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This document presents a set of formal, practical, and relevant good practice guidelines aimed at project developers, to address the major challenges in health and safety (H&S) during steel fabrication for offshore wind.

The objective is to create a common set of guidelines to improve H&S in the industry and reduce the unfortunate rise in fatalities at the time of writing this document.

For clarity, the scope of this study covers:

• Fabrication, which begins from receipt of steel and considers all welding activities up to the inspection and acceptance of welds.
• Preparation of steel for coating (e.g. water jetting, blasting and coating).
• Mechanical completion (e.g. assembly and installation of internal platforms, internal ladders and fixings (excludes electrical)).
• Loadout, which includes upending of components and may include loading onto the transportation vessel and preparing sea fastenings.

It is recognised that many of the hazards identified within the document may be applicable to other scopes, and this guidance will be updated to cover other types of fabrication in future revisions. Fabrication of floating wind foundations may also bring other risks which have not been identified within the scope of the current document.

This framework aims to assist organisations and companies in establishing, maintaining or improving their employee mental health programmes. It covers a broad range of topics to help facilitate a cultural shift within the workplace, where mental health is a core value, and it is treated with the same importance as physical health. It serves as a valuable resource, providing practical advice and useful references that can be adapted for different work environments and organisational structures.

It is aimed at a diverse range of professionals including:

• professionals at the beginning of their understanding of mental health and how mental health programmes are integrated into organisations;
• professionals with responsibility for wellbeing and mental health within their organisation, but who are not experts in mental health, or
• those seeking help and support for a particular mental health issue, and who would like to develop mental health policies and practices in their workplace.

It is intended that this publication will be reviewed and revised on an annual basis, as related standards, industry practices, or practical experiences evolve.

HM 29 provides cargo measurement procedures for use primarily by cargo inspectors and specifies procedures directed at minimising cargo contamination and losses. In the absence of, or in conjunction with, specific guidelines from principal(s), this document should be considered a summary of good practice used within the industry.

The document also considers the purpose of a cargo inspection and summarises the general responsibilities, and describes detailed procedures which inspectors are required to follow and provides references to analytical test methods and calculations.

The document describes detailed procedures which inspectors are required to follow and provides references to analytical test methods and calculations. Reference is made to alternative methods since the procedures recognise that within the industry opinions may vary regarding the use of test methods, especially where different methods may be specified by parties and contractors.