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Providing Electrical Safety & PPE to Offshore Wind Farm Workers

Published 24 Aug 2021

Providing Electrical Safety & PPE to Offshore Wind Farm Workers

Thorne & Derrick | LV HV Electrical Safety & PPE Stockists & Specialists

Thorne & Derrick have recently supplied Electrical Safety Equipment to a renewable energy company working on the construction of the worlds largest offshore windfarm project in UK waters. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will provide mitigation against the hazards of impressed/induced voltages prior to and during the pull-in of subsea cables.

Liasing with the Works Manager (Subsea Cables & Flexibles) and the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) management team a minimum level of PPE and electrical protection was ascertained to protect workers carrying out maintenance and construction tasks in and around exposed cables. Essentially this included robust dielectric footwear, commonly referred to as insulating boots, and hand protection to protect against electrical hazards. The PPE delivered from stock will protect both crews and technicians working at landfall location and onboard the offshore cable laying vessel.

Critical to the project was our rapid response delivery from stock in a mixture of sizes to suit the individual requirements of the offshore workers, engineers and technicians.

Gloves & Boots

For hand protection gauntlet type Class 1 electrical insulating gloves were specified in accordance with Standard EN 60903:2003 – additional mechanical outer protection and cotton inner gloves were supplied. Footwear for electrical protection in accordance with the Standard EN 50321-1:2018 (tested to 20kV) was selected and specified.

  • BS EN 60903:2003 | Live Working. Gloves of Insulating Material
  • BS EN 50321-1:2018 | Footwear Electrical Protection - Insulating Footwear & Overboots

Boots CATU MV-137 | these insulating boots are designed to protect offshore workers against the risks of step voltage on the ground, or against current circulating between the feet and the ground. The dielectric safety boots provide worker protection against electrical shock up to 20kV across the entire boot and up to 35kV on the sole. CATU’s MV-137 boots are made from high voltage-resistant dielectric compounds with slip-resistant vulcanised blue rubber sole and are available from stock at Thorne & Derrick.

Insulating Boots

Ex Stock

Gloves CATU CG-1 | Class 1 insulating gloves to provide electrical protection for live voltages up to 7,500V and are fully compliant with IEC 60903 and EN 60903 standards.

 

Class 1 insulating gloves to provide electrical protection for live voltages up to 7,500V and are fully compliant with IEC 60903 and EN 60903 standards.

Ex Stock

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