting additional data from UK Round 3 developers (including non-G9 members) and, in response to industry demand, these latest statistics are separated into two reports – one covering G9 member European offshore wind farms, and another providing information specifically on the UK offshore wind farms of both G9 and non-G9 members.
The TRIR and LTIF are established safety performance indicators and are included in each of the G9 reports, these are:
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Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) |
Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR) |
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2015 EU |
1.93 |
5.99 |
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2015 UK |
2.96 |
7.95 |
The incident data report for G9 members shows there were a total of 983 reported incidents in 2015. The LTIF and TRIR provide a fair comparison of health and safety performance across the sector and are calculated using the data below.
- 21.22 mn hours worked
- 41 Lost work days
- 32 Restricted work days
- 54 Medical treatment injuries
Jonathan Cole, Managing Director – Offshore, ScottishPower Renewables and Chairman – G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association, says, ‘These reports provide the industry with a valuable insight into safety performance, including benchmarking figures so that performance can be assessed against other industrial sectors and against previous years. Although the TRIR and LTIF do not show the whole story, it is important to understand the changes in these numbers and I will be working closely with my G9 colleagues and other industry stakeholders to ensure measures are put into place to instigate the necessary performance improvement.’
The publication of regular incident data reports are one of the measures by which the G9 is demonstrating leadership in health and safety across the industry, which was highlighted by the Health & Safety Executive as a crucial role at their Offshore wind leaders event held last year.
To download a copy of the 2015 reports, please visit www.g9offshorewind.com/
