Description of the course

Target group

Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields and will have their duties in a wind turbine environment. Personnel that may need or is selected by their employer to perform advanced rescue or lead an advanced rescue operation, where training according to one or more modules of the GWO Advanced Rescue Training may mitigate the identified risks.

Objectives of the course

The aim of this module is to enable the participants to perform rescue operations, in a WTG hub, spinner and inside the blade by using industry standard rescue equipment, methods and techniques, exceeding those of GWO Working at Height.

The Hub Rescue Module shall ensure that the participants are able to:
1) Take responsibility to determine rescue and evacuation strategy, performing rescue operations in a WTG hub, spinner and inside the blade (Knowledge, intermediate level);
2) Explain the concepts of lifting angle, angle factor and deviation considering common risks of hazardous energies and common hazards (Ability, intermediate level);
3) Assess and determine single rescuer rescue strategy (relevant rescue method, technique, certified equipment and how to organise the rescue efforts and incident scene) for various rescue scenarios, in a WTG hub, spinner and inside a blade;
4) Apply rescue methods and techniques in performing descending and ascending single rescuer rescue operations, from a WTG hub, spinner and inside a blade using: a rescue stretcher and transfer board; manually operated lowering/raising rescue system for limited distance rescue (rescue device, pulley system or similar); and other rescue equipment relevant to the participant.

Approval

 
Global Wind Organisation (GWO).
 
 
 
 
 
 

Course contents

Lesson 1 – INTRODUCTION
Lesson 2 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IN YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION
Lesson 3 – Measures to prevent injury during training.
Lesson 4 – Head support during rescue
Lesson 5 – Packaging the injured person
Lesson 6 -Lowering/raising rescue system
Lesson 7 – HUB RESCUE EXERCISE 1+2 (FROM BLADE)
Lesson 8 – HUB RESCUE EXERCISE 3+4 (FROM SPINNER)
Lesson 9 – OUTSIDE EVACUATION OF INJURED PERSON
Lesson 10 – SINGLE RESCUER RESCUE STRATEGY
Lesson 11- SINGL Hub rescue exercise 1 & 2 (from blade)
Lesson 12 – SINGL Hub rescue exercise 3 & 4 (from spinner)
Lesson 13 – Training review

Course limitations

The course ratio are 4 participants on 1 instructor.
 

Duration of the training course

1.5 days.
 

Certificate validity

Certificate is valid 2 years
(Single Rescuer modules – No Expiry )

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