GWO: Basic Safety Training (BST) - Fire Awareness (Refresher)

Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields, and will carry out their duties in a wind turbine environment, usually in physical contact with a wind turbine or offshore wind structure.

All personnel participating in Refresher Training shall be medically fit and capable of fully participating. Trainees shall possess a valid GWO BST Fire Awareness or Fire Awareness Refresher certificates or training records in WINDA. The trainee shall also have a personal profile in WINDA and provide their own WINDA ID prior to completing the BSTR training.

The aim of this course is to give the participants the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training. Participants should be able to prevent fires, make appropriate judgements when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire. If the incident is judged to be safe, the participants should be able to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic hand held firefighting equipment.

The BST Fire Awareness Module shall ensure that: 1) The participants are able to demonstrate knowledge of the development and spread of fire (L2 – Knowledge) 2) The participants are able to demonstrate knowledge of the causes of fires in wind turbines and the related dangers (L2 – Knowledge) 3) The participants are able to identify any sign of a fire in a wind turbine environment (L3 – Skills) 4) The participants are able to demonstrate knowledge of the contingency plans in a wind turbine environment, including smoke detection and emergency escape procedures (L2 – Knowledge) 5) The participants are able to demonstrate correct actions for discovering a fire including correct use and fire extinguishing using firefighting equipment in a WTG (L3 – Skills)