Safety training
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V4 2023-05-02
To ensure that for all fall protection equipment that may be used that there will be enough clearance below the anchor point, and to ensure that the participants can experience a descent of sufficient duration for meaningful learning transfer, the GWO recommends that the anchor point is a minimum of 6.75m above the ground or structure directly below the anchor point. The recommended 6.75m clearance under the anchor point is explained in detail in Annex 1. If a training provider deviates from the recommended anchor point height of 6.75m to a lower height, then the following additional control measures must be in place, a. the training provider shall document a risk assessment for the lower height, this shall include calculations for the equipment to be used during the evacuation exercises, the calculations shall:
a.i use the value for shock absorber elongation that is provided by the equipment manufacturer, and,
a.ii demonstrate that the equipment will prevent the person from coming into contact with the ground or structure directly below the anchor point, and, a.iii use a formula provided by the equipment manufacturer or national legislation that is for the purpose of calculating anchor point clearance height or, where no such formula exists, use the formula in Annex 1 and,
b.
the potential fall factor shall not exceed 0.5 and,
c. participants must experience a descent from a platform that is a minimum of 4.5m above the ground
7. USING THIS STANDARD TO DEVELOP TRAINING The training in this standard is designed around the GWO taxonomy described in the GWO Requirements for Training. Theoretical and practical activities must be delivered according to the defined taxonomic level in order to reach the described learning objectives. When teaching safety equipment, a generic approach to shall be applied aiming to avoid additional potential product specific formal training after completion of this training. However, national or regional legislation, company gap analysis and location specific risk assessments may require additional product specific familiarisation which is the responsibility of the duty holder.
In addition to this, all training based on this standard including all related resources shall, as a minimum, meet the requirements described in the GWO Requirements for Training.
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