Wind turbine delivery task
Count all items on reception of the delivery to confirm its completeness. Before you begin this task, you need to apply some safety measures to avoid harm by heavy objects.
- IEC 61400-4:2012
- Make sure to have enough free space available to safely remove the panels, and other packaging materials of the crates, from the turbine hardware.
- Handlers must have obtained a safety certificate or minimum level Safety Certificate 'basic', or VCA-attest 'basis'
- Minimum 2 handlers and 1 supervisor
- Mechanic
- Crane handler; or lift operator
- 10 - 20 minutes
- Minimum 3 safety cables (Lifting load > 3000 kg),
- Minimum 3 fixation points, or security anchors
- Lifting materials with electro motor,
- Checklist, e.g. printout of the list of "Components of a wind turbine"
- 1 pen
- 2 spare safety cables
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Work only on a dry and clean floor, where all unnecessary objects are removed.
Warning Heavy objects! Moving objects due to gravity!Crushing or trapping of body parts, or impact injuriesFasten the gearbox chassis securely before moving the crate partsAttach least 4 cables to the chassis of the gearbox before unpackingUse lifting aids. - The supervisor has made arrangements to keep other personnel at least 10 meters away from the crates and the hardware. (tape, boards, signs ...)
Checking the
delivered items.
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Does the delivery contain 1 gearbox (nr. 10 on the list) ?
If there is a gearbox, go to the next step.
Figure 1. Components of a wind turbine 
- Foundation with underground structures
- Transformer station
- Tower
- Access ladder
- Wind orientation control & Yaw system
- Nose cone
- Generator
- Instruments as anemometer, weather devices
- Rotor break, drive chain break
- Gearbox (nr. 10)
- 3 Rotor blades
- Blade pitch control
- Rotor hub