Question 1

Course Information

Accepted Answer

The GWO Advanced Rescue - Combined Refresher package incorporates both the GWO Advanced Rescue - Hub Refresher and GWO Advanced Rescue - Nacelle Refresher courses. This package is designed to refresh participants knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform injured person rescue operations in the previously mentioned areas of a wind turbine, using industry standard rescue equipment, methods and techniques, exceeding those of GWO Working at Height.

Participants will be able to:
Safely access the hub, spinner and inside blade of a wind turbine to get to an injured person
Perform casualty rescue operations in a wind turbine generator
Correctly use industry standards rescue equipment and methods
​Understand and demonstrate rescue techniques that exceed those of GWO Working at Height
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You must hold valid GWO Advanced Rescue - Hub, GWO Advanced Rescue - Nacelle, GWO Working at Heights, GWO First Aid and GWO Manual Handling certificates (or refresher versions) to take this course.

Question 2

Course Content

Accepted Answer

This course will cover:
Understanding emergency response planning in a wind turbine environment and where applicable within your own organisation
Supporting a casualties head and spine during rescue operations, including the use of cervical collars
Packaging and transporting casualties using a variety of stretcher types
Rigging and set up for raising and lowering operations
Practical exercises including:
Blade, hub and spinner rescue scenarios
Single rescuer hub, spinner and inside blade rescues
Outside rescue of an injured person
Rescue from an enclosed space
Rescue and evacuation from the nacelle to the base of the tower
Rescue from crawl space
Single rescuer nacelle, tower and basement rescues
Rescue up scenarios

Question 3

Course Prerequisites

Accepted Answer

You must be 18 or over to undertake this course

Participants must have a WINDA ID (to obtain a WINDA ID, participants can register for free here)

You must complete a medical self-declaration before undertaking the training (this will be sent to you after you have booked)

You must be able to speak English to a reasonable level for course material comprehension and safety purposes

You must have an accepted form of photographic ID. We accept the following forms of ID:
Passport
Driving license
A PASS card (National Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
A Blue Badge
A biometric residence permit (BRP)
A Defence Identity Card (MOD form 90)
A HM Armed Forces Veteran Card (MOD form 100)
A national identity card issued by an EU country, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

Question 4

Assessment & Certification

Accepted Answer

Participants will be assessed via a written test and their practical performance during assessment scenarios

This course is certified by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO)

All participants will receive an electronic certificate uploaded to WINDA

Certificates are valid for 2 years

Refresher courses must be completed no later than 1 day before the expiry date on your current certificate. E.g. if your current certificate expires on the 31st January, then your refresher course must be completed by the 30th January at the latest

If a refresher course is completed less than 60 days before the expiry date, the original expiry date is maintained

Question 5

What Is Provided On The Course?

Accepted Answer

All PPE required for the course will be provided, except for safety footwear
We do provide basic gloves, however if you would prefer to bring your own then please feel free to do so

Lunch is provided on most of our courses (the exception being if you are doing a course which begins later in the afternoon)
Unfortunately, we may be unable to cater for gluten and dairy-free, and certain allergies due to our suppliers
If you do have an allergy or food intolerance, please get in touch with us to discuss this before your course date

Question 6

What Do You Need To Bring?

Accepted Answer

Safety footwear (safety boots or safety shoes)

You must wear trousers

You bring an accepted form of photographic ID. We accept the following forms of ID:
Passport
Driving license
A PASS card (National Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
A Blue Badge
A biometric residence permit (BRP)
A Defence Identity Card (MOD form 90)
A HM Armed Forces Veteran Card (MOD form 100)
A national identity card issued by an EU country, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

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