Avanti fixtures and safety equipment in wind turbine towers tested to guarantee they can work together

Safety for service engineers working in wind turbine towers must always take first priority. That's why safety equipment and other fixtures have to be tested and approved according to official standards.
But equally important is that the various fixtures and safety equipment are also tested and approved to work together.

"If, for example, a fixture designed to help an engineer climb a ladder is installed with a fall arrest system without any guarantee that they can work together, safety can be compromised. Even though both are individually approved, it is by no means certain that they can work together," says Avanti Wind Systems General Manager in the USA, Kent Pedersen.

Consequently, Avanti Wind Systems has had the company's Climb Assist System and Fall Arrest System tested together to ensure that they work seamlessly together and do not have any adverse affect on each other.

Independent technology consultancy Force Technology performed the physical test of the two systems. Force Technology has over 60 years of experience with testing development and application of know-how and technology, with its headquarters in Denmark and subsidiaries in the USA, Sweden, Norway and Russia.

In its' test report, Force Technology concluded: "Based on the free fall tests conducted on the fall arrest system, it can be concluded that the dynamic performance of Avanti Fall Arrest System 2002 was not counteracted when the fall arrest system was used in combination with the Avanti Climb Assist System."

Avanti Wind System is leading world market producer of service lifts and other personal security systems to wind turbine towers. The Avanti Training Program covers all training needs concerning Avanti's products, evacuation, fire precautions, rescue, health and safety.

Avanti Wind Systems was founded in Denmark in 1885 and was originally a ladder factory. The company still produces ladders, but is now focusing on developing and producing safety equipment for the service technicians working in wind turbine towers. Avanti has developed a complete range of safety products for moving up and down in wind turbine towers. Avanti Wind System products such as service lifts, ladders with build-in fall safety rail and climbing assistance have been approved in accordance with official standards in USA, EU and Australia.

With headquarters based in Denmark, Avanti Wind System has additionally spread the globe with offices, training centers and factories in United States, Spain, China, Germany and India.
Avanti Wind Systems is solely focused and partnered with the Wind Industry and continues to provide advances in technology and to provide a much safer working environment.

The report from Force Technology: (PDF-file): http://www.avanti-online.com/binary?id=5551
Force Technology: www.force.dk/en