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Feature

Training & Education

NREL

Job contribution of each vessel type based on the installation hours each person on board works from the Global Wind Organization (GWO), a nonpro? t

Teamwork, please group of manufacturers and offshore wind energy project

Safety training is an issue that exempli? es the mix of forc- owners focused on occupational safety. GWO standards es and issues still at play as OFW moves to the starting gate.

are the most widely adopted in the OSW industry.

NREL writes that standardized safety training for work-

GWO estimates that more than 25,000 workers will ers who perform installation and operation activities at sea “has been identi? ed as one of the highest priority areas to need to receive basic safety training to meet the installation address to ensure that an adequately trained workforce is pipeline through 2025. GWO guidelines are incorporated into training curricula for GWO certi? ed training provid- available to build projects.”

Not surprisingly, the U.S. Occupational Health and ers. GWO certi? cation is an important metric and NREL writes that almost 100 community colleges and training

Safety Administration (OSHA) requires the OSW indus- try to provide training on occupational hazards and risks organizations are seeking certi? cation. But this process, and mitigate those risks. However, OSHA does not specify NREL reports, has proved troublesome. “Many organiza- tions,” NREL observes, “have reported that the process for training requirements, according to NREL.

Many organizations are seeking safety certi? cations obtaining (GWO) certi? cation can be long and dif? cult 28 | MN February 2023