Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 23022026
While working outside the tower, participants hear a loud crash and bang. Within the tower section, they find a conscious individual with a damaged helmet at the base of the ladder.
The participants shall:
Choose leader (if applicable)
Assess the situation, checking for danger, ensure no further danger to the injured person or themselves
Don PPE before managing first aid incident
Immobilise the injured person as appropriate and according to primary survey
Call for help with accurate information relayed
During secondary survey (head to toe) of injured person, find and treat open fracture to leg (break during impact)
Continually monitor the injured person, injured person may display altered level of consciousness
Provide psychological first aid
React to any new circumstances given by the instructor to treat casualties
ELEMENT 3.4 - TRAINING SCENARIO: HEART ATTACK
Learning objectives:
29) The participants can perform appropriate call for help in case of a first aid incident in the wind industry (Skills, intermediate level)
30) The participants can act independently to ensure personal safety during the management of a first aid incident to minimise the risk of exposure to blood-borne and other potential pathogens (Ability, intermediate level)
31) The participants can perform an assessment of a person using primary survey (CABC approach) and a secondary head-to-toe examination (Skills, intermediate level)
Scenario description While working in a nacelle, one of the workers reports severe chest pain. They stop work and sit on the floor, keeping their hands on their chest. They are pale and sweaty. When asked, they also report pain in the left shoulder and arm. They also present with shortness of breath.
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