Renewable Energy: Health and Safety
(asked on 5th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many dangerous occurrences relating to the offshore renewables industry were reported to the Health and Safety Executive between January and June 2022.
This question was answered on 12th December 2022
In the first six months of 2022:
- 1 offshore renewable incident met the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Incident Selection Criteria, and a subsequent investigation was completed.
- There were 5 reportable dangerous occurrences related to the offshore renewables industry.
- No planned inspections were completed on offshore renewable energy installations. This is because HSE’s focus was on responding to operational concerns.
- 9 concerns relating to offshore employment were reported to HSE. Of these, 6 investigations have been completed and 1 investigation is currently underway.