Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 10032026
Working at different levels in a structure, where there is a risk of objects falling from one level to a lower level, shall be avoided. A safety perimeter or safety area can be established and barricaded off to keep personnel from entering. Staying out of the drop zone aims to prevent injury from falling objects Preventing the user of a personal fall protection system from colliding with the ground, structure, or any other obstacle during a free fall. This includes fall arrest lanyards, vertical fall arrest systems and self-retracting-lifelines
Fall arrest
Preventing the user of a personal fall protection system from going into a free fall
Fall prevention
In contrast to product-specific training, a generic approach to teaching safety equipment focuses on the similarities and differences in design, function, and operation between various equipment products This is achieved by teaching a variety of rescue equipment products within each category (e.g. rescue stretchers). As a result, participants are able to inspect and use other comparable equipment, beyond what was used in the training, without requiring additional formal training, provided they follow the manufacturer’s manual After course completion, participants are expected to familiarise themselves with the specific rescue equipment used in their own organisation (e.g. before starting work on site), using the manufacturer’s instructions from the user manual
Generic approach
Also known as a glider or slider, is a device that moves along a vertical anchor line and locks automatically in the event of a fall
Guided type fall arrester
A technique used during the rescue of a casualty from a ladder where the rescue line is diverted using the side D-ring located at the hip of the rescuer’s harness. This creates greater space between the casualty and the ladder
Hip overhang
Injured person
The affected person requiring first aid treatment and rescue or evacuation
Manual handling
The transporting or supporting of a load (including lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying, or moving by hand or by bodily force)
Must
For clarity where the word ‘must’ is used in this standard it shall have the same meaning as ‘shall’
Passive setup
A rescue device configured in standard mode, where the device is rigged inside the WTG
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