2023-05-02_ART_V4

Safety training

GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V4 2023-05-02

The participants shall:

Explain how to identify and control the specific hazards/risks in the WTG during the rescue operation, covering the following:

a. hazardous energy sources (mechanical, electrical, pressurised systems i.e. 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 BST WAH put into an advanced rescue context)

h.

slips and trips

Practise how to prepare the injured person for safe transportation with extraction from the crawl space (i.e. apply rescue head support, temporary harness, fit harness and other PPE, and package them on a rescue stretcher or transfer board) Practise how to apply proper manual handling techniques when transporting the injured person in a balanced and secure way

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

Practise how to rig and operate a manually operated rescue system to horizontally transport the injured person and how to mitigate the challenges of a horizontal rescue enabling a safe rescue operation Practise how to apply rescue methods, techniques, and precise and clear communication in performing safe lowering/raising rescue operations from a WTG

Practise how to perform regular checks of the injured person during the entire rescue operation

Practise how to perform the rescue effort as a team member or team coordinator

Show acknowledgement of the added value of having a team coordinator

Practise how to conduct a rescue operation in poor lighting conditions

Practise how to reduce the risks associated with manual handling and apply further control measures where applicable

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