Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V19 02052025
Fire Awareness
3 hours 20 minutes
Working at Heights
14 hours 15 minutes
Working at Heights & Manual Handling Combined
15 hours 25 minutes
Sea Survival
6 hours 35 minutes
Table 5.4.1 – Duration of the GWO BST Modules
The training provider must not exceed the time per day given in table 5.4.2 below.
Maximum Duration Per Day
Contact time
8 hours
Total training day
10 hours
Table 5.4.2 – Maximum durations for training days
The delivery of this module must comply with the requirements described in the GWO Requirements for Training.
Note
The total training day includes contact time, meals and breaks and travel between training sites (where applicable).
Within the module timetables, approximate durations of each of the lessons are given. The training provider may choose to deliver elements of the training according to other timetables, as long as the total duration is not reduced, and practical elements are not reduced in length. Theoretical elements may be delivered during the practical exercises when feasible.
If a participant fails to meet the demands of the BST Module, they shall attend a new BST.
5.5 Validity Period Basic Safety Standard training is valid for the period stated in Table 5.5.1 (below). Training records shall be renewed before the end of a given validity period. A training record can be renewed up to two months prior to expiry and maintain the original certification date by uploading the previous training record’s valid until date in WINDA.
If a training record is renewed outside of two months of expiry, it must carry the new date of certification.
If a training record is expired, the participant must attend the applicable BST module(s) training(s) to obtain a new training record.
The validity period is automatically calculated by WINDA by entering the course completion date.
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