2024-06-24_BST_V18

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GWO Basic Safety Training / V18 2024-06-24

9. BST FIRE AWARENESS MODULE

9.1 Aims and Objectives of the BST Fire Awareness Module The aim of this module is to enable the participants to prevent fires, make appropriate judgements when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire. If the incident is judged to be safe, the participants should be able to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic handheld firefighting equipment.

Overall learning objectives:

1) The participants can act independently to identify fire hazards and prevent fires in a wind turbine environment (Ability, intermediate level)

2) The participants can take responsibility for assessing a fire and, if needed, be able to select the right extinguishing media according to the fire classes (Ability, intermediate level)

3) The participants can take responsibility for the evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire (Ability, intermediate level)

4) The participants can act independently in efficiently extinguishing an initial fire by using basic handheld firefighting equipment, if the incident is judged to be safe (Ability, intermediate level)

9.2 Duration of the BST Fire Awareness Module

The total contact time for completing the BST Fire Awareness Module is to be 3 hours and 20 minutes.

The training provider must not exceed the times per day given in table 9.2.1 below.

Maximum Duration Per Day

Contact time

8 hours

Total training day

10 hours

Table 9.2.1 – Maximum durations for training day

Contact time includes delivery of course lesson contents, practical exercises and activities directly related to these.

Note

The total training day includes contact time, meals and breaks and travel between training sites (where applicable).

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