Inside Wind Turbine Training: Safety, Risk & Offshore Wind | Iain Tindall
Mon Feb 02 2026
To learn more about training courses needed to pursue a technical career in the wind energy sector, visit: https://belayropeaccess.co.uk/
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In this episode of CleanTalk, we sit down with Iain Tindall, owner of Belay Rope Access Training Centre in Newhaven, East Sussex, to explore what safety training really looks like behind the scenes in the offshore wind industry.
This conversation is released in conjunction with a full training vlog following Luke through his GWO Basic Safety Training, which drops this Friday. The film documents the reality of working at height, sea survival, fire awareness, manual handling, and first aid, and why these skills are non-negotiable for anyone working on or around wind energy infrastructure.
In today's discussion, Iain shares insights from decades working offshore across oil, gas, and wind. We talk about dynamic risk assessment, complacency as a leading cause of incidents, how training must evolve as turbines move further offshore and increase in scale, and why human judgement still matters even as automation and robotics improve.
Audio-only listeners: this episode includes short excerpts from the full vlog. You’ll still get plenty of value listening, but for the best experience we recommend watching on YouTube or Spotify.
This episode is for offshore wind technicians, safety professionals, trainers, operators, engineers, and anyone curious about what it really takes to keep people safe while building the energy system of the future.
Enjoy!
Connect with Iain on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-tindall-8137817b/
Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/
CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a film & media company specialising in brand & case study storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology sector. To find out more about how we can help you, visit:
https://www.harmervisuals.com
Many thanks to…
Belay Rope Access training team & trainees for making the project possible
Our rental suppliers –
O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ |
Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/
Chapters for today’s episode:00:00 – Intro & Vlog Release Date
01:48 – Iain's Background
03:24 - Working At Heights & Manual Handling
11:08 - Evacuation Training In The Real World
15:17 - Training To Employment - The Learning Curve
17:20 - Iain's Rescue Stories
20:04 - Sea Survival - An Evolving Training Experience
25:44 - Floating Turbines & Changing Safety Landscape
30:00 - First Aid - Complexity, Skill-Fade, Competitions & Horror Stories
39:37 - Fire Awareness - Engineering Risk Out
44:03 - The Human Factor vs Automation
44:47 - Iain's Final Thoughts
46:00 - Outro
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To learn more about training courses needed to pursue a technical career in the wind energy sector, visit: https://belayropeaccess.co.uk/ ________________ In this episode of CleanTalk, we sit down with Iain Tindall, owner of Belay Rope Access Training Centre in Newhaven, East Sussex, to explore what safety training really looks like behind the scenes in the offshore wind industry. This conversation is released in conjunction with a full training vlog following Luke through his GWO Basic Safety Training, which drops this Friday. The film documents the reality of working at height, sea survival, fire awareness, manual handling, and first aid, and why these skills are non-negotiable for anyone working on or around wind energy infrastructure. In today's discussion, Iain shares insights from decades working offshore across oil, gas, and wind. We talk about dynamic risk assessment, complacency as a leading cause of incidents, how training must evolve as turbines move further offshore and increase in scale, and why human judgement still matters even as automation and robotics improve. Audio-only listeners: this episode includes short excerpts from the full vlog. You’ll still get plenty of value listening, but for the best experience we recommend watching on YouTube or Spotify. This episode is for offshore wind technicians, safety professionals, trainers, operators, engineers, and anyone curious about what it really takes to keep people safe while building the energy system of the future. Enjoy! Connect with Iain on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-tindall-8137817b/ Join the CleanTalk community on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12991627/ CleanTalk is produced by Harmer Visuals, a film & media company specialising in brand & case study storytelling for organisations across the renewable energy and clean technology sector. To find out more about how we can help you, visit: https://www.harmervisuals.com Many thanks to… Belay Rope Access training team & trainees for making the project possible Our rental suppliers – O'RIORDAN | https://oriordan.io/ | Sunipa Pictures | https://www.sunipapictures.com/ Chapters for today’s episode:00:00 – Intro & Vlog Release Date 01:48 – Iain's Background 03:24 - Working At Heights & Manual Handling 11:08 - Evacuation Training In The Real World 15:17 - Training To Employment - The Learning Curve 17:20 - Iain's Rescue Stories 20:04 - Sea Survival - An Evolving Training Experience 25:44 - Floating Turbines & Changing Safety Landscape 30:00 - First Aid - Complexity, Skill-Fade, Competitions & Horror Stories 39:37 - Fire Awareness - Engineering Risk Out 44:03 - The Human Factor vs Automation 44:47 - Iain's Final Thoughts 46:00 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.