GWO Basic Safety Training Online Partial Refresher

BSTR-P - Working at height partial online refresher V01

KNOWLEDGE REVIEW

30 min.

The aim of this lesson is to reduce the risk of short-term and long-term injury when working at height in a wind turbine, and to provide areas for the training staff to focus on, by reviewing the course participants knowledge of working at height

To successfully complete this lesson each course participant shall be able to:

Explain the importance of pre-use and formal inspections of fall protection equipment (L3 – Attitude) Explain when PPE is required for working at height and their legal responsibilities towards inspection of PPE for working at height (L2 – Knowledge) Explain when Fall Arrest Systems and work positioning devices are required and their legal responsibilities towards those (L2 – Knowledge) Explain when various rescue and evacuation equipment is required, the legal inspection requirements for these and the function of the individual parts of the rescue equipment (L2 – Knowledge)

ELEMENT 2.1 - INSPECTION OF PPE, RESCUE AND EVACUATION DEVICE

The instructor shall:

Lead a discussion about the importance of performing a pre-use inspection of fall protection equipment Lead a discussion about the requirements for certification and formal inspection of PPE used for working at height

ELEMENT 2.2 - WORKING AT HEIGHT PPE

The instructor shall:

Lead a discussion about PPE for working at height, covering the following:

a. When to use PPE for working at height

b. Legislative requirements for PPE used for working at height

c. Participants legal responsibilities towards PPE used for working at height

ELEMENT 2.3 - FALL PREVENTION AND FALL ARREST SYSTEMS

The instructor shall:

Lead a discussion about fall prevention (work positioning) and fall arrest systems, covering the following:

a. Why fall prevention is preferred to fall arrest

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