Wind Power Safety Solutions

Wind power is vital to the sustainable future. Tractel® provides safety and support for the industry and its workers through advanced solutions and innovative, specially engineered technologies.

Main Wind Turbines Safety Applications

From decades, Tractel® provides high quality, regulation-compliant equipment specially engineered to provide the highest standards of worker safety to professionals who work on wind turbines. There's no room for compromise on safety.

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Fall Protection

Work Positioning

  • Work-positioning lanyard provides secure connections to prevent falls and mobility with the stretching mechanism.
  • Workers can use both hands to do work while climbing the ladder.

Ascent & Descent

Worker Rescue

  • Controlled evacuation and rescue systems are required to safely retrieve an injured worker.
  • Available as kits including needed accessories for the safe.

TRACX Wind Harness 

Made for wind energy technicians and professionals climbing and working on turbines, this professional safety harness AU7139/XT combines performance characteristics of the TracX Comfort Series with design features specific to the wind applications.


Benefits

  • Maximum Comfort: Extra padding for a long wear and frequent use
  • Highly Customizable: Multiple points of adjustment without compromising removal and quick donning
  • Minimize fatigue: Special strap placement provide maximum comfort and minimize weight on the shoulders
  • Minimize risk of tripping and entanglement: Tool attachments and a special lanyard keeper
  • Quality: Safe, strong, and reliable fall arrest and positioning
Wind Professional Safety Harness

TRACPAC F2 Fall Arrest Lanyard

Composed of a dual shock absorber to which an extendible lanyard is attached, the Tracpac F2 extendible rescue lanyard attaches to the worker’s harness and an anchor point. By stretching out when needed, it provides mobility and fall protection without the clutter or hindrance of a long lanyard. The Tracpac F2 is particularly suited for rescue operations on wind turbines.

Benefits

  • Maximum Freefall: Designed for a 12 ft. (3.6 m) maximum free fall limit
  • Minimizing Impact: The dual shock absorber prevents injuries from a lateral pull by absorbing the energy of fall
  • Allows 100% Tie-off: The dual arm model allows the worker to remain safely connected at all time while climbing or on the move
  • Mobility & Comfort: The total length of the lanyard stretches from 4 1⁄2 to 6 ft. (1.4 to 1.8 m) provides mobility to the worker and reduces tripping hazard
  • Easy access connection: The rescue ring on the unit allows the rescue team an easy access connection point so that the lanyard for a more effective and time efficient rescue
Tracpac F2 lanyard

ADJUSTFOR® work-positioning lanyard

The Adjustfor® lanyard is designed to provide the secure work-positioning support and easy adjustment needed to allow technicians, inspectors, and other specialists to perform their jobs with safety and simplicity. The 6 ft. (1.8 m) adjustfor work-positioning rope lanyard is designed to be used as part of a work-positioning system.

The lanyard allows the user to easily regulate the lanyard’s length with one hand when in a workpositioning practice.

Benefits

  • Safety: Provides secure work positioning and fall prevention protection
  • Versatility: Workers can perform a wide range of tasks on platforms and other area of a wind turbine. The adjustfor fits itself around a structure
  • Easy Access: Allows easy, one-handed regulation of lanyard length
  • Rope Adjuster: When a weight is applied, the rope adjuster rotates and locks automatically so that the rope lanyard is at the desired length
Adjustfor® work-positioning rope lanyard

STOPCABLE® ladder safety system

This permanent wire rope fall protection system is ideal for wind turbine tower use, providing constant attachment to a steel cable and allowing the use of both hands as needed for a range of tasks. The integrated fall arrest system includes a close coupled assembly that minimizes freefall distance. Rescue personnel can easily reach and assist any injured personnel, and uninjured workers can easily descend.

The Stopcable® ladder safety system exists in galvanized or stainless-steel brackets and cable.

Benefits

  • Compliance: Compliant with OSHA, ANSI, and CSA standards
  • Safety: Uninterrupted connection during ascent and descent
  • Fall protection: for individuals (including gear worn) up to 310 lb. (140 kg)
  • Easy Access: Allows full use of both hands while on ladder
  • Minimizing Impact: Minimizes freefall distance and absorbs energy of fall. Tension brackets minimize cable vibration and slack
Stopcable® ladder safety system

TRACTELIFT® II climb assist system

The Tractelift® Type II was designed with two pulleys and a continuous belt loop to assist technicians while climbing to the top of wind turbines. With a Tractelift® installed, you can lower risk of accidents and reduce employee fatigue and injuries.

Developed after listening to Windmill Technicians in the field who wanted a system that was reliable, easy to use, providing a smooth and more powerful adjustable pulling force while climbing and descending. Tested in the field users agree that the Tractelift® Type II has achieved these goals and more.

Benefits

  • Comfort: Reduces worker fatigue while climbing and descending
  • Ease Of Use: Requires minimal training. Smooth running providing controlled starts and stops
  • Adjustable: User adjustable levels of pulling force while climbing and descending. Adjustable speed based on your capability
  • Motor and Control: Fixed, detachable control and detachable motor

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DEROPE® up a descent device system

When a turbine climber is injured, rescue teams need a specialized equipment system to safely lower them to the ground. The Derope® emergency escape/controlled descent device enables the evacuation of up to two people at a controlled speed of 235 ft./min. (72 m/min.).

The Derope® Up A descent device system is a kit containing the descent/ lift device as well as the accessories to use it in rescue and training operations:

  • Derope® descent device unit with hand wheel winch
  • 6 ft. (1.8 m) vinyl covered wire rope sling
  • 5/8 in. (16 mm) autolocking Karabiner
  • J-knife
  • Rescue/rope bag

Benefits

  • Easy to Use: Minimal training required for an easy and reliable operation
  • Flexible: Allows raising and lowering of supported person during rescue operation
  • Rescue: The system is rated for the evacuation of up to two people
DEROPE® up a descent device system

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