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Timetable
9.00-13.00 14.00-17.00
Intended audience
Personnel who will work in the wind industry or related fields. Personnel selected to perform, or lead, an advanced rescue operation.
Pre-requisites
All participants in a GWO training course shall create a WINDA profile on the Global Wind Organisation website in order to obtain an identification code (WINDA ID) which must be provided at registration.
In addition, participants of the basic course and must hold the following courses: GWO BST WAH (work at height), GWO BST FA (first aid) and GWO BST MH (manual handling of loads).
Module participants must be in good, self-certified psycho-physical condition.
Should health conditions change during training, work activities must cease immediately unless the participant submits medical clearance.
The training centre is entitled to exclude a participant from the training or examination in the event of doubts about his or her health, fitness or aptitude for safety.
Objectives
The objective of this module is to consolidate the skills already acquired regarding rescue operations in the nose of a Wind Turbine Generator (WGT or wind turbine) and inside the blade, using industry-standard rescue equipment, methods and techniques, superior to those of GWO Working at Height.
After successfully completing this HSIBR module, participants will be able to:
- Determine rescue and evacuation strategy by performing rescue operations in the nose of a wind turbine and inside the blade (Knowledge, intermediate level).
- Use the mechanical advantage and deflection angle considering high energy and common hazards (Ability, intermediate level).
Course fee
300,00€ per participant at Kong premises (VAT exempt).
The confirmation of the course will be communicated to each participant 10 working days before the fixed date.
The course will be activated upon reaching the minimum number of 4 participants.
Contents
- Introduction to the course
- Emergency response plan in your organisation
- Measures to prevent accidents during training
- Head support during rescue
- Immobilization of the injured person
- Lowering/lifting rescue system
- Rescue exercise in the hub 1 and 2 (from the shovels)
- Rescue exercises in the hub 3 and 4
- Evacuation of an injured person
- Final assessment
PPE and Log Book
Participants are required to wear comfortable and functional training clothing, safety shoes.
At the beginning of the course, the teacher will evaluate the suitability of the footwear; if the footwear is not suitable, the participant will be excluded from the course.
Who has already the Kong Log Book, should bring it in order to update.
Checks and evaluation
Participants will be assessed on the basis of learning outcomes by direct observation during training and final written test.
Teaching material
The necessary documentation will be provided for the in-depth study of the topics covered.
Teaching methodology
The courses are conducted with an interactive method, in order to involve the participants, stimulate their interest, encourage discussion on practical cases from their experience.
This allow the cours contents to be adapted to the needs of the participants themselves.
Attendance certificates and participants’ evaluation
participants who, in addition to have attended at least 90% of the hours scheduled for the module, have successfully passed the learning tests, will be issued a certificate valid for the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standard.
Duration of the GWO certificates of attendance
The module described above is valid for 24 months.
Payment procedure
Bank transfer within two days of receipt of the course confirmation.
Registration will only be officially confirmed upon receipt of the fee.
Cancellation
In case of cancellation Kong S.p.A. will retain
- 50% if the cancellation is made within 5 working days before the beginning of the course
- the entire fee if the cancellation is made from the fourth working day before the beginning of the course, at the beginning of the course or after the course has started.
Any absences for health reasons only entitle the fee to be suspended if documented.