Safety – GreenTech Megawatt

Safety

Safety Protocol

High Operational Safety with People and Wind Assets

GreenTech is committed to the health and safety of all employees. The company policy on safety is reviewed each year. Employees are given a copy of the policies manual and are urged to become familiar with its contents.

Only licensed personnel may operate forklifts or other warehouse equipment and must wear a seatbelt while doing so. A truck must not be unloaded alone under any circumstances. This applies on and off GreenTech property.

Visitors and customers are to be escorted by staff while on company property.

Strict safety protocols

Proper gears for safe operations

Onsite safety with pictorial signs

Operational manuals for each task

Mechanical aids like Cranes for heavy object lifting

Strict guidelines for operations in bad weather

The first step towards safety

Safety Gear

Appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (referred as PPE) must be worn at all times when visiting or working on site.

Suitable clothing is a must. Hard hats, safety vests, safety footwear, gloves, and dust masks are to be worn at all times on site.

The next level of safety

On Site Safety

Pictorial Signs are placed in several places in the turbines for ease of understanding.
All safety literature must be read by all personnel.
Smoking, illegal substances and alcohol consumption is not permitted in any part of the warehouse or office.
Areas of specific scientific or historical interest are to be identified, roped off and strictly out of bound
All waste must be disposed of in the bins or in the containers provided by relevant personnel.
Hand tools are to be used for their intended purpose only.

Safe with Nature

Weather Safety

Access to the wind turbine and site area is forbidden in storms, hurricanes and extreme wind conditions.
Prior to a task being conducted, the supervisor and/or site manager should determine whether or not the limit for maximum allowed wind speeds for the specific task is exceeded.
If cranes are involved, the supervisor/site manager, with the crane drive, should decide whether or not the tasks can be completed within the maximum wind speed limits.
Specified critical wind speeds in installation and service data must be considered, wherever possible.
Local circumstances and regulations must always be taken into consideration before any task is carried out.

Safety with Cranes

Crane Work

When possible, mechanical aids must be used for lifting.
The lift process must be planned and all involved personnel must be clear about the plan.
There must be proper communication between all involved. Internationally recognised crane signals should be used at all times. Two-way radios or mobile phones must be used.
Only trained and competent personnel must carry out lifting of main components such as tower sections, nacelle and rotor.
No persons other than those involved in the lifting procedure may enter the lifting area.