Comprehensive personal protective equipment (PPE) is therefore essential, explains Steve Green, wind power training manager at Siemens. He shows a range of equipment (right) for use by an employee at work on a wind turbine.
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There is no single standard, but the equipment used is governed by a number of health and safety standards internationally, such as the CE European conformance mark, the European Personal Protective Equipment Directive, and guidelines from the American National Standards Institute, the Australian/New Zealand Standard and the UK Health and Safety Executive.
This feature comes from Windpower Monthly's Health and Safety supplement. Click here to view the report as a digimag or PDF.
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