Vestas V105-3.45 MW User manual

Evacuation, escape and rescue
instruction for onshore wind
turbine
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Table of Contents
1 Wind turbine type ....................................................................................................... 3
2 Change description.................................................................................................... 4
3 Abbreviations and technical terms .......................................................................... 5
4 Referenced documentation....................................................................................... 6
4.1 Safety documents......................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Reference documents .................................................................................................. 6
5 Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 7
6 General information ................................................................................................... 8
7 Implementation of evacuation, escape and rescue ................................................ 9
7.1 Evacuation route, escape points, and rescue points ................................................... 9
7.2 Overview of zones in the nacelle and the tower......................................................... 10
7.2.1 Evacuation route in the blade (B: Blade).....................................................................11
7.2.2 Evacuation route in the hub (H: Hub) ........................................................................ 12
7.2.3 Evacuation routes in the nacelle (N: Nacelle) ............................................................ 13
7.2.4 Evacuation from the nacelle roof (R: Nacelle roof) .................................................... 15
7.2.5 Evacuation in the yaw deck (Y: Yaw deck)................................................................. 17
7.2.6 Evacuation in the tower from (T3 – T1) ...................................................................... 18
7.3 Escape route .............................................................................................................. 18
7.3.1 Escape route in the hub and the nacelle .................................................................... 19
7.4 Rescue route .............................................................................................................. 21
7.4.1 Rescue route from the blade (B: Blade) .................................................................... 22
7.4.2 Rescue route from the hub platform (H: Hub) ............................................................ 23
7.4.3 Rescue route in the nacelle (N: Nacelle).................................................................... 24
7.4.4 Rescue from the yaw deck (Y: Yaw deck) .................................................................. 26
7.5 Tower, evacuation, and rescue from (T3 to T1) ......................................................... 27
7.5.1 Rescue with the tower ladder .................................................................................... 27
7.5.2 Evacuation from the service lift .................................................................................. 29
7.5.3 Evacuation from the service lift (large diameter tower) ............................................. 29
8 Safety equipment...................................................................................................... 31
8.1 Safety equipment placement...................................................................................... 31
8.1.1 Nacelle........................................................................................................................ 31
8.1.2 Tower .......................................................................................................................... 32

1 Wind turbine type 0011652680
Wind turbine type Mk version
V105-3.45 MW Mk 3
V112-3.45 MW Mk 3
V117-3.45/4.0 MW Mk 3
V126-3.45 MW Mk 3
V136-3.45/4.0 MW Mk 3
V150-4.0 MW Mk 3
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2 Change description 0011652679
Description of changes
First edition.
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3 Abbreviations and technical terms 0011461401
Table 3.1: Abbreviations
Abbreviation Explanation
RCS Remote control system
SBU Sales business unit
ER Evacuation route
EP Escape point
RP Rescue point
PPE Personal protective equipment
SPRA Standardised procedure risk assessment
Table 3.2: Explanation of terms
Term Explanation
Evacuation Evacuation means the process of leaving the wind turbine generator in an
emergency situation when you are able to use any of the predefined
access route/system.
Escape Escape means the process of leaving the wind turbine generator in an
emergency situation when you are unable to use the predefined access
route/system. It is a last resort method of getting out of the wind turbine
generator.
Rescue Rescue is an operation to retrieve injured persons out of the wind turbine
generator.
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4 Referenced documentation
4.1 Safety documents 0011461400
Table 4.1: Safety documents
Document no. Title
0001-0410 Personal protective equipment sheets
Relevant SDSs for the chemicals used in this document
0004-4159 Standardised procedure risk assessment (SPRA)
0036-5891 Safety regulations for operators and technicians
0052-0258 HSE RA on access
4.2 Reference documents 0011461399
Table 4.2: Reference documents
Document no. Title
0061-2443 Placement of anchor points Mk 3
0044-5081 Operating instructions for the Power Climber turbine service lift, type
SHERPA-SD4
0044-7237 User’s, installation and maintenance manual for Avanti service lift, model
DOLPHIN
0057-0583 Evacuation, escape, and rescue plan
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5 Purpose 0011461398
The purpose of this document is to give how the design supports the capability of evacuation,
escape, and rescue of an injured person from the wind turbine.
This instruction applies in case of evacuations from an onshore wind turbine.
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6 General information 0011461397
See ‘Safety regulations for operators and technicians’ for general instructions for how to do a
safe stop of the wind turbine and how to prepare the wind turbine before evacuation and rescue.
0057-0583 ‘Evacuation, escape, and rescue plan’ has all the relevant information and will be
made available on site. All personnel will be trained according to the evacuation instruction and in
the proper techniques for evacuation, rescue, and escape during an emergency.
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7 Implementation of evacuation, escape and rescue
7.1 Evacuation route, escape points, and rescue points 0011461396
Figure 7.1: Evacuation routes (ER), escape points (EP), and rescue points (RP) in the
nacelle and hub
1 Hub, front hatch (rescue point) 2 Tower ladder (evacuation route and
rescue route)
3 Service crane hatch (escape route
and rescue route)
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7.2 Overview of zones in the nacelle and the tower 0011461395
Figure 7.2: Zones in the nacelle
1 H: Hub 2 S: Spinner
3 B: Blade 4 N: Nacelle
5R: Nacelle roof 6 C: Cooler top
7 Y: Yaw deck
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