GWO Advanced Rescue Training
GWO-ART
ADVANCED RESCUE TRAINING
These advanced GWO modules enable participants working in a remote wind turbine environment to learn the risks associated with confined space rescue operations and ensure more efficient rescues. GWO certified through ENSA.
CONTENT:
- (GWO ART-N) ARTNTBR GWO Nacelle, Tower & Basement Rescue
- (GWO ART-H) ARTHSIBR GWO Hub, Spinner, Inside Blade Rescue
LOCATION:
- Groton Training Center, Groton, CT
DURATION:
- Initial and Refresher: Twenty-one (21) Hours | 3 Days
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, physically capable of fully taking part in all course exercises. This program includes climbing up a ladder or tower, working at an elevated platform, and egressing from a height using rescue devices.
- Participants are required to bring work boots and a photo ID. All other equipment will be provided.
- Valid GWO Work at Height, GWO Manual Handling, and GWO First Aid certificates are prerequisites for participation. Participants must produce a certificate for previous confined space training.
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:
- Courses are scheduled on a rolling basis. Training calendar seats are booked on a first come, first serve basis.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- These modules teach entry-type casualty rescue operations in a turbine using industry-standard rescue equipment, rescue methods, and techniques exceeding those of GWO Work at Height. This program consists of two main modules. Other more basic modules are found within BST.
- Basic safety modules: Wind Limited Access (WLA), GWO BST-1005 Program, 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)