Safety Training
GWO Advance Rescue Refresher Training / V5 02052025
Explain how to identify and control the specific hazards / risks in the WTG during the rescue operation, covering the following:
a. hazardous energy sources (mechanical, electrical, pressurised systems) e.g. LOTO
b.
enclosed space areas
c.
poor lighting conditions
d.
dropped objects
e.
poor manual handling
f. temperature/working conditions (dehydration, heat stroke, exhaustion)
g. injured person suspension trauma (repetition from GWO WAH put into an advanced rescue context)
h.
slips and trips
Explain how to assess and determine evacuation strategy (relevant rescue method, route technique, certified equipment, and required personnel) for a rescue scenario in a WTG
Practise how to prepare the injured person for safe transportation (e.g. apply rescue head support, fit harness and other PPE, and package them on a rescue stretcher or transfer board)
Practise how to manually transport an injured person on a rescue stretcher or transfer board - in a balanced way - or by means of a zip line (aerial ropeway) when relevant
Practise how to attach the rescue device to the injured person in a safe and proper manner
Practise how to utilise tagline(s) during one exercise, when performing outside evacuation
Practise how to balance an injured person from a horizontal to a vertical position (and vice versa), in order to move the injured person downwards through hatches, or similar
Practise how to select and utilise certified and structural anchor points
Practise how to apply the theory of lifting angle, angle factor, deviation, and edge protection
Practise how to rig and operate the lowering/raising rescue system in a proper manner aiming to achieve a safe and efficient rigging setup, including the utilisation of an injured person’s personal fall protection equipment without compromising additional fall protection
Practise how to apply rescue methods, techniques, and clear and precise communication in performing safe ascending/descending rescue operations from a WTG
Practise how to perform regular checks of the injured person during the entire rescue operation
Practise how to perform the rescue effort as a team member or team coordinator
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