BSTR-P Fire awarness partial online refresher V01
ELEMENT 4.1 - CONTINGENCY PLAN
The instructor shall:
Lead a discussion about the importance of contingency plans for fire in a wind turbine. Show examples of and explain situations, from the wind or other industries, where the importance of knowing beforehand what to do in an emergency would have saved lives. Show an example of and explain the contents of a typical contingency plan that can be found in a wind turbine Explain and demonstrate when and how to use a personal escape mask, if applicable. Explain that these are not found in every type of wind turbine.
ELEMENT 4.2 - ASSESSING THE FIRE
The instructor shall:
Lead a discussion about the importance and challenges of assessing fires in wind turbines and the point in a fire development to evacuate from the wind turbine Show an example of and explain the fire intensity curve and how this relates to assessing a fire in a wind turbine Show an example of a developing fire and explain how to assess this fire and how to act based on the assessment of the fire and at which point evacuation is necessary
Note: In element 4.2.3 the instructor should show a video of a developing fire and attempt to relate this to the working environment of the participants and encourage them to reflect on how the speed of fire development in a wind turbine could affect them.
ELEMENT 4.3 - FIRE CLASSES
The instructor shall:
Lead a discussion about the location and types of fire extinguishers found in the wind turbines where the participants work and how the media in these extinguishers act, referring to the fire triangle, to extinguish a fire Explain how fire extinguisher media acts to extinguish fires by considering the fire triangle Explain the fire classes and typical extinguisher media for these classes (refer to table L4-3 below) Show examples of and explain typical fire extinguishing media that can be found in a wind turbine and which fire classes these can be used for
Global Wind Organisation
www.globalwindsafety.org
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