OSHA highlights that steel erection is one of the top 10 most hazardous occupations according to BLS fatality data year after year. ANSI/ASSE A10.13-2011 Safety Requirements for Steel Erection “…standard establishes safety requirements for erecting, handling, fitting,...
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Weather Safety Requirements for Steel Structures
ASSE Construction & Demolition Operations (A10) standards address the protection of employees and the public from hazards arising out of or associated with construction and demolition operations. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) publishes ANSI/ASSE...
Read moreJob-safety analysis or JSA highlights hazards associated with an activity or operation, such as weather events.
Wind Impacts on Wind Turbine Rotor Activities
Wind speed greater than 15 m/s or about 33.6 mph can cause excess stress loading on the wind turbine rotor. On wind power sites, it is important for project stakeholders to monitor weather conditions during any activity, such as wind turbine access and hub entry. Some...
Fastener Service Conditions for Wind Turbines
Wind turbines experience numerous loading scenarios across the lifecycle of assets and fleets, including temperature cycles, cyclic loading, and static loading. For example, in some geographic regions, such as the southern U.S. and in parts of Europe, temperature...
Weather Events That Impact Wind Power Projects
By design, both onshore wind power projects and offshore wind power projects are located in windy and gusty locations – some of the windiest locations around the world. Accordingly, environmental work hazards on wind power projects include weather hazards and weather...