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.
Prerequisites
All personnel participating in Advanced Rescue Training shall be medically fit and capable of
fully participating.
Valid GWO BST module Working at Heights, GWO First aid and GWO Manual Handling
certificates are prerequisites for participation. Furthermore, Delegates shall have created a
personal Delegate profile in WINDA and provide their own WINDA ID prior to completing the
ART training
Objective
The ART modules shall enable Delegates to perform entry-type injured person rescue
operations, in a WTG, using industry standard rescue equipment, rescue methods and
techniques, exceeding those of GWO Working at Height
Course content
Day 1 - Hub, Spinner, Blade Rescue Including:
- Emergency response plan
- Control measures
- Cervical collar
- Packaging the injured person
- Lowering/raising systems
- Hub, Spinner, Blade rescue exercises
- Outside evacuation of an injured Person
Day 2 & 3 - Nacelle, Tower, Basement Rescue including:
- Emergency response plan
- Control measures
- Cervical collar
- Packaging the injured person
- Lowering/raising systems
- Inside evacuation of an injured Person
- Rescue from Enclosed space
- Rescue from Crawl Space
- Rescue up
- Single Rescuer
Exam
Delegates will be assessed by means of direct observation and supplementary oral questions
where appropriate (formative evaluation).
