Taking The Emergency Exit From A Wind Turbine

Summary by Krater

Tom Scott visits a 50-meter EWT wind turbine, climbs to the top with blade technician Ben Hayes, and exits using the emergency descent system.

From the video

Answers: What is it like to climb a wind turbine and use the emergency descent system?

• Wind turbine maintenance
• Emergency descent systems
• Blade repair
• Wind turbine internal structure
• Fall arrest systems

What it concludes

• Climbing inside a wind turbine ladder with a fall arrest system and two-point connection is safer than climbing a standard ladder close to the ground due to the extensive backup systems used.
• Emergency services generally will not climb a turbine to rescue an injured worker unless it is a specific type of emergency like a cardiac arrest, requiring technicians to be trained for self-rescue and rescue operations.
• Emergency descenders are kept at the top of the turbine for worst-case scenarios and are trained on once every two years.