GWO Technical Bulletin
GWO Technical Bulletin Version 1.0 2026 -03-10
4.1.2 The CoHE Basic Safety Training Module will no longer exist as part of the CoHE Standard , instead it has been transferred into the GWO Basic Technical Training Standard V11 (BTT) as a new module (see 4. 5.1) below)
4.2 Impact on existing certificates issued for
CoHE modules.
4.2.1 GWO will continue to recognise all existing valid certificates issued to training providers for the modules in the CoHE Standard V4, including the CoHE BaSC and BaSC -R. After the 10 September 2026 all surveillance audits of the CoHE BaSC and BaSC -R shall be conducted against the BTT Hazardous Energies Basic Safety (HEBS) module found in the BTT Standard V11. Renaming of the module on a valid certificate is not required.
4.2.2 Initial, extension of scope or recertification must be conducted (HEBS), in accordance with GWO Requirements for Certification V14
against BTT Hazardous Energies Basic Safety
.
4.3 Impact on auditing for training providers certified to the existing CoHE Standards (V4 or earlier )
4.3.1 The updates impact the auditing of the existing CoHE modules
(V4 or earlier) in the following ways:
a.
Audits of CoHE Electrical Safety and
CoHE Pressure Fluids Safety modules should proceed as
normal.
b.
Audits of CoHE Basic Safety (BaSC) should proceed
in accordance with 4.2.1 above .
4.3.2 With the transfer of the CoHE BaSC module into the BTT V11 , refresher training will no longer be required (see 4.3.2 below) and therefore it is no longer necessary to include refresher training in an audit of the CoHE BaSC (now BTT H EBS ) Module .
4.3.3 Auditors auditing the CoHE BaSC
should select “Hazardous Energies Basic Safety in the Audit Overview and
Training Assessment sections ” on the audit report version 8.2.
4.4 Updating of training plans and learning materials
4.4.1 Existing providers of CoHE Basic Safety (BaSC) are automatically certified to deliver the BTT Hazardous Energies Basic Safety (HEBS) module without the need for recertification. However, they are required to update lesson plans and training material, including the name changes to match the BTT HEBS module within the 6 m onths grace period (ending on the 10 September 2026). 4.5 WINDA Training Records and the t ransfer of the CoHE Basic Safety (BaSC) into the BTT Standard V11 Basic Safety Module (BaSC) has been transferred to the Basic Technical Training Standard Version 11 and renamed “Hazardous Energies Basic Safety ” (HEBS ). Apart from minor updates and improvements t he content of the training remains the same . The corresponding refresher module (BaSC -R) is discontinued . 4.5.1 The Control of Hazardous Energies
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