Safety training
G WO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V6 02032026
RESCUE UP
100 min.
Helicopter transport is becoming increasingly important in the offshore wind industry. In situations where helicopters are not used for emergency rescue , the only option is to rescue down to the base of the tower. However, when rescue by helicopter is required, the casualty must be brought up to the hoisting platform, often located at height, rather than down to the base. This consideration is particularly relevant for installations with substantial basement structures or transition pieces. In such cases, rescue upwards may be the safer and more practical option, as standard equipment and techniques may not be suitable for navigating long vertical distances.
The objective of this lesson is to train participants to move an injured person from a lower platform to a higher one, both inside and outside the tower, using a powered lowering and raising rescue system.
After having successfully completed this lesson, the participants can:
88) Take initiative to assess and determine a rescue strategy during a rescue operation, attending to a clear and preferred rescue route for the injured person outside or inside the tower, including a high awareness on the risk of the injured person getting stuck in the WTG (e.g. under a tower -tower section) (Ability, intermediate level)
89) Act independently to conduct pre -use inspection of a random power driven
lowering and raising
rescue system (Ability, intermediate level)
90) Take initiative for the application of rescue methods and techniques in performing rescue up operations in a WTG). In all instances using a rescue stretcher or transfer board, raising rescue system (power driven rescue system) (Ability, intermediate level)
a. from basement to primary assembly area (ground/transition piece )
b. from transition piece inside tower to nacelle/helipad
c. from transition piece outside tower to nacelle/helipad 91) Show interest in the benefits of having a coordinator in a rescue team, and the responsibility that comes with it (Ability, basic level)
Where possible, the participants shall work in teams of two. There shall be a minimum of three exercises per team. Each participant shall practise one inside rescue up exercise from either: the basement to the primary assembly area (transition piece); or t he primary assembly area (transition piece), inside the tower, to the nacelle/helipad - hoist platform. Each team shall practise one outside rescue up exercise from the primary assembly area (transition piece), outside the tower, to the nacelle/helipad. Res cue device in a passive setup.
Note
During each exercise the participants shall each act as team coordinator for the team performing the exercise. It is recommended that a rescue dummy is used as the injured person for these
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