GWO 101 Fire Awareness
GWO BST-FA-101
PREVENTING & EVALUATING A FIRE
This GWO module enables participants to work in a remote wind turbine environment to prevent fires and conduct initial judgment when evaluating a fire. Participants learn evacuation management, personnel accounting, and initial fire extinguishing with handheld firefighting equipment. This module is GWO-certified through ENSA.
CONTENT:
- Minor to Severe injuries & illness
- Management of an emergency
- Lifesaving first aid within primary assessment principles (ABCs)
- First aid under secondary assessment principles
- First aid equipment & scenarios
DURATION:
- Initial: Seven (7) Hours | 1 Day
- Refresher: Four (4) Hours | 1 Day
LOCATION:
- Groton Training Center, Groton, CT
AGE REQUIREMENTS:
- Participants must be a minimum of 18 years of age for full participation and certification. Participants under the age of 18 require parental consent.
PREREQUISITES:
- Participants engage in rigorous activity and should be in a good state of health, and physically capable of fully taking part in all course exercises.
Students need work boots and a photo ID. We provide all other equipment.
CERTIFICATION:
- All participants who complete the full program in accordance with the learning and performance objectives receive a course completion certificate and GWO (WINDA) credit (24-mo expiry).
SCHEDULING:
- Book training calendar seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- This course comprises one of the four required ENSA GWO modules to complete the GWO 1005 Basic Safety Training Certification.
- Basic safety modules: Wind Limited Access (WLA), Work at Height (WAH 1002), Manual Handling (MH 102), First Aid (FA 2002), Fire Awareness (FAW 101), Sea Survival (GWO SS), GWO Refreshers
- Advanced modules: Enhanced First Aid (EFA), Advanced Rescue Training (ART-H) (ART-N)