GWO Advanced Rescue Training Refresher (including GWO Work at Height Refresher & GWO Manual Handling)

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 Standard may mitigate the identified risks

Participants must hold a valid GWO ART - Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue Module; GWO BST Working at Heights; GWO BST First Aid and GWO BST Manual Handling certificates to participate in ARTR.

The aim of the ARTR Standard is to review and build on previously gained knowledge and skills from the ART training as well as working at heights and manual handling training through theoretical and practical training. Training in accordance with this ARTR standard will enable participants to perform entry-type injured person rescue operations, in a WTG, using industry standard rescue equipment, rescue methods and techniques.

Emergency response plan in own organisation Knowledge review Manual handling Working at height – rescue from ladder Working at height – self evacuation Head support during rescue Packaging the injured person Lowering/raising rescue system Hub rescue exercise (from blade) Hub rescue exercise (from spinner) Outside evacuation of injured person Evacuation of an injured person from the nacelle to the base of the tower Rescue from enclosed space Rescue from crawl space Rescue up