Toolbox is a free to use web app which holds incident lessons and safety information shared by global energy companies for you to use at work every day, helping you and your team to get home safe. The G+ works with the Toolbox team at the Energy Institute to disseminate lessons learnt from offshore wind incidents within the global offshore community.
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Submit content & the toolbox process
Find below a pre-built submission template that lays out what information we require for a good toolbox incident. This is the format in which we submit incidents to the toolbox team at the EI. However, you can send an incident in your own format, as long as the 3 toolbox questions are answered:
What happened? A description of the Incident
Why did it happen? The initial and obvious causes of the incident
What did they learn? Any other causes or learnings from the post-incident investigation
Please email any incidents you think may be suitable for toolbox to [email protected].
Latest content in Toolbox
Toolbox hosts vital lessons from incidents, near misses, and high-potential events, sharing crucial insights for workplace safety.
04/06/26
During tower installation works, a technician injured their finger due to a falling nut and stud assembly.
02/06/26
A dropped handrail incident occurred when a tool struck a handrail during positioning, causing a section to detach and fall to a walkway below.
01/06/26
A contractor rolled their ankle after stepping down from a plinth, later developing pain and stiffness that revealed a fracture.
30/03/26
A technician descending a wind turbine detached from the safety rail, regained balance, stopped work, and secured himself to investigate the near miss...
Safety Alerts from G+ and Partners
In addition to Toolbox, G+, IMCA and GWO also release safety alerts from inside the Offshore Wind Industry.
GWO training incidents can be found here
IMCA Safety Flashes can be found here.
G+ Safety Alerts are listed below
Alerts from other incidents are shown below.
SA-26/03: Technician Sustains Head Laceration in Base Tower
23/02/2026
A technician sustained a laceration to the top of their head while performing down-torquing activities on the base tower.
SA-26/02: Technician Injured Knee
23/02/2026
A technician fell and twisted his knee.
SA-26/01: Cut to Technicians Face During Pallet Strap Removal
23/02/2026
A newly hired technician was un-packing returned goods at an onshore site when they suffered a small facial injury.
Vestas Maintenance Alert - Asbestos
15/12/2025
Vestas has released a safety alert on running maintenance on M508 Hoists in Avanti service lifts as some parts may contain asbestos.
Asbestos found in offshore components - November 2025
09/12/2025
Following a recent report concerning asbestos traces in brake components for lifts from another manufacturer, Avanti have initiated a comprehensive review and investigation of their own similar products.
Seasight Davit crane Statement - August 2025
15/09/2025
Seasight Davits found that in the event of certain component failure in the control panel, unforeseen lowering of the load/cargo may occur under very specific circumstances.
G+ SN 07/25 | RECALL OF NEWTON, NEWTON FAST, AND NEWTON EASYFIT HARNESSES - EUROPEAN VERSIONS
20/03/2025
Petzl is recalling these harnesses due to a non-conforming batch of FAST LT buckles that could lead to a fatal fall.
G+ SN 06/25 | Use of reinforced ladder rungs as hook points
26/02/2025
G+ SA 05/25 | Turbine remotely yawed unexpectedly
26/02/2025
G+ SA 04/25 | Turbine yawing with vessel
26/02/2025
G+ SA 03/25 | Surveillance error
26/02/2025
G+ SA 02/25 | Turbine placed in auto-yaw
26/02/2025
G+ SA 01/25 | Turbine starting to yaw
26/02/2025
G+ SN 01/24 | WAH equipment - Immediate Stop Use Notice
30/09/2024
3M is issuing this “Stop Use/Remediate” notice for select 3M DBI-SALA® Ultra-Lok Self-Retracting Lifelines.
G+ SA 01/23 | Unsafe use of floor grating systems
06/04/2023
Sections of polymer floor grating systems, used on offshore oil and gas platforms, vessels and wind generation installations, can become dislodged. Workers and others are at risk of tripping on unsecured flooring or falling through the subsequent hole.
G+ SA 02/22 | Safety-relevant product recall
07/10/2022
SHE Solution Bergmann GmbH and co. have announced the recall of one of their products Climbtec CT-02 following tests which showed reliability issues with the product when used in certain situations.
G+ SA 01/22 | Vertical fall arrest system
09/05/2022
ICM issued a Technical Bulletin which stated that in order to meet new requirements they have introduced a new fall arrester (SKYLOTEC Claw). With the new fall arrester, a new tensioning fall arrest wire system was also introduced.
G+ SA 10/21 | 3M Fall Protection
18/10/2021
3M Fall Protection notified the industry that 3M does not permit climb assist (CAS) systems to be used in conjunction with 3M’s Climbing Ladder Fall Arrest Systems (CLFAS), unless such CAS are verified by 3M as being compatible with 3M’s CLFAS.
G+ SA 09/21 | CTV deck hatch closed on deckhand
13/10/2021
During a CTV audit an open hatch closed hitting the deckhand
G+ SA 08/21 | Ankle tripped on vessel door
23/07/2021
Person tripped on vessel office door sill fracturing an ankle
G+ SA 07/21 | Electric shock from damaged plug
16/07/2021
When accessing the nacelle a technician took hold of a cable a received a mild shock when...
G+ SA 06/21 | CTV contact with wind turbine
14/07/2021
A CTV hit a turbine after transferring personell
G+ SA 05/21 | Hand injury
10/06/2021
Technician hit hand while undoing a fixing with an adjustable spanner
G+ SA 04/21 | Manual Handling - Warehouse
22/02/2021
Severe back pain as a result of handling heavy bags
G+ SA 03/21 | Strained Back while using tools
22/02/2021
Service technician suffered a back strain while stretching bolts
G+ SA 02/21 | Back strain while loosening bolts
22/02/2021
Technician injured back while unbolting a delta module
G+ SA 01/21 | Knife injury
19/02/2021
Injury caused on middle finger due to knife use on site