Requirements for Training
GWO Requirements for Training / V15 2025-04-01
ANNEX 2 - INCIDENT REPORTING AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
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Scope and Objectives Incidents which occur during training, as defined in this annex, must be reported to GWO within the timelines stated. No references to personal data shall be included in the incident description. Should GWO share information about the incident with other stakeholders, no references will be made to the name or location of the specific training provider where the incident took place. This instruction applies to all GWO- certified training providers in terms of reporting, investigating and mitigating any event at a training site where GWO training is delivered, and which involves an instructor or participant and meets the definitions described in this annex Definitions Near-miss: an undesired or unplanned event that could potentially have caused injury to a person on a training site. Near misses are often considered to be close calls or "almost accidents" that serve as warnings and provide opportunities to prevent future incidents
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Significant near-miss: an undesired or unplanned event that could potentially have caused serious injury
First aid case: an injury which requires simple treatment that is self-administered or by a first aider, doctor or nurse but does not result in lost time or long-term medical care. First aid includes: • Using a non-prescription medication at non-prescription strength (for medications available in both prescription and non-prescription form, a recommendation by a physician or other licensed health care professional to use a non-prescription medication at prescription strength is considered medical treatment for record-keeping purposes)
• Administering tetanus immunisations (other immunisations, such as hepatitis B vaccine or rabies vaccine, are considered medical treatment)
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Cleaning, flushing or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin
• Using wound coverings such as bandages, Band-Aids, gauze pads, etc.; or using butterfly bandages or Steri-Strips - (other wound closing devices such as sutures, staples, etc., are considered medical treatment)
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Using hot or cold therapy
• Using any non-rigid means of support, such as elastic bandages, wraps, non-rigid back belts, etc. (devices with rigid stays or other systems designed to immobilise parts of the body are considered medical treatment for record-keeping purposes) • Using temporary immobilisation devices while transporting an accident victim (e.g. splints, slings, neck collars, back boards, etc)
• Drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure, or draining fluid from a blister
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