Safety training
G WO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V6 02032026
Also known as a glider or slider, is a device that moves along a vertical anchor line and locks automatically in the event of a fall
Guided type fall arrester
Injured Person
The affected person requiring first aid treatment and rescue
Must
For clarity where the word ‘must’ is used in this standard it shall have the same meaning as ‘shall’
Manual handling
The transporting or supporting of a load (including lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying, or moving by hand or by bodily force)
Positioning, stabilising, protecting, and securing an injured person on/in an appropriate transport device so they can be evacuated safely while minimising further injury and maintaining ongoing interventions.
Packaging injured person
Passive setup
A rescue device configured in standard mode, where the device is rigged inside the WTG
Personal fall protection system
Assembly of components intended to protect the user against falls from height, including a body holding device and an attachment system, which is connected to a reliable anchorage point
Detachable power driven unit for operating the ascending function of the rescue device
Power driver for rescue device
Rescue is a controlled operation in which trained personnel use dedicated rescue methods and equipment to retrieve an injured or otherwise incapacitated person to move them from their current position in the wind turbine to a safe location where further care and handover can take place.
Rescue
A device or technique which will support the head of an injured person during a rescue operation
Rescue head support
Device specifically designed and approved for vertical and horizontal rescue from height
Rescue stretcher
Personal fall protection system by which a person can rescue themselves or others, in such a way that a free fall is prevented
Rescue system
The process of safely setting up, attaching, and securing ropes, devices, an d anchor points to prepare a system for lifting, lowering, or moving people or equipment during rescue operations
Rigging
Shall
Verbal form used to indicate requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to this training standard and from which no deviation is permitted
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