Safety training
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V5 02052025
Explain how to identify and control the specific hazards/risks in the WTG during the rescue operation, covering the following:
a. hazardous energies (mechanical, electrical, magnetic, 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
Practise how to assess and determine the optimum rescue strategy (relevant rescue method, technique, certified equipment, and required personnel) for a rescue scenario in a WTG blade
Practise how to prepare the injured person 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 rig and operate the lowering/raising rescue system in a proper manner aiming to achieve a safe and efficient rigging setup, including the utilisation of an injured person’s personal fall protection equipment without compromising additional fall protection if the lowering / raising rescue system is not approved for person lifting
Practise how to apply rescue methods, techniques, and clear communication in performing safe lowering/raising rescue operations from inside a WTG blade
Practise regular checks of the injured person during the entire rescue operation
Practise rescue operation, from a WTG blade, through the hub and e.g. out of the hub or into the nacelle
Practise a rescue effort as a team member or team coordinator
Practise how to reduce the risks associated with manual handling and apply further control measures where applicable
HSIBR EXERCISE 3 & 4 (FROM SPINNER)
80 min.
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