Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 10032026
Table 9.3.1 – Manual Handling initial training instructor to participant ratio
9.4 Equipment for the Manual Handling Initial Training The equipment required for manual handling must be representative to loads commonly handled in the wind industry as well as representative to work situations in the wind industry. Training equipment must fulfil national legal requirements as stated in GWO Requirements for Training.
9.5 Manual Handling Initial Training Timetable
The order in which elements of this training are delivered may vary according to the didactical choices of the delivering training provider.
The delivery of this training must comply with the requirements described in the GWO Requirements for Training .
Lesson
Element
Duration
1. Introduction to the training
1.1
Safety instructions and emergency procedures
1.2
Facilities
1.3
Introduction
1.4
Scope and main learning objective
Ongoing assessment (participant performance assessment form)
1.5
1.6
Motivation
1.7
Human factors
1.8
Behavioural safety TOTAL
20 min.
2. Injuries, symptoms, and essential manual handling principles
How to avoid common musculoskeletal injuries in the wind industry
2.1
2.2
Typical symptoms of injuries
2.3
Essential manual handling principles
Basic dynamic risk assessment and introduction to the TILE principle TOTAL
2.4
25 min.
3. Warm up activities
3.1
Warm up activities TOTAL
20 min.
4. Manual handling principles
4.1
Working over shoulder height
4.2
Working while kneeling
4.3
Push and pull
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