GWO: Basic Safety Training (BST) First Aid

Personnel working in the wind industry or related fields needing to obtain their GWO BST First Aid Module certificates.

All personnel participating in Basic Safety Training shall be medically fit and capable of fully participating.

The aim of the First Aid BST Module is to enable participants to recognize signs and symptoms of life threating situations and administer safe and effective first aid in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment in order to save lives and prevent further injury, until the casualty can be handed over to the next level of care. After successfully having completed this BST First Aid Module, the participants can: - Act independently in recognizing, assessing, and prioritizing the need for basic first aid and providing lifesaving first aid until the casualty can be handed over to the next level of care in case of an incident in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment (Ability, intermediate level) - Take responsibility for recognizing their limitations as a basic first aider, calling for help and enable evacuation off the casualty in case of an incident in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment (Ability, intermediate level)

The GWO First Aid is covers the following topics: • Introduction • Legislation/Risks/Hazards • Anatomy • Management of an incident • Lifesaving First Aid Primary Survey A-B-C • AED • Ordinary First Aid • Scenario-based training • Evaluation