Denmark: Avanti Gets GWO Certification

With a new certification from Lloyd’s, Avanti Wind Systems now meets the demands from the Global Wind Organisation to train and educate operators to work in wind turbines and other workplaces in similar heights.

Both the training personnel and the facilities at Avanti Wind Systems headquarters in Hillerød, Denmark, are now certificated in compliance with GWO standards to basic safety training for onshore and offshore activities covering “Working at Heights”, a 2 x 8 hour course.

This is the first step for Avanti to meet the GWO standards for safe work in wind turbines. Other GWO-certifications will follow later this year.

The object of Global Wind Organisation is to support an injury-free work environment for construction and operating of wind farms on- and offshore. To support this, GWO has developed a standard for basic safety training to provide personnel working at wind farms with sufficient knowledge to obtain this target.

GWO is working together with most of the wind turbine manufacturers and larger wind farm owners in Europe and the US.

Safe work in wind turbines has always been a top priority for Avanti Wind System. With this GWO certification Avanti Wind Systems voiced its commitment to also train and educate anyone working in wind turbines in the same high standards. 

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Press release, July 9, 2013; Image: Avanti