GWO ADVANCED RESCUE TRAINING STANDARD V02.1 – NACELLE, TOWER & BASEMENT RESCUE
2020-10-01_TS_ART_V02.1
1) Explain how to assess and determine evacuation strategy during a rescue operation, attending to a clear and preferred evacuation route for the injured person outside or inside the tower 2) Explain and demonstrate the identification and suitable selection of certified and structural anchor points, relevant for various rescue scenarios, relevant for various rescue scenarios 3) Demonstrate how to apply the concept of lifting angle, angle factor and deviation. 4) Explain how to control common risks of hazardous energies and common hazards of enclosed space areas in a WTG, when performing rescue operations 5) Demonstrate how to apply rescue methods and techniques in performing descending rescue operations, from a WTG to a primary assembly area (ground or transition piece) and a secondary assembly area (vessel), using a rescue stretcher and transfer board, lowering/raising rescue system (rescue device, pulley system or similar) 6) Demonstrate how to transition from an active to a passive rescue device setup configuration without detaching the active setup’s loaded rope’s end from its original anchor point. This includes: a. Attaching the passive setup rescue device within reach b. Deviating the configuration over the transition piece crane boom (or similar) c. Securing the rope by securing the hand wheel or locking mechanism d. Controlling the descent using the rescue device’s friction component or by applying a deflection carabiner 7) Demonstrate how to fit a harness or improvised harness by the use of a rescue sling around the injured person's chest, and other relevant PPE (e.g. helmet, safety glasses) onto an injured person, in an enclosed space Note: The use of a rescue sling as an improvised harness is only to be used in an enclosed space where it is not possible to fit a full body harness on an injured person. The improvised harness must only be used as a means of extricating an injured person from an enclosed space horizontally . An improvised harness must never be used for lifting or lowering an injured person. 8) Demonstrate how to package an injured person on a rescue stretcher and transfer board in a vertical or horizontal configuration to enable safe transportation, by doing regular checks, using rescue equipment such as cervical collar and avoiding head down configuration of the unconscious injured person 9) Demonstrate how to manually transport an injured person on a rescue stretcher and on a transfer board - in a balanced way 10) Demonstrate how to change directly from balancing an injured person from a horizontal position to a vertical configuration (and vice versa), when suspended
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