Offshore Health & Safety Workshop:
Best Practice Case Studies

Session B7 | Day 2, Wed 3 Nov, 09.45-11.00am

Session Summary
Research relevant to the design and construction of offshore wind projects. Key these of focus to cover emergency response and marine coordination; access/egress; navigation/collision risks; fabricator/load out contracts; and operating conditions and weather envelopes.

• Chair: TBC
• Bo Mørup, COO, SVP, Operations, Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology Limited
• Henrik Hansen, Director of Project Delivery, PMSS
• Sally Shenton, Site Manager, E.ON Climate & Renewables
• Kevin McGovern, Principal Consultant, Metoc plc

	Chair: TBC --
	Speaker: Bo Mørup, COO, SVP, Operations, Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology Limited Execution of offshore wind farms – Lessons learned Lessons learned sessions must be carried out regularly to secure a standardized quality in the execution process, since every offshore project is unique in characteristics, limitation, challenges and possibilities. The topics that will be discussed: - Health and safety - Contracts - Planning and coordination - Pre assembly site / Marshalling harbour - Offshore installation and commissioning - Relations
	Speaker: Henrik Hansen, Director of Project Delivery, PMSS Risk and Interface Management for successful Offshore Wind delivery Given the significance of human involvement in most operations, it is important that interactions between people be managed and carefully coordinated to avoid incidents resulting from misunderstandings and lack of information. A “one size fits all” approach is neither reasonable nor practical. The approach must be risk based and tailored considering the complexity of the project and the resources involved. In this context, the presentation will discuss Interface Management, the systematic control of all responsibilities and communications between the various parties involved in a multi contract Offshore Wind Project.
	Speaker: Sally Shenton, Site Manager, E.ON Climate & Renewables The Importance of Effective Emergency Arrangements (or a Fire, a Wire and a Tale of Two Countries!) A presentation highlighting through practical examples the importance of sound emergency arrangements. Having an Emergency Plan is essential when Operating an Offshore windfarm but on its own this is not enough. As well as an internally acceptable plan, the plan must be discussed and agreed with the local emergency services and must fit within their major accident response framework.
	Speaker: Kevin McGovern, Principal Consultant, Metoc plc Metocean for offshore operations – understanding marine conditions, working limits and downtime An understanding of meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) conditions is required for a variety of offshore operations, including survey, installation, re-supply and maintenance. Both the vessels used, and the operations they perform, will have different working limits for transit, commencement, progress and cessation. The availability of weather envelopes for successfully completing these operations will in turn be influenced by such factors as location, site exposure and season. The presentation addresses: the data sources available for deriving suitable metocean criteria; vessel selection considerations; weather windows and operational planning; and the contractual approach to weather downtime.