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Emergency Response Plan Port of IJmuiden
OFFSHORE WINDPARK EGMOND AAN ZEE (OWEZ)
Client: NoordZee Wind
Parent: Nuon and Shell
Note: All signatures are electronic with permission sought and received
Responsible for Function Name Date Signature
Content Project HSSE Manager Mr. Craig Hutchinson 30 Jan 2006 Craig Hutchinson Checked Project Quality Manager Mr. Kjell Hansen 30 Jan 2006 Kjell Hansen
Approval BCE Project Director Mr. Esben Schmidt Mr. Dolf Elsevier van Griethuysen
30 Jan 2006 Esben Schmidt Dolf Elsevier van Griethuysen
Copyright: BCE Offshore Windpark Egmond Aan Zee Document Number: BCE-HS-HB-002
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DISTRIBUTION LIST # FUNCTION TITLE Co NAME (Optional) 1. Project Director BCE Dolf Elsevier van Griethuysen 2. Project Director BCE Esben Schmidt 3. Project Engineer BCE M. van der Veen 4. Project HSSE Manager BCE Craig Hutchinson
5. Client Project Manager NZW M. Haag 6. Client Project Engineer NZW Guido de Groot 7. Client HSSE Advisor (Shell) NZW Mike Mitchell 8. Client HSSE Advisor (Nuon) NZW Jan Pero 9. Client HSSE Manager(PMSS) NZW Alan Chivers 10. Client Environmental Advisor (PMSS) NZW Rob Waddington 11. Client HSSE Advisor (Shell) NZW Jos van der Ven 12 Client HSSE Advisor (Nuon) NZW Joop de Bakker
13. Project Manager WTG BCE Albert Winnemuller 14. Project Manager Civil Works BCE Johan Verhagen 15. Project Manager Electrical Works BCE Thomas Arensbach
16. Project Quality Manager BCE Kjell R Hansen 17. Project Quality Engineer BCE Duncan Elliot 18, Project Document Control BCE Dionne Dijksteel 19. Police Sergeant (National Police Agency) Mick Lastdrager 20. Port Operations Manager (Ijmuiden) P.C. Dekker 21. Manager Operations (Port of Amsterdam) J.M. (Julian) Sallows 22. Kustwacht (Coastguard) Jan Ricken Note:
RECORD OF CHANGES Rev. No. Date Page Description Approved Authorised
A 2 August 2005 Draft B 09 Sep. 05 Draft 0 30 Jan 2006 Issued for Construction CEH DEVG, ESC
1 13 Feb 2006 Incorporated changes into Document by Emergency Services CEH DEVG, ESC
2 16 March 2006 Incorporated changes from Jan Ricken (Coastguard CEH DEVG,ESC
3 15 September 2006 Incorporated changes Permit Authority CEH DEVG,ESC
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Table of Contents 1.0 SCOPE OF DOCUMENT................................................................................................................................................4 2.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................4 3.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.........................................................................................................................................4 4. OVERVIEW OF WIND FARM OPERATIONS.............................................................................................................5 5. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE SCENARIOS .........................................................................................................6 6. SUMMARY OF EMERGENCY SCENARIOS AND RESPONSE PROCEDURE .....................................................7
6.1 SUMMARY OF ONSHORE EMERGENCY SCENARIOS..........................................................................................................7 6.2 SUMMARY OF OFFSHORE EMERGENCY SCENARIOS ......................................................................................................10
8. EMERGENCY SERVICE CONTACTS ........................................................................................................................11 9. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION & NEXT ACTIONS.......................................................................................................12 10. APPENDICIES ...............................................................................................................................................................12 APPENDIX A – WIND FARM LOCATION.....................................................................................................................13 APPENDIX B – CREW VESSEL .......................................................................................................................................14 APPENDIX C - FIRE – NO PERSONNEL ON WTG PROCEDURE............................................................................16 APPENDIX D -FIRE – PERSONNEL ON WTG PROCEDURE....................................................................................17 APPENDIX E - WALKING CASUALTY PROCEDURE................................................................................................18 APPENDIX F – STRETCHER CASUALTY PROCEDURE...........................................................................................19 APPENDIX G - STRANDED BY WEATHER PROCEDURE........................................................................................20 APPENDIX H - MAN OVER BOARD (MOB) PROCEDURE........................................................................................21 APPENDIX I - BOMB THREAT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE...............................................................................22 APPENDIX J - IN-CAPACITATED VESSEL PROCEDURE ........................................................................................23 APPENDIX K - CASUALTY PROCEDURE REQUIRING HELICOPTER RESCUE ...............................................24 APPENDIX L - EMERGENCY SUPPLIES ......................................................................................................................25 APPENDIX M - EMERGENCY SERVICE CONTACTS...............................................................................................26 APPENDIX N – EOD PROCEDURE.................................................................................................................................27
Marine Pollution Contingency Plan – BCE-HS-HB-003 ..............................................................................................29
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1.0 Scope of Document The scope of this document is to consolidate emergency response arrangements for operations stage of the project. This document is owned by Bouwcombinatie Egmond (BCE), held live for update and revision as work progresses and protocols mature.
2.0 Project Overview The Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) is located off the west coast of IJmuiden, NL. It comprises of 36 wind turbines (See Appendix A for wind farm position). Each turbine consists of a tubular steel tower supporting a nacelle approximately 68m above MHWS with 3 blades each 45m long. The maximum blade tip height is 115m above MHWS and the blade clearance (air gap) is approx. 20m at MHWS. At sea level each turbine presents a steel jacket 4.3 m in diameter. Additionally, there is a meteorological tower 80 m high. The turbines are connected within the farm and to the shore by submarine cables buried to a nominal depth of 1.5m throughout. The cable landfall is at Wijk aan Zee.
3.0 Reference Documents Attention is drawn to the following reference documents:
Document Reference Document Title Status BCE-HS-HB-001 HSSE Plan Live – issued for construction BCE-HS-PP-009 Port Control Live – issued for construction BCE-HS-PP-005 Access & Egress Procedures Live – issued for construction BCE-HS-HB-003 Marine Pollution Contingency
Plan Live – issued for construction & commissiong
4-OWEZ2.6-9.1.1-21-006-MS Commissioning & Final Testing
Wind Turbine Commissioning and Testing Procedures
In Preparation
BCE-HS-PP-006 MOB Procedure Live – issued for construction BCE-HS-PP-020 Emergency Evacuation V90
(Vestas doc 967967) Live – issued for construction
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4. Overview of Wind Farm Operations BCE has a service contract with the Wind Farm owner, NoordZee Wind (NZW) to operate and maintain the Wind Farm for a period of 5 years. After this time, the responsibity for O&M is likely to pass to the Owner. The aspects of operations relevant to emergency response are summarised as follows:
• Construction Phase: Installation of foundations, and turbines, pre-assembly, onshore electrical sub station & transformer, Vessel Traffic Movements on wind farm, Commissioning & Testing, Crew Changes.
• Operations Base. The operations base is in IJmuiden Harbour, where the Control Room is situated. . The control room would normally be un-manned out of hours.
• Wind Turbine Servicing. The wind turbines are scheduled to have two services per year, at six-monthly intervals. However, the wind farm will be visited much more frequently (as often as daily) for ad hoc visits.
• Cable testing. Part of the commissioning procedure is the testing and approval of all cables within the wind farm
• The crew vessels will visit the wind farm for ad-hoc situations, for example for reliability testing, troubleshooting or the failure of a minor component,
• Replacement of components in excess of the capability of crew vessels will be performed on an as-required basis using vessels with larger crane capacity.
• Individual wind turbines are shut down as standard during maintenance visits. Service technicians will be deployed at various wind turbines in pairs and therefore several turbines may have personnel on them at any one time during normal working hours.
It is envisaged that teams of 2 technicians will be deployed at various turbines during the course of a working day by the service crew vessel TBA. The vessel will stay within 20 minutes rendezvous time with the wind farm. There will also be a support R.I.B available for the operations staff. The Wind Farm Operation staff will not be working at the Wind farm site during inclement weather (sea state above significant wave heights for the vessel (1.5m)). Access to the turbines is via a purpose built boat landing. There is currently no physical restriction/barrier in place where the ladder meets the gantry platform for reasons of safety. Third Party trespassers or those seeking refuge using the turbine structure during bad weather / boat capsize will be warned of trespass and dangers by appropriate signage. There is no public access right to the turbine structure, and the entrance door at the base of each tower is locked.
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5. Consideration of Possible Scenarios The possible scenarios that may require intervention / support of emergency services are numerous, and therefore is it considered prudent to analyse worse case scenarios. Examination of the list of work activity yields the following possible scenarios, split in to internal and external issues. During Operation Substation Fire, Accident, Electrocution,
lightning strike Arson, terrorist activity.
Land cable route Accident / Electrocution through maintenance work
Accident / Electrocution through interference or future road excavation.
Sub-sea cable route Accident / Electrocution / vessel incident through maintenance work
Accident / Electrocution / vessel incident through maintenance work involving sea users, anchors etc.
Turbines Fire, Accident, Electrocution or stranding in turbine
Vessel or aircraft collision with turbine, unauthorised access related injury, arson, and terrorist activity.
Crew Vessel Fire, Accident, vessel incident involving personnel/vessel crew
Accident, vessel collision
Divers Accident involving divers, bends
Accident involving Third Party
survey team divers In the event of a collision, emergency services would be required to respond, and communications protocols require to be established with the wind farm operator to cover such issues as switching off power. For the purposes of this document, the full range of collision scenarios is not discussed as emergency responses will follow similar protocols regardless, and therefore the procedure has been kept simple and generic as recommended by the emergency services. Appendix K sets out the procedure for a helicopter rescue in the event that an emergency response / third party intervention is required under the scenarios listed in the Emergency Response Procedure and the likely requirements needed in terms of Wind Turbine Generator design to facilitate such rescue. The coastguard will decide if a helicopter will be required. All WTGs must be marked with numerals clearly identifying the turbine number on the roof and sides of the nacelle.
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The nacelle must be fitted with an emergency access door or hatch to the top of the nacelle where stranded/injured staff can exit on top the roof of the nacelle and be airlifted to safety. In addition the hatch must be fitted with a catch that can be operated externally by the helicopter winch man in the event that staff could be inside the nacelle trapped or unconscious. The top of the nacelle should be coated/finished with a non-slip abrasive surface and fitted with protective low level guide rails around the edges of the nacelle roof to enable BCE Personnel or helicopter winch man to attach themselves via a harness or rope and karabiners. The blades must be locked off and positioned accordingly at a 45-degree angle to enable safe helicopter approach to the nacelle.
6. Summary of Emergency Scenarios and Response Procedure The OWEZ emergency procedures will comprise the following:
• Summary of Emergency Response Procedures The summary of emergency response procedures presumes that all vessels have their own emergency response procedures.
6.1 Summary of Onshore Emergency Scenarios Hazard Risk Scenarios Procedure
Fire & Smoke Switchroom Fire Cable Fault Transformer Fault
Evacuate Staff Call 112 Fire Brigade Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE ProjectDirector +31 (0)653 645 810 SCADA fire detection system automatically alerts Duty Engineer by SMS/E-MAIL Call Corus HSSE Manager Call Gas Production Company
Explosion Transformer, Switchroom, Fault
Evacuate Staff Call 112 Fire Brigade Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810 SCADA fire detection system automatically alerts Duty Engineer by SMS/E-MAIL Call Corus HSSE Manager Call Gas Production Company
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Accident Switchroom Accident Electrical Fault Cable Route Quayside fall into Harbour
Person on site performs own assessment of situation Call 112 Ambulance Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810
Road Traffic Accident Cable Route Wiljk Aan Zee
Person on site performs own assessment of situation Call 112 Ambulance/Police Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810
3rd Party Injury Trespass into Switchroom Tampering with Cable
Person on site performs own assessment of situation Call 112 Ambulance/Police Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810
Electrocution Tampering with Cable Testing / Repairing Switchgear
Person on site performs own assessment of situation Call 112 Ambulance Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810
Arson Generic Risk Call 112 Police Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810 SCADA fire detection system automatically alerts duty engineer by SMS/E-MAIL Call Corus HSSE Manager Call Gas Production Company
Terrorist Activity Generic Risk See Bomb Threat Management, Appendix L Call 112 Police Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30
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Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810 Call Corus HSSE Manager Call Gas Production Company
EOD Device Discovery Generic Risk See EOD Guidance Document Appendix N – Call 112 Police
Environmental Contamination Oil leakage from electrical transformer during installation and/or during O&M ativities.
Isolate the source Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Observer to report to BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810
Exposure to Substances Hazardous to Health (SF6) – Asphyxiation / Toxic / Irritant
SF6 (odourless) gas escape If SF6 is subjected to an electric arc or high tempratures the heat causes the to decompose into potentially toxic by-products.
Evacuate all staff from the electrical sub stastion. Call 112 Ambulance Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810 Report incident to Miliem Dienst Ijmond VHF Ch. 61 +31 (0)255 547 042
Fire & Explosion (Third Party Risks)
Fire and/or explosion at neigbouring Corus Site or on the fuel gas pipe line.
Evacuate all staff from the electrical sub station. Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Report incident to the BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810 Report incident to Miliem Dienst Ijmond VHF Ch. 61 +31 (0)255 547 042 Call Corus HSSE Manager Call Gas Production Company SCADA automatic fire detection system automatically alerts duty engineer by SMS/E-MAIL if fire detected in the sub station.
The risk scenarios for the onshore works would be covered by conventional onshore call-out procedures, i.e. call 112. In all cases the BCE Port Control must be informed. Follow up calls will be made to the Client by the BCE Project Directors.
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6.2 Summary of Offshore Emergency Scenarios ***THERE WILL BE NO LONE WORKING – TWO PERSONS MINIMUM ON ANY OPERATION. Hazard Risk Scenarios Procedure Fire Fire – No personnel on WTG.
Fire – Personnel on WTG. Appendix C Appendix D
Accident Injured Person (Walking Casualty Stretcher Casualty inc. unconscious
Appendix E Appendix F & Appendix K
Oil pollution Oil spill by turbine or Service vessel Oil spill by 3rd party floating into the OWEZ site
Appendix O
Contamination – Oil Spillage environmental impact, damage to the marine eco system.
Oil leak from wind park facility and/or shipping vessels togther with oil drifiting into the OWEZ from a third party pollutant.
Refer to Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (BCE-HS-HB-003). Observer to Report to BCE Port Controller & Call + 31 (0) 255 561 929 and BCE HSSE Manager & Call + 45 41 26 90 30
Cable break & damage (sub-sea) Cable break & damage (sub-sea) continued.
Entagelment. The Sea Cable doesn’t contain any substances hazardous to health or the marine environment such as oil which could contaminate the sea and damage the eco system. Damage or breakage of the OWEZ sub-sea cable, depending on the source will result in the isolation of the power supply by tripping the turbine breakers and/or electrical sub station switch gear circuit breakers, depending on the location of the cable break. A Sea Cable fault will be detected by the safety control system and warn the Responsible Installation Eng.
Person on site performs own assessment of situation. Observer to Report to BCE Port Controller & Call + 31 (0) 255 561 929 Call BCE HSSE Manager, +45 41 26 90 30 Call BCE Project Manager, + 31 (0) 643 98 33 16
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Stranded by Weather
Weather conditions turning rapidly severe
Appendix G
Man in water Man Overboard Fall from Turbine into Water
Appendix H
Uncontrolled Fall Unconscious / trapped person outside turbine structure
Appendix F Appendix K
Confined space in Monopile
Asphyxiation Separate working in confined spaces HSE guidelines / procedures
Terrorist Activity Bomb Threat Appendix N Stranded Vessel Incapacitated Vessel Appendix I EOD Discovery Explosion / Fire Appendix N In any of the above circumstances, Client contacts should be kept fully aware of situation. 7. Communications with the Coastguard in the Event of an Emergency Incident Communications will be via an agreed single point of contact within the operations team – this has been identified as the Port Controller who is on 24 hour coverage. The Coastguard control centre established to deal with protracted emergencies to co-ordinate the overall response, deal with ongoing resource and logistical requirements and provide facilities for senior command functions will be based at the Coastguard Control Centre, Tel +31 (0)223 542 300, Alarm +31 0900 0111. For helicopter rescue communication should be initiated by the operative with the casualty inside the WTG to the support vessel and then via the Port Controller or emergency incident representative. In the event that the sea state worsens, making docking with the boat landing unatainable, and visual /radio contact has been lost with the WTG crew on the turbine over a prescribed and agreed time period; the vessel master should initiate the call out. In the event of an emergency call out the Coastguard will initiate a call out for helicopter rescue.
8. Emergency Service Contacts All Offshore Emergency calls should be to relayed immediately to the Coastguard in the first instance who will co-ordinate the deployment of the necessary emergency services. For onshore incidents dial 112. Refer to Appendix L for direct contact details of the Emergency Services in the event that the BCE Port Controller has to set up dialogue for a protracted emergency. A memorandum of understanding exists between the Port of IJmuiden and Port of Amsterdam that the Coastguard should assume all responsibility for co-ordinating an emergency response in NL waters under the NL Search and Rescue Regulations.
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The Coastguard recommends that Helicopter rescue remain open as an option for an emergency scenario therefore the following provides detail on the nearest SAR to OWEZ. Mobilisation of the Dutch Air Force SAR would be at the discretion of the Coastguard. Dutch Navy Search and Rescue Squadron is based at the Dekooy airfield in Den Helden. They fly Lynx helicopters. The Lynx is equipped with VHF, Marine FM, UHF and short-wave radios. In the event of an emergency they would be co-ordinated through the Coastguard.
9. Summary, Conclusion & Next Actions The full support of the Coastguard and associated emergency services is required for the Offshore Windpark Egmond Aan Zee project during operations. Continuity of search and rescue services for wind farms offshore generally has not reached maturity, and this project requires testing for robustness of systems and procedures. It is hoped to engage with the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) to ensure harmonisation between Emergency Plans between different wind farm operators occurs using this plan as a benchmark standard. Fire fighting is not recommended unless personnel are trapped or require to be evacuated from the nacelle. Good lines of communications between crew vessels, PC and the coastguard are required to ensure good coordination during emergency actions. Emergency services require familiarisation, training and for risk assessments to be prepared to enable them to provide continuity of service at the project site. Training for O&M crews and helicopter search and rescue crews is essential. A set of proposed call-out procedures has been drafted, and is appended.
10. Appendicies A - Wind Farm Location B - Crew Vessel C - Fire – No Persons on WTG D - Fire- Personnel on WTG E - Walking Casualty F - Stretcher Casualty G - Stranded by Weather H - Man Overboard I - Bomb Threat Management
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J - Incapacitated Vessel K - Casualty requiring helicopter rescue L - Emergency Supplies M - Emergency Services Contacts N - EOD Discovery O - Oil pollution P – Evacuation from On Shore Electrical Sub Station
Appendix A – Wind Farm Location
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Appendix B – Crew Vessel
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Call Sign Classification Dimensions Fabrication Max permitted draught (m) Max Passenger Capacity Min Crew Requirement Engines Fuel Type and Capacity Fuel Consumption Max speed Range at Max Speed Navigation/Communication Equipment
Safety Equipment Means on board intended to be used to rescue people from the sea or from WTG’s or other vessels
Firefighting Equipment
Vessel has full first aid kit and life saving equipment as required by the above code All skippers and crew members have full qualifications in:- • First aid • Fire fighting • Sea survival • Full skipper’s license to pilot the vessel.
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Appendix C - Fire – No Personnel on WTG Procedure If you see signs of fire on a WTG, the following procedure must be followed.
BEWARE OF TOXIC FUMES AND FALLING DEBRIS.
KEEP OTHER VESSELS CLEAR AND UP-WIND OF FIRE.
Identify W.T.G.
Call Emergency Services Tel:112 or
via VHF radio Channel 16 or (DSC
70)
Call SCADA Operator to trip H.V. Supply (if
not already
Inform Port Control
Tel: +31 (0)255 561 929
Instruct all Vessels to maintain safe
distance and place all offshore
personnel on standby to
evacuate in case of toxic fumes.
Inform Client (Matthias Haag)
Tel: +31 (0)652 096 289
Inform Ministry of Housing,
Spatial Planning and the Environment
Tel: +31 (0)70 339 4132
LET THE INSTALLATION BURN OUT
Coastguard to notify Fire Service for information only
Inform Project Directors
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Appendix D -Fire – Personnel on WTG Procedure
BEWARE OF TOXIC FUMES AND FALLING DEBRIS.
KEEP OTHER VESSELS CLEAR AND UP-WIND OF FIRE. RELIANCE ON PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PARAMOUNT.
On discovery of a Fire
Can Fire be contained with WTG
Fire Extinguisher?
Put out fire with Extinguisher
Evacuate Tower via base door.
Isolate tower and close the door after
exiting
Call the Support Vessel stating: ‘This is an Emergency
Call’ Give details
Call Coastguard Advise Ministry of
Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
Can you evacuate by
normal access door at the base of the
tower?
Initiate self rescue procedure from Nacelle with ropes and decent
device found in the Nacelle
Inform Support Vessel and Port Control of the
Situation. Monitor the area and update
as necessary Call SCADA to trip HV Supply (if not already tripped)
Evacuate from tower platform
onto support vessel
Support Vessel to maintain a safe
distance. Place all offshore
personnel on standby
to evacuate the Wind Farm
Let the tower burn out
Yes
Yes
No
No
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Appendix E - Walking Casualty Procedure
* walking casualty: someone who does not require a stretcher, but may need assistance to safety.
Contact Port Control (PC)
with Details of Incident
Support Vessel to pick up extra
persons to assist with Casualty from
nearest WTG
Go to Incident WTG
& Render Further Assistance
Evacuate the Injured Person from WTG
onto Support Vessel Using ResQ Training Guidance Methods
Is there time to Pick up All other
Operatives working on the
wind farm?
Accident in WTG Operative with casualty to Radio Support Vessel stating
‘This is an Emergency Call’ Then give details – Render First Aid
Support Vessel Master to contact Coastguard for assistance/notification
Pick Up All operatives
PC to Contact Ambulance to meet Casualty at Quay
Side
Support Vessel to Contact Life Boat
Services to arrange for Wind Farm
Vessel Cover
Evacuate to Quay Side
No
Yes Assess tide conditions at Quay Side
Is casualty transfer possible? Should Lifeboat assistance be
requested? Coastguard to advise
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Appendix F – Stretcher Casualty Procedure
Accident in WTG Operative with casualty to radio Support Vessel stating
‘This is an Emergency Call’ Give details – Render First Aid
Support Vessel to call Coastguard and state ‘This is an Emergency Call”
pass on details to the Port Control
PC to call Coast Guard, Check N.O.K. Form &
Medical Details
Check crew list. Pick up assistance
from nearest W.T.G.
Laise Ambulance
Inform Client
Liaise with Coastguard
Go To WTG
Administer First Aid
Prepare for evacuation or
wait for medic.
Life Boat
Service Vessel
Give details Off NOK Form
Make contingency for working personnel still at Wind Farm
Assess Injuries
Evacuate?
If in Doubt leave casualty in place and await medic from
Lifeboat
No Yes
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Appendix G - Stranded by Weather Procedure
Weather conditions rapidly turn severe
Can all operatives be
safely evacuated
from towers?Evacuate all operatives on
WTG’s onto support vessel
as normal
Support Vessel to return to Shore
Safely evacuate as many operatives as
possible
Inform PC of the situation.
Have stranded
operatives got survival grab
packs?
Deliver Survival Grab Pack via ‘Throw Line’
Check Communications
with stranded operatives
Inform stranded operatives to use ‘Grab Packs’ and they will be evacuated when the weather
conditions improve.
PC to inform Coast Guard and
to keep them updated
Support Vessel to remain on Stand By
to Evacuate Operatives when
weather conditions permit.
Yes
Yes
No
No Support Vessel to
return to Shore
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Appendix H - Man Over Board (MOB) Procedure
* applies to person falling into water from Turbine structure
Man Over Board(MOB) Raise Alarm – Shout ‘MOB’
Turn off Vessel props. Check all around Vessel
MOB Located
?
No Yes
Initiate search down tide & alert Coast
Guard
Is MOB
Visible?
Yes
No
Keep MOB in view at all times & point at them
Pull alongside MOB and Secure
with line. Deploy Scramble
Net
Assist to bring MOB on board
Render First Aid Evacuate to
Shore if necessary.
Follow ‘Shore Evacuation Procedure’
MOB Located?
Continue search and assist Life
Boat operations
Support Vessel to radio PC stating
‘This is an Emergency Call’
Then Give details of MOB
Yes No
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Appendix I - Bomb Threat Management Procedure
Probable persons in receipt of call:
Secretary O & M Manager’s Office
Port Control
REMAIN CALM
Note words used by the caller Pay attention to what is said
Note any code word that is used Note the time of the message
Try to elecit as much information as possible from the caller in particular the location, type and time the device is to go off.
Inform the Port Control/Project Directors/O & M Manager
PC to liaise with Police/ Coastguard/Management/ Client/
Support Vessel if in Theatre
PC to prepare manifest of persons working on the Wind Farm and Co-ordinate with the Support Vessel to prepare for
evacuation
EVACUATE WIND FARM If necessary switch off turbines from SCADA and isolate HV
at s/s
Hand-over to relevant authorities Liaise with Management/Client
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Appendix J - In-capacitated Vessel Procedure Crew Boat incapacitated – engine failure – hull holed – props fouled
Crew Boat to Call Control Person and give details
Crew Boat to inform all operatives on WTG’s
Crew Boat cover no longer in place
Crew Boat to undertake all necessary procedures for self
survival Eg: Don
Survival Suits Life Jackets
Anchor vessel
Ready Life Raft
Crew Boat duty now to itself and not WTG operatives
Crew Boat will be of primary importance to Rescue Services. WTG operatives secondary
Communications to WTG to be established to Port Control or other available Crew Boats
Inform Port Control
WTG Operatives to initiate Stranded Procedure if
required
Crew Boat to keep direct communication with Rescue
Services
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Appendix K - Casualty procedure requiring helicopter rescue
Helicopter Winchman – risk assesses need to access nacelle hatch and enter turbine to retrieve casualty/casualties if safe to do so
No response from turbine crew after prescribed call in time period (Service vessel unable to return to WTG)
Support Vessel to call Coastguard and state “This is and Emergency Call” pass on details to Port Control Person and maintain contact with the control person
Accident in WTG Operative with casualty to radio Support Vessel stating “This is an Emergency Call” Give details and render first aid
Control Person to ensure blades are locked off and will check N.O.K. Form and medical Details to relay to Coastguard
Liase with Coastguard
Inform Client Liase with Helicopter
Give details of N.O.K. Form
Feedback Position of Casualties and status if known
Operatives Assess Injuries Evacuate to Nacelle
No Yes
If in Doubt leave casualty in place and await Helicopter winchman Advise Port Control Person
Assist winchman to bring casualty to nacelle roof
Administer First Aid
Prepare for evacuation to nacelle emergency hatch
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Appendix L - Emergency Supplies The turbines will be equipped with emergency supplies – the contents and maintenance of these supplies are dealt with in BCE-HS-PP-020 Emergency Evacuation Plan V90.
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Appendix M - Emergency Service Contacts
DESCRIPTION
EMERGENCY NUMBER
FURTHER INFORMATION & ROUTINE CONTACT DATA
BCE Emergency Phone Number
+31 (0)255 561 929 Port Control Office Phone Manned 24-7
Ambulance 112 +31 (0)235 319 191 Normal Contact Coastguard / RCC
+31 (0)900-0111
VHF Ch. 16 or (DSC 70)
+31 (0)223 542 300 Normal Contact (Den Helder)
Fire Department
112
Police
112
+31 (0)255 547 612 Normal Contact
IJmuiden Harbourmaster VHF Ch. 61 +31 (0)255 547 042
BCE Project Director +31 (0)653 645 810 Dolf Elsevier van Griethuysen BCE Project Director +45 40 62 78 50 Esben Schmidt
Port Control +31 (0)655 797 386 Willem Giljam Port Control +31 (0)613 734 522 Han Wonnink
HSSE Manager +45 41 26 90 30 Craig Hutchinson
Client Will be notified by Project Director(s)
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Appendix N – EOD Procedure INTRODUCTION 1. A non-intrusive survey and clearance operation has been carried out on selected areas of the Offshore Windpark Egmond Aan Zee (OWEZ) for the construction of the wind farm. 2. There may be a requirement to carry out other engineering works in uncleared and uncertified areas in connection with the wind farm. Activities could include the use of spud legged vessels or the mooring of vessels or additions to the wind farm. AIM 3. The aim of this document is to identify the risk mitigation strategy for those areas of the wind farm not covered by the survey and clearance operation. THREAT 4. The explosive ordnance threat to the Offshore Windpark Egmond Aan Zee (OWEZ) remains unchanged from that used to determine the 2004 survey and clearance operation. Essentially the threat is posed by unexploded bombs, sea- and land mines. RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY 5. While the survey and clearance operation did not result in the discovery of ordnance, this does not infer that there are no items of ordnance in the area. 6. The risk mitigation strategy is to identify the likely activity and relate this to the appropriate risk mitigation measure. The likely engineering activities are: a. Sinking Further Pylons – Therefore before any further piling takes place, a non-intrusive survey and target investigation must be carried out. Only when the area to be piled or used during the piling operation has been certified clear should piling take place. b. Excavating Further Cable Trenches – This activity, when using a plough, is more likely to exert pressure rather than shock into an item of ordnance. However, disturbing an item of ordnance significantly raises the risk of it functioning. If trenching is carried out using an excavator or jetting, the risk then rises to that of a piling operation where direct contact with the ordnance is likely. Irrespective of the trenching methodology, a non-intrusive survey and associated target investigation operation must be carried out when trenching is planned. c. Mooring Vessels – Mooring of boats or further geotechnical/site investigation. The risk is that in dropping an anchor or spud leg, ordnance items, if present, may be struck. In most situations once an anchor has dropped it will be cushioned by the silt and sea bed, and merely present a pressure on the ordnance. Similarly, the sinking of a spud leg imparts pressure, not shock. However, it is not unknown for an item of ordnance to be moved by tidal action and therefore migrate. It is therefore essential that risk assessment is undertaken. Following this a non-intrusive survey and follow up target investigation may need to be carried out where mooring or further SI is planned.
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SUMMARY 7. In summary, the threat posed by unexploded ordnance and the consequences of an energetic event are such that proactive risk mitigation measures should be taken in respect of all engineering or associated works. A risk assessment must, however, be carried out to confirm the need for survey and clearance on a case-by-case situation based on the nature of the intrusive engineering works. Typically, a topographical survey which has no intrusive elements will not require any EOD action. 8. All non-intrusive surveys should be carried out using a multi-sensor approach. The use of a single sensor technology will only provide limited data. The use of confirmatory sensors will greatly enhance the quality of the survey and allow more effective target definition, which will result in a more cost-effective investigation operation. CERTIFICATION 9. Ordnance free certification is only valid at the time of the survey/clearance operation and does not take into account mobile targets, which could migrate into previously cleared areas. INSTRUCTIONS 10. It is essential that: a. All future engineering works involving intrusive work, mooring or trenching should be preceded by a risk assessment. b. All intrusive works should be preceded by a multi-sensor non-intrusive survey and clearance operation. c. Note is taken of the possible migration of ordnance into recently surveyed and investigated areas when conducting further intrusive work in recently cleared areas.
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Appendix O – Oil Pollution Marine Pollution Contingency Plan – BCE-HS-HB-003