Safety training
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V5 02052025
The participants shall:
During practical training exercises, apply principles of dropped object prevention including correct selection of tether and appropriate storage throughout the remainder of the course
On their own initiative, perform buddy checks in relation to safe tethering of additional equipment (e.g. tooling, mobile phones, radios) throughout the remainder of the course
Explain how to identify and control the specific hazards/risks in the WTG during the rescue operation, by covering the following
a. hazardous energy sources (mechanical, electrical, pressurised systems - e.g. 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
Explain how to assess and determine evacuation strategy (relevant rescue method, route technique, certified equipment) for a singleton rescue scenario in a WTG
Practise how to prepare the injured person (live ‘injured’ person preferred) for safe transportation (e.g. apply rescue head support, fit harness and other PPE, and package them on a rescue stretcher or transfer board)
Practise how to manually transport a balanced, injured person (dummy) on a rescue stretcher or transfer board or by means of a zip line (aerial ropeway) when relevant
Practise how to attach the rescue device to the injured person (dummy) in a safe and proper manner
Practise how to manoeuvre an injured person (dummy) from a horizontal to a vertical position (and vice versa), in order to move the injured person downwards through hatches, or similar
Practise how to select and utilise certified and structural anchor points
Practise how to apply the theory of lifting angle, angle factor, deviation, and edge protection
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