10032026 BST V20

Safety training

GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 10032026

Lesson 4 – Planning manual handling

Moved form lesson 5.

• Name changed from “T.I.L.E. Principle and assessing aggravating factors.

Time increased to 20 minutes.

Lesson 5 – Measures to prevent injury during training

New lesson.

Lesson 6 – Manual Handling: Risk controls & Proper manual handling techniques

Previous lesson 3 incorporated.

• Name changed from lifting techniques and scenario-based training.

Fire awareness changes

Lesson 4 – Fire extinguishing

Inserted table L4-3 of fire classes in element 4.3.4.

Working at height changes

12.3 Working at Height instructor to participant ratio

Changed from 1:4 to 1:6 for practical exercises (Remains 1:4 for on-site).

12.4 Equipment for Working at Height module

• Inserted an explanation of the generic approach to training.

• Added a requirement to reduce the potential fall factor.

• Inserted additional control measures for a reduction in anchor point height

Lesson 1 - Introduction

• Time reduced to 15 minutes in line with other GWO Modules.

Lesson 3 – Harness

• Element 3.1 – Name changed to Pre-use inspection.

Element 3.1 - Expanded pre-use inspection.

Element 3.2 – Name changed to Fitting.

• Element 3.3 – Name changed to Periodic inspections.

Element 3.4 – Name changed to documentation.

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