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Standardizing Offshore Wind Safety: Kate Harvey & David Griffiths on the G+ Mission
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The G+ Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation is a groundbreaking voluntary organization at the forefront of driving change in safety across the offshore wind industry. In this episode, Mousa sits down with two pivotal members of the G+ board: Kate Harvey, General Manager, and David Griffiths, Chair of the Board of Directors.
They share their mission, passion, and pioneering work to develop critical safety resources and standards in this fast-growing industry to ensure every worker returns home safely. Learn about offshore life-saving rules, the critical importance of harmonizing safety standards across the globe, and the data-driven incident analyses that steer the development of new, essential safety technologies and resources. Discover how David, Kate, and the rest of the G+ board are tackling the challenges faced by technicians and contractors on the ground. Alongside the importance of continued cross-sector collaboration and collective learning and the need for engagement from frontline workers to power industry change.
Find out more about the work of G+ on their website, including:
- The latest edition of their incident data report
- Good practice guidelines
- Safe by Design workshops for supervisors
- Wind Turbine Safety Rules
- Signposting
- And many more resources for safe Offshore work
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Chapters
1. Standardizing Offshore Wind Safety: Kate Harvey & David Griffiths on the G+ Mission (00:00:00)
2. Meet the Experts: Kate and David (00:01:31)
3. The Mission of G Plus (00:02:44)
4. Global Collaboration and Safety Practices (00:05:04)
5. Risks in Offshore and Onshore Wind Farms (00:10:53)
6. Protecting frontline workers with Life-Saving Rules and Training (00:15:22)
7. Bridging the Gap: From Innovation to Frontline Adoption (00:30:34)
8. Building relationships with regulators for proactive processes (00:33:22)
9. Celebrating Success and Reflecting on Achievements (00:41:57)
10. Engaging Frontline Workers and Future Innovations (00:50:05)
11. Closing remarks and call to action (00:56:57)
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