Sharing knowhow in offshore wind construction
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Safety as a competitive advantage

By Jens Frederik Hansen, CEO, A2SEA

Are heavy investments in safety management just part of doing business in offshore wind – or are companies who prioritise such investments better positioned to succeed?

In many other industries, CEOs are often quoted saying that safety and health is key for their company’s success. But does the same apply to offshore wind construction companies? And is there a tangible competitive advantage for installation contractors who don’t just react to client safety demands but proactively think beyond? Continue reading →

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Let’s insist on a safe journey

By Samuel Leopold, Executive Vice President, DONG Energy Wind Power

The offshore wind industry is facing two must-win battles. We need to reduce the cost of electricity from offshore wind turbines; and we need to improve our health and safety performance.

The two challenges have a number of similarities. In relatively few years, we need to accomplish what other industry sectors have spent many years achieving. Over the next ten years, we need to be at a health and safety level that matches the level that other sectors, including the oil and gas sector, have spent more than 100 years reaching. This is a major challenge. Continue reading →

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Zero harm: Safety supplier days

By Kirsten Bank Christensen, Vice President, Group HSEQ

Safety is our license to operate – and there can be no compromises when it comes to ensuring that our people return safely from their work every single day. But getting safety right takes sharp focus, meticulous planning and a carefully coordinated effort from everyone involved. And that’s where A2SEA’s Safety Supplier Days make a real difference. Continue reading →

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A helping hand with health and safety

RenewableUK has released an updated edition of its health and safety guidelines for the offshore wind and marine energy industries.

At around 270 A4 pages, the latest Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Health and Safety Guidelines is a fairly weighty document, but it makes highly interesting reading for those involved in ensuring safety in the industry. And that, these days, means almost everyone in some way or other. Continue reading →

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Welcome aboard: Kirsten Bank Christensen

On 1 September, Kirsten Bank Christensen started as Head of Group HSEQ at A2SEA. Kirsten has been working with onshore, offshore, construction and service projects in the wind turbine industry since 1996. For the past one and a half years, Kirsten has worked in a similar position in Hamburg, Germany, as HSEQ Director for SAL Heavy Lift.

At A2SEA, Kirsten’s particular focus is on the strategic and operational development of the HSEQ area – accelerating A2SEA’s objective of becoming an HSEQ point of reference within the industry. Continue reading →

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From paper to people

Human awareness and behaviour are essential in relation to safety

By Niklas Karlsson, Head of HSEQ, A2SEA A/S

A new Tower of Babel?

If you haven’t been on board an installation vessel while it’s in action, you may not be aware of just how challenging ensuring safety for everyone can be. Imagine, for example, that there are a number of teams on board, each responsible for a specific, well-defined task. Each team has a set number of steps to follow, both to complete the task and to do so as safely as possible. Continue reading →