CopyrightCWIF2019Page1of6SummaryofWindTurbineAccidentdatato30June2019TheseaccidentstatisticsarecopyrightCaithnessWindfarmInformationForum2019.Thedatamaybeusedorreferredtobygroupsorindividuals,providedthatthesource(CaithnessWindfarmInformationForum)isacknowledgedandourURLwww.caithnesswindfarms.co.ukquotedatthesametime.CaithnessWindfarmInformationForumisnotresponsiblefortheaccuracyofThirdPartymaterialorreferences.Pleasedonotlinktothisfileorreproducethetablesonyourwebsiteastheywillceasetobecurrent.Thedetailedtableincludesalldocumentedcasesofwindturbinerelatedaccidentsandincidentswhichcouldbefoundandconfirmedthroughpressreportsorofficialinformationreleasesupto30June2019.CWIFbelievethatthiscompendiumofaccidentinformationmaybethemostcomprehensiveavailableanywhere.Datainthedetailedtableisbynomeansfullycomprehensive–CWIFbelievethatitmayonlybethe“tipoftheiceberg”intermsofnumbersofaccidentsandtheirfrequency.Indeedon11December2011theDailyTelegraphreportedthatRenewableUKconfirmedthattherehadbeen1500windturbineaccidentsandincidentsintheUKaloneintheprevious5years.InJuly2019EnergyVoiceandthePressandJournalreportedatotalof81caseswhereworkershadbeeninjuredontheUK’swindfarmssince2014.TheCWIFdatahasonly15ofthese(<19%).AdditionalevidencethatCWIFdataonlyrepresentsthe“tipoftheiceberg”canbefoundinthe13August2018publicationbyPowerTechnologyhttps://www.power-technology.com/features/golden-hour-paramedics-saving-lives-offshore-windfarms/Thearticlereports737incidentswerereportedfromUKoffshorewindfarmsduring2016alone,withthemajorityoccurringduringoperationsratherthandevelopment.44%ofmedicalemergencieswereturbinerelated.Incomparison,only4UKoffshoreincidentsarelistedintheCWIFdata-equivalentto0.5%.TheCWIFdatadoeshowevergiveanexcellentcross-sectionofthetypesofaccidentswhichcananddooccur,andtheirconsequences.Withfewexceptions,beforeabout1997onlydataonfatalaccidentshasbeenfound.Thetrendisasexpected–asmoreturbinesarebuilt,moreaccidentsoccur.Numbersofrecordedaccidentsreflectthis,withanaverageof44accidentsperyearfrom1999-2003inclusive;95accidentsperyearfrom2004-2008inclusive;156accidentsperyearfrom2009-2013inclusive,and174accidentsperyearfrom2014-2018inclusive.CopyrightCWIF2019Page2of6ThisgeneraltrendupwardinaccidentnumbersispredictedtocontinuetoescalateunlessHSEmakesomesignificantchanges–inparticulartoprotectthepublicbydeclaringaminimumsafedistancebetweennewturbinedevelopmentsandoccupiedhousingandbuildings.IntheUK,theHSEdonotcurrentlyhaveadatabaseofwindturbinefailuresonwhichtheycanbasejudgementsonthereliabilityandriskassessmentsforwindturbines.Pleaserefertohttp://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr968.pdf.Thisisbecausethewindindustry“guaranteesconfidentiality”ofincidentsreported.Nootherenergyindustryworkswithsuchsecrecyregardingincidents.Thewindindustryshouldbenodifferent,andthesoonerRenewableUKmakesitsdatabaseavailabletotheHSEandpublic,thebetter.Thetruthisoutthere,howeverRenewableUKdon’tliketoadmitit.Somecountriesarefinallyacceptingthatindustrialwindturbinescanposeasignificantpublichealthandsafetyrisk.InJune2014,thereportoftheFinnishMinistryofHealthcalledforaminimumdistanceof2kmfromhousesbyconcluding:"Theactorsofdevelopmentofwindenergyshouldunderstandthatnoeconomicorpoliticalobjectivemustnotprevailoverthewellbeingandhealthofindividuals."In2016Bavariapassedlegislationrequiringaminimum2kmdistancebe...
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