Study Objective and Charge

Statement of Task Committee on Worker Safety on Offshore Wind Farms 

Identification of unique risks to the health and safety of workers on wind farms, as compared to oil and gas operations on the OCS. 

Evaluation of the adequacy of existing BOEM and BSEE worker health and safety regulations and recommendations on how to enhance regulations for worker health and safety on wind farms on the OCS. 

The committee considers the role of design and HFE in protecting worker health and safety, but hazards resulting from structural failure are not part of its charge. They were addressed in a previous study (see TRB2011). 

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