GWO ART v 2.1

GWO ADVANCED RESCUE TRAINING STANDARD V02.1 – NACELLE, TOWER & BASEMENT RESCUE

2020-10-01_TS_ART_V02.1

b. Improvement proposals and alternative solutions c. Course Participants' reflections on what specific elements in their own WTG environment/practice differ from the training scenario environment (to visualize and enhance learning transfer) d. Course participant's risk mitigation during the exercise. e. Course participant’s manual handling risk mitigation and application of further control measures The Instructor shall guide and support the Course Participants with applying:

a. Manually operated lowering and raising systems. b. Fall protection backup of injured person, if required

Stress the generic approach to teaching the use of rescue equipment in this lesson focusing on the similarities in design, functionality and operation between different products Explain the potential task placed upon the course participants in their own organisations on course completion, requiring them to familiarise themselves with other rescue equipment products

Course participants shall, in a team:

Explain how to identify and control the specific hazards/risks in the WTG during the rescue operation, covering the following: a. Hazardous energy sources (mechanical, electrical, pressurized systems - i.e. LOTO) b. Enclosed space areas c. Poor lighting conditions d. Dropped objects e. Poor manual handling f. Temperature/Working conditions (dehydration, heat stroke, exhaustion) g. Injured person suspension trauma (repetition from GWO WAH put into an advanced rescue context) h. Slips and trips Demonstrate how to assess and determine the most optimum rescue strategy (relevant rescue method, technique, certified equipment, and required personnel) for a rescue scenario in a WTG Demonstrate how to prepare the injured person for safe transportation (i.e. apply rescue head support, fit harness and other PPE, and package him on a rescue stretcher or transfer board) Demonstrate how to balance an injured person from a horizontal to a vertical position (and vice versa), in order to move the injured person downwards through hatches, or similar Demonstrate how to apply proper manual handling techniques when transporting the injured person in a balanced and secure way

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