With innovative projects involving offshore operations and high-voltage systems, having a strong culture of health and safety is vital.
EMEC and Orbital endeavour to mitigate risk where possible, but we must also prepare for the unexpected. EMEC has been working with a company called Inverroy Crisis Management for several years to stress-test and continually improve its incident response processes, and the centre recently stepped this up by carrying out tabletop exercises with Orbital Marine Power, the supply chain and the emergency services to strengthen inter-agency collaboration.
The event brought together representatives from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, HM Coastguard, Police Scotland, NHS Scotland, Orkney Islands Council, Orkney’s Local Emergency Coordination Group (OLECG) as well as EMEC, Orbital Marine Power and Green Marine, exploring how each organisation would respond, increasing mutual understanding and identifying opportunities to coordinate effectively.
Exercises like this help us prepare for the unexpected while delivering pioneering projects like the EU-funded MaxBlade, FORWARD2030 and EURO-TIDES projects.
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed their time and expertise to this valuable session.
