Reduced Asset Related Safety Incidents

Apr 2013

Electricity Transmission

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Status: Live

Start Date: Apr 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): National Grid Electricity System Operator

Contact: National Grid TO Innovation Team

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Health and Safety

Estimated Expenditure: £89,000.00

Introduction: Enhanced understanding of human factors in reducing incidents and increased reliability of assets.

Objectives: As part of research into the Electricity Supply Industry, National Grid are part funding through the Energy Networks Association the research to look at safety culture and improving the performance of the industry.

To look at asset related incidents that have caused fatalities and/or injuries across the supply industry and recommend improvements to reduce the risk of asset failure