The G+ is delighted to start using Toolbox to disseminate lessons learnt from offshore wind incidents with the global offshore community.
Toolbox is a free to use web app which holds incident lessons and safety information shared by global energy companies for you to use at work every day, helping you and your team to get home safe.
We are calling the offshore wind community to share relevant safety alerts with us so that others can benefit from your experiences.
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Latest content in Toolbox
Toolbox hosts vital lessons from incidents, near misses, and high-potential events, sharing crucial insights for workplace safety.
Hand caught between hatch and nacelle floor
17/07/25
A technician suffered a hand injury after falling during ladder descent in a wind turbine. A missing step and hatch design contributed to the incident...
Leg caught between gangway & deck plating
14/05/25
A crew member sustained an open fracture to the left ankle when the vessel moved unexpectedly, causing the gangway to crush their leg. The incident, c...
Cable break during onshore boring operations
28/04/25
During casing removal operations, a truck-mounted drilling rig encountered stuck casing, and the hoist cable broke under tension, causing whiplash tha...
Collision between CTV and pleasure boat
03/04/25
A crew transfer vessel (CTV) collided with a pleasure craft while performing an offshore personnel transfer, resulting in damages to the pleasure craf...
In addition to Toolbox, to find up to date information and lessons learned from serious incidents during GWO training, please refer to this link: https://www.globalwindsafety.org/auditcompliance/incident-reports
Releases
Alerts from other incidents are shown below.
G+ SN 07/25 | RECALL OF NEWTON, NEWTON FAST, AND NEWTON EASYFIT HARNESSES - EUROPEAN VERSIONS
20/03/2025
Petzl is recalling these harnesses due to a non-conforming batch of FAST LT buckles that could lead to a fatal fall.
G+ SN 06/25 | Use of reinforced ladder rungs as hook points
26/02/2025
G+ SA 05/25 | Turbine remotely yawed unexpectedly
26/02/2025
G+ SA 04/25 | Turbine yawing with vessel
26/02/2025
G+ SA 03/25 | Surveillance error
26/02/2025
G+ SA 02/25 | Turbine placed in auto-yaw
26/02/2025
G+ SA 01/25 | Turbine starting to yaw
26/02/2025
G+ SN 01/24 | WAH equipment - Immediate Stop Use Notice
30/09/2024
3M is issuing this “Stop Use/Remediate” notice for select 3M DBI-SALA® Ultra-Lok Self-Retracting Lifelines.
G+ SA 01/23 | Unsafe use of floor grating systems
06/04/2023
Sections of polymer floor grating systems, used on offshore oil and gas platforms, vessels and wind generation installations, can become dislodged. Workers and others are at risk of tripping on unsecured flooring or falling through the subsequent hole.
G+ SA 02/22 | Safety-relevant product recall
07/10/2022
SHE Solution Bergmann GmbH and co. have announced the recall of one of their products Climbtec CT-02 following tests which showed reliability issues with the product when used in certain situations.
G+ SA 01/22 | Vertical fall arrest system
09/05/2022
ICM issued a Technical Bulletin which stated that in order to meet new requirements they have introduced a new fall arrester (SKYLOTEC Claw). With the new fall arrester, a new tensioning fall arrest wire system was also introduced.
G+ SA 10/21 | 3M Fall Protection
18/10/2021
3M Fall Protection notified the industry that 3M does not permit climb assist (CAS) systems to be used in conjunction with 3M’s Climbing Ladder Fall Arrest Systems (CLFAS), unless such CAS are verified by 3M as being compatible with 3M’s CLFAS.
G+ SA 09/21 | CTV deck hatch closed on deckhand
13/10/2021
During a CTV audit an open hatch closed hitting the deckhand
G+ SA 08/21 | Ankle tripped on vessel door
23/07/2021
Person tripped on vessel office door sill fracturing an ankle
G+ SA 07/21 | Electric shock from damaged plug
16/07/2021
When accessing the nacelle a technician took hold of a cable a received a mild shock when...
G+ SA 06/21 | CTV contact with wind turbine
14/07/2021
A CTV hit a turbine after transferring personell
G+ SA 05/21 | Hand injury
10/06/2021
Technician hit hand while undoing a fixing with an adjustable spanner
G+ SA 04/21 | Manual Handling - Warehouse
22/02/2021
Severe back pain as a result of handling heavy bags
G+ SA 03/21 | Strained Back while using tools
22/02/2021
Service technician suffered a back strain while stretching bolts
G+ SA 02/21 | Back strain while loosening bolts
22/02/2021
Technician injured back while unbolting a delta module
G+ SA 01/21 | Knife injury
19/02/2021
Injury caused on middle finger due to knife use on site