Denmark: Avanti Builds Training Tower

Avanti has built a training tower for effective training anytime.

A working turbine must be stopped in order for technicians to work or train in the tower, thus increasing downtime costs, unlike the new training tower which can be used without costly downtime.

The new training tower is built at Avanti Wind Systems ladder factory, Silkeborg Stigefabrik in Them close to Silkeborg in the centre of Jutland, Denmark. The safety products that Avanti has developed for the wind industry are installed in the tower i.e. Service Lift, Avanti’s Fall Protection System and ladder systems with and without Climb Assists.

The tower will be used to provide the necessary training in Avanti’s own safety equipment – but it is also an essential part of Avanti Wind Systems’ training of wind turbine technicians according to the standards required by the Global Wind Organization.

The object of Global Wind Organization 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 personal 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 always has first and top priority of Avanti Wind Systems and that is why Avanti will always follow the highest standards in the field wherever Avanti Wind Systems is working. Avanti Wind Systems states that the company also will train and educate anyone working in wind turbines in the same high standards.

Now the training can be carried out either in Avanti’s new training tower in Denmark – or in a wind turbine farm anywhere in the world according to the customers’ wish. However, using the training tower in Denmark avoids downtime while training is ongoing.

Press release, January 22, 2014; Image: avanti