Incident handling Offshore wind

1. PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT
REVIEW
Task 16
Period of Review
(JAN-MARCH)
5/26/2016
OSW Incident Handling & Safety
Reporting
Presented by
Ian Kavuma
Offshore Safety
John Hopkins University
April 14, 2024
Research Article Presentation

2. Background Offshore Wind Safety
Incident Report Overview
Emergency Reporting and Response
Trends & Statistics
Summary
Agenda

3. OSW Background
• American OSW is relatively young Industry can
learn from experienced European partners to set
up safer projects.
• The Safety Measures Procedures and Guidelines
Set up is different because of local
regulations, culture and liability
• OSW sites in US experience different weather
,and sea conditions
• Regardless Project Developers can be Involved
and Engaged in Safety Procedures and
Guidelines.

4. Safety Measures & Procedures
There is a need to
develop procedure
controls and guidelines
for a safer work
environment to meet
health and safety
expectations
Create a Safe Offshore Industry, there is a need for re-
assurance of the safety of workers and their
environment.

5. What is an Incident Reporting?
An unsafe act or
condition may cause
worker to lose his/her
life or seriously be
injured.
Unsafe acts or
conditions may result
into incidents that
have potential to
affect the
Environment

6. Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement BSEE
• Lead Federal Regulator for the safe and
Environmental responsible production of
Offshore Renewable Energy
• BSEE leads the development of workplace safety
and environmental compliance strategies
• BSEE is leveraging Safety knowledge from its
experience regulating the offshore oil and gas
sector

7. Agency Responsibility Timeline

8. • Working at Height
• Extreme Weather Conditions at Deep Sea
• Lightening Strikes
• Collisions Avoidance Failure
• Fires
• Submarine Cable Damage Accidents
• Personal Injury
Operational Safety of OSW Risks &
Hazards

9. How are Incidents analyzed in the
OSW Industry?
• Incidents result in either Emergency response or
Medical evaluation.
• Incidents occurred at the operational,
construction and developmental sites ,at the
turbine vessel.
• Incidents during lifting operations, manual
handling, access and egress

10. Incident Statistics

11. High Potential incidents and
injuries Statistics

12. High Potential incidents and injuries
Statistics ctd

13. Incident Work Process Statistics

14. Trends and Statistics by Country

15. Emergency Planning and
Response
Develop a response to potential
accidents and emergencies
How to Prevent reduce and control
Impacts?
Different Offshore Operations sites are
required to build Emergency plans and
comply to regulatory requirements for
the emergency and Safety of Workers

16. How Emergency Response Incidents are
Handled ?
• The reporting process to regulators and shared
within the OSW industry.
• Testing Emergency response procedures regularly
basis with authorities and respective agencies
is vital in the event
• Sharing high-potential incidents within the
offshore wind and oil industry instead of a
blaming culture helps in taking precautions

17. Summary
The goal is to make Offshore Wind work attractive,
Identify high risk areas sharing data on incidents and
learning within OSW

18. References
• Incident Reporting | Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement. (n.d.). Www.bsee.gov. Retrieved April 15,
2024, from https://www.bsee.gov/resources-
tools/incident-reporting
• Mette, J., Velasco Garrido, M., Harth, V., Preisser, A.
M., & Mache, S. (2018). Healthy offshore workforce? A
qualitative study on offshore wind employees’
occupational strain, health, and coping. BMC Public
Health, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5079-
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• G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation
2021 incident data report G+ Global Offshore Wind
Health & Safety Organisation About the G+ Global
Offshore Wind Health & Safety Organisation. (n.d.).
https://www.gplusoffshorewind.com/__data/assets/pdf_fil