Safety Training
GWO Advance Rescue Refresher Training / V5 02052025
Demonstrate 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 apply proper manual handling techniques when transporting the injured person in a balanced and secure way
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 a manually operated rescue system to horizontally transport the injured person and how to mitigate the challenges of a horizontal rescue enabling a safe rescue operation
Practise how to apply rescue methods, techniques, and precise and clear communication in performing safe lowering/raising 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
Show acknowledgement of and value having a team coordinator
Practise how to conduct a rescue operation in poor lighting conditions.
Practise how to reduce the risks associated with manual handling and apply further control measures where applicable
RESCUE UP
90 min.
Helicopter transport is becoming increasingly important for the offshore wind industry. Without helicopters for emergency transport, the evacuation route will always be towards the base of the tower. Helicopter emergency evacuation from a hoisting platform, requires the rescue team to bring the injured person up to the helicopter hoisting platform, rather than to the base of the tower. The lesson is also relevant for infrastructure with a considerable basement structure and transition piece. Standard evacuation equipment and techniques might not always be suitable for excessive distances rescue up from inside these locations.
The aim is to enable the participants to bring the injured person from a lower platform to the higher platform, outside and inside the tower, by the use of a powered lowering/raising rescue system.
After having successfully completed this lesson, the participants can:
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