Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 10032026
This standard has been developed in response to the demand for recognisable safety training in the industry and has been prepared in co-operation between the members of GWO based on risk assessments and factual incident and accident statistics from G+ and the wind industry.
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5. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY TRAINING Upon completion of the Basic Safety Training modules, participants will be able to possess an awareness of the hazards encountered when working within the wind industry and how to control and mitigate these hazards. The BST will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to appropriately respond in the event of an emergency and to increase their safety through proper use of personal protective equipment, emergency equipment and procedures. The approved GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) provides participants with important skills, which include fire awareness, first aid, working at height, and manual handling. To enable participants to work in the offshore environment, an additional GWO Sea Survival Module training shall be completed.
5.1 Overview
The GWO Basic Safety Training is divided into the following five modules:
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First Aid
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Manual Handling
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Fire Awareness
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Working at Height
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Sea Survival
Each module consists of an Initial Training and a Refresher Training.
5.2 Target Group
Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields and will have their duties in a wind turbine environment, usually in physical contact with a wind turbine or WTG structure.
Personnel that perform job functions that have been risk assessed by their employer or their workplace duty holder as a function, where training according to one or more modules of the BST standard may mitigate of the identified risks.
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