2025-05-02_ART_V5

V5 is Valid from 1st May, 2025


1. List of Abbreviations
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2. Terms and Definitions
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3. Change Log
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4. Scope
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5. General Requirements for the Advanced Rescue Training
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5.1 Overview
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5.2 Target Group
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5.3 Aims and Objectives
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5.4 Duration of the Advanced Rescue Training Modules
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5.5 Guidance on delivering lesson elements
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5.6 Validity Period
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5.7 Course Codes
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5.8 Participant Prerequisites for the ART modules
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5.9 Instructor Qualification Prerequisites
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6. General Resources Required to Deliver GWO ART Modules
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6.1 Instructors
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6.2 Practical Training Facilities
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6.3 Wind Turbine Environment Explained
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6.4 Training Equipment
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7. Using this Standard to Develop Training
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8. Module 1 – Hub, Spinner and Inside Blade Rescue
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8.1 Aims and objectives for the Hub, Spinner and Inside Hub Rescue Module (HSIBR Module)
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8.2 Competencies of the Hub, Spinner and Inside Blade Rescue Module (HSIBR Module)
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8.3 Participant Prerequisites for the Hub, Spinner and Inside Blade Rescue Module (HSIBR Module)
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8.4 Duration of the Hub, Spinner and Inside Blade Rescue Module (HSIBR Module)
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8.5 Hub, Spinner and Inside Blade Rescue Module (HSIBR Module) Participant Ratio
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8.6 Equipment for the HSIBR Module
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8.7 HSIBR Module Timetable
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8.8 Detailed Description of the Hub Rescue Module
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Lesson 1 - Introduction to the training
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ELEMENT 1.1 - Safety instructions and emergency procedures
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ELEMENT 1.2 - Facilities
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ELEMENT 1.3 - Introduction
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ELEMENT 1.4 - Scope and main learning objectives
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ELEMENT 1.5 - Motivation
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ELEMENT 1.6 - Ongoing assessments (participant performance assessment form)
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ELEMENT 1.7 - Human factors
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Lesson 2 - Emergency response plan in own organisation
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ELEMENT 2.1 - Emergency response plan in own organisation
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ELEMENT 2.2 - Evacuation strategy
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ELEMENT 2.3 - Dropped Objects Prevention and Safe Tethering Practices
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Lesson 3 - Measures to prevent injury during training
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Lesson 4 - Head support during rescue
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ELEMENT 4.1 - Risk of using a cervical collar
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ELEMENT 4.2 - Head support during rescue
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Lesson 5 - Packaging the injured person
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ELEMENT 5.1 - Packaging the injured person
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Lesson 6 - Lowering / raising rescue system
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ELEMENT 6.1 - Lowering / raising rescue system
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Lesson 7 - HSIBR exercise 1 & 2 (from blade)
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ELEMENT 7.1 - HSIBR exercise 1 & 2 (from blade)
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Lesson 8 - HSIBR exercise 3 & 4 (from spinner)
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ELEMENT 8.1 - HSIBR exercise 3 & 4 (from spinner)
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ELEMENT 8.2 - HSIBR exercise 3 & 4 (from spinner)
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Lesson 9 - Outside evacuation of injured person
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ELEMENT 9.1 - Outside evaluation of injured person – practical exercise
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Lesson 10 - Training review
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ELEMENT 10.1 - Training review
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ELEMENT 10.2 - Feedback session
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9. Module 2 – Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue
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9.1 Aims and objectives of Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module
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9.2 Competencies of Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module
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9.3 Duration of the Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module
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9.4 Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module instructor to course participant ratio
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9.5 Equipment for Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module
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9.6 Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module timetable
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9.7 Detailed Description of the Nacelle, Tower & Basement Module
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Lesson 1 - Introduction to the training
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ELEMENT 1.1 - Safety instructions and emergency procedures
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ELEMENT 1.2 - Facilities
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ELEMENT 1.3 - Instructors & participants presentation
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ELEMENT 1.4 - Overall aim, objectives and agenda
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ELEMENT 1.5 - Motivation
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ELEMENT 1.6 - Ongoing assessments (participant performance assessment form)
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ELEMENT 1.7 - Human factors
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Lesson 2 - Emergency response plan in own organisation
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ELEMENT 2.1 - Emergency response plan in own organisation
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ELEMENT 2.2 - Evacuation strategy
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ELEMENT 2.3 - Dropped Objects Prevention and Safe Tethering Practices
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Lesson 3 - Measures to prevent injury during training
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Lesson 4 - Head support during rescue
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ELEMENT 4.1 - Risk of using a cervical collar
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ELEMENT 4.2 - Head support during rescue
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Lesson 5 - Packaging the injured person
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ELEMENT 5.1 - Packaging the injured person
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Lesson 6 - Lowering/raising rescue system
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ELEMENT 6.1 - Lowering/raising rescue system
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Lesson 7 - Evacuation of an injured person from the nacelle to the base of the tower
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ELEMENT 7.1 - Practical exercise evacuation inside and outside of the tower
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Lesson 8 - Rescue from enclosed space
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ELEMENT 8.1 - Rescue from enclosed space
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Lesson 9 - Rescue from crawl space
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ELEMENT 9.1 - Rescue from crawl space – exercises
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Lesson 10 - Rescue up
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ELEMENT 10.1 - Introduction
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ELEMENT 10.2 - Rescue up, inside and outside of the tower – practical exercises
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Lesson 11 - Training review
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ELEMENT 11.1 - Training review
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ELEMENT 11.2 - Feedback session
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10. Module 3 – Single Rescuer: Hub, Spinner & Inside Blade Rescue (SR:HSIBR)
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10.1 Aims and objectives of the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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10.2 Competencies of the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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10.3 Participant Prerequisites for the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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10.4 Duration of the Single Rescue HSIBR Module
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10.5 Instructor to Course Participant Ratio for the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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10.6 Equipment for the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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10.7 Timetable of the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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10.8 Detailed Description of the Single Rescuer HSIBR Module
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Lesson 1 - Introduction to the training
112

ELEMENT 1.1 - Safety instructions and emergency procedures
113

ELEMENT 1.2 - Facilities
113

ELEMENT 1.3 - Introduction
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ELEMENT 1.4 - Scope and main learning objectives
114

ELEMENT 1.5 - Ongoing assessments (participant performance assessment form)
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ELEMENT 1.6 - Motivation
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ELEMENT 1.7 - Human factors
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Lesson 2 - Single rescuer rescue strategy
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ELEMENT 2.1 - Organisational strategy, in own organisation, single rescuer
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ELEMENT 2.2 - Evacuation strategy, single rescuer
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Lesson 3 - Measures to prevent injury during training
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Lesson 4 - Hub rescue exercise 1 & 2 (from blade)
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ELEMENT 4.1 - hub rescue exercise 1 & 2 (from blade)
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Lesson 5 - Hub rescue exercise 3 & 4 (from Spinner)
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ELEMENT 5.1 - Hub rescue exercise 3 (from spinner)
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ELEMENT 5.2 - Hub rescue exercise 4 (from spinner)
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Lesson 6 - Training review
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ELEMENT 6.1 - Training review
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ELEMENT 6.2 - Feedback session
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11. Module 4 – Single Rescuer: Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue (SR:NTBR)
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11.1 Aims and objectives of the Single Rescuer NTBR Module
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11.2 Competencies of the Single Rescuer NTBR Module
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11.3 Duration of the Single Rescuer NTBR Module
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11.4 Instructor to course participant ratio for the Single Rescuer NTBR Module
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11.5 Equipment for the Single Rescuer NTBR Module
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11.6 Timetable of the Single Rescuer NTBR Module
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11.7 Detailed Description of the Single Rescuer NTRB Module
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Lesson 1 - Introduction
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ELEMENT 1.1 - Safety instructions and emergency procedures
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ELEMENT 1.2 - Facilities
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ELEMENT 1.3 - Scope and main learning objectives
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ELEMENT 1.4 - Ongoing assessments (Participant performance assessment form)
134

ELEMENT 1.5 - Motivation
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ELEMENT 1.6 - Human factors
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Lesson 2 - Single rescuer rescue strategy
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ELEMENT 2.1 - Organisational strategy, in own organisation, singular rescuer
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ELEMENT 2.2 - Evacuation strategy, singular rescuer
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Lesson 3 - Measures to prevent injury during training
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Lesson 4 - Evacuation of an injured person from the nacelle to the base of the tower
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ELEMENT 4.1 - Practical exercise, evacuation inside of tower
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Lesson 5 - Rescue from enclosed space
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ELEMENT 5.1 - Rescuer from enclosed space – exercises
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Lesson 6 - Rescue from crawl space
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ELEMENT 6.1 - Rescuer from crawl space
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Lesson 7 - Rescue up
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ELEMENT 7.1 - Rescue up - introduction
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ELEMENT 7.2 - Rescue up, inside of the tower – practical exercise
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Lesson 8 - Training review
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ELEMENT 8.1 - Training review
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ELEMENT 8.2 - Feedback session
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12. Combined GWO Advanced Rescue Training
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12.1 Duration of the Combined GWO ART Module
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12.2 Instructor to course participant ratio for the Combined GWO ART Module
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12.3 Requirement to upload training record in WINDA
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12.4 Timetable of the Combined GWO ART Module
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Annex 1 - Equipment list
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Annex 2 - ART guideline: recommendations for implementation
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Annex 3 - Head support during rescue
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Annex 4 - Guideline for warm-up exercises
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Annex 5 - Manual handling risk assessment
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Annex 6 - Version History
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