Safety, Skills & Training Zone at WindEurope Conference 2019

April 5, 2019

Safety, Skills & Training Zone at WindEurope Conference 2019

GWO hosted a successful two day conference and demonstration programme, attended by 100s of guests

The topics of safety, skills and training drew their largest crowds ever at the Wind Europe Conference and exhibition this week. GWO hosted a two day programme of activities, networking, demonstrations and more to show what good training really looks like.

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GWO Chairman Eloy Jauregui and China Committee Chairman Mr Qin Haiyan listen carefully

Newly elected GWO Vice Chair Jill Lees, explained how E.On Climate & Renewables expects a GWO standard training across its workforce of employees and contractors

GWO China Committee Chair, Mr Qin Haiyan said his region's manufacturers and owner operators are strong supporters of GWO standards and see them as the means to "build a safety culture"

AIS Training's Geoff Croft speaks alongside Maersk Training's John Abate (left) Rely on Nutec's Claus Nexø, Julie Currid of Initiafy and Mark Ladehoff (VP and Head of QHSE at Nordex) at a panel hosted by GE's Uwe Sarrazin

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