Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V18 2024-06-24
10. BST WORKING AT HEIGHTS MODULE
10.1 Aims and Objectives of the BST Working at Heights Module The aim of this module is to enable the participants, through theoretical and practical training, to use basic personal protective equipment, work safety at height and perform comprehensive basic rescue from height in a remote wind turbine environment. After having successfully completed this BST Working at Heights Module, the participants have the ability to act safely and responsibly when using basic personal protective equipment, working at heights and performing comprehensive basic rescue from heights in a remote wind turbine environment (Ability, intermediate level).
This course is not designed to test the participants’ capability and aptitude for working at height, i.e. it is not a test for fear of heights or designed to overcome fear of heights
Note
10.2 Duration of the BST Working at Heights Module
The total contact time for completing the BST Working at Heights Module is estimated to be 13 hours and 25 minutes.
The training provider must not exceed the times per day given in Table 10.2.1 (below).
Maximum Duration Per Day
Contact time
8 hours
Total training day
10 hours
Table 10.2.1 – 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)
10.3 Working at Heights Module Participant Ratio
The ratio shown for theory sessions indicates the maximum number of participants per instructor attending the course.
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