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Putting into perspective the risks to public health and safety posed by wind turbine installations
Author: | Noise, Ontario, Safety
Abstract: Evaluation of the risks to public health and safety posed by wind turbine installations is presented based on the special relationship between engineers and public welfare. Also, the evaluation investigated concerns identified by residents. “Risk” was considered as the answer to the questions of what can go wrong, what is the likelihood of it happening, and what are the consequences? Response to what can go wrong, was found from two methods. First was examination of 13 acute events that have occurred to 2712 wind turbines in Ontario, Canada. The second was an investigation of chronic occurrence of special noise characteristics. The likelihood of acute events was found to be 0.5 E-03 failures per turbine year. Chronic conditions of special noise characteristics were found that correlated with resident concerns. Consequences of inadequate protective barriers were discussed. Conclusions identified will provide more effective public safety, and will reduce annoyance impacting health.
William K.G. Palmer, TRI-LEA-EM, Paisley, Ontario, Canada
International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, August 7-8, 2025, Oxford, U.K.
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