Personnel working in the wind industry or related fields needing to refresh their GWO BST Fire Awareness module certificate.
Add Pre Requisites
For the Refresher training the delegates shall possess a valid BST or BSTR certificate.
Delegates participating in the BSTR Fire Awareness must be demonstrably medically fit and capable of fully participating.
Objective
RelyOnNutec provides the Fire Awareness refresher training so wind personnel can refresh their knowledge and skills on how to prevent fires, extinguish small fires by using basic hand held fire equipment and evacuate when necessary.
This training module is in accordance with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards.
The aims of this course are to give the participants the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training to prevent fires, conduct initial and appropriate judgement when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel to ensure all are safely evacuated and accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire, and, if it is judged to be safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic hand held fire fighting equipment.
Course content
All learning outcomes which are stated in the GWO BSTR Module Fire Awareness
To include:
- Global and national legislation
- Fire combustion and fire spread
- Fire extinction
- Fire prevention
- Fire fighting equipment in a Wind Turbine
- Scenario based practical exercises
Exam
The delegates will be assessed against the learning outcomes.
The course assessment is carried out by the instructor being satisfied of individual competencies through questioning, observation and the use of the control measure form.
