Safety training
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V4 2023-05-02
RESCUE UP
90 min.
Helicopter transport becomes increasingly important for the offshore wind industry. Without the dependency on helicopters for emergency transport, the evacuation route will always be towards the base of the tower. However, emergency evacuation by helicopter transport from a hoisting platform, requires the rescue team to bring the injured person up to the helicopter hoisting platform, rather than to the base of the tower. The lesson is also relevant for structures with a considerable basement structure and transition piece. Rescue up may be the best option here as standard evacuation equipment and techniques might not always be suitable for excessive distances in these locations. The aim is to enable the participants to bring their injured person from a lower platform to the higher platform, outside and inside the tower, by the use of a power driven lowering/raising rescue system.
After having successfully completed this lesson, the participants can:
85) Take initiative to assess and determine evacuation strategy during a rescue operation, attending to a clear and preferred evacuation route for the injured person outside or inside the tower, including a high awareness on the risk of the injured person getting stuck in the WTG (e.g. under a tower-tower section) (Ability, intermediate level) 86) Act independently to conduct pre-use inspection of a random power driven lowering/raising rescue system (Ability, intermediate level) 87) Take initiative for the application of rescue methods and techniques in performing rescue up operations in a WTG). In all instances using a rescue stretcher and/or transfer board, raising rescue system (power driven rescue system) (Ability, intermediate level) a. from basement to primary assembly area (ground/transition piece) b. from transition piece inside tower to nacelle/helipad c. from transition piece outside tower to nacelle/helipad 88) Show interest in the benefits of having a coordinator in a rescue team, and the responsibility that comes with it (Ability, basic level)
Note
Where possible, the participants shall work in teams of two. There shall be a minimum of three exercises per team. Each participant shall practise one inside rescue up exercise from either: the basement to the primary assembly area (transition piece); or the primary assembly area (transition piece), inside the tower, to the nacelle/helipad- hoist platform. Each team shall practise one outside rescue up exercise from the primary assembly area (transition piece), outside the tower, to the nacelle/helipad. Rescue device in a passive setup. During each exercise the participants shall each act as team coordinator for the team performing the exercise. It is recommended that a rescue dummy is used as the injured person for these exercises. Each exercise includes rescue strategy planning, rescue efforts and instructor-led evaluation
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