Training Courses

GWO First Aid

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• 1.0 day
• Wind Energy

Summary

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GWO First Aid provides the skills and knowledge to administer safe and effective first aid in the wind turbine industry.

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Objectives

Delegates completing a GWO First Aid training course will be able to;

• Demonstrate understanding of the importance of carrying out first aid in a safe manner
• Demonstrate first aid in accordance with legislative requirements of their geographic location and according to ERC guidelines
• Demonstrate awareness of AHA guidelines
• Identify and explain normal function, vital signs, signs and symptoms of serious and minor injuries and illness related to the human body
• Demonstrate understanding and correct order of management in an emergency situation in a wind turbine generator environment
• Demonstrate correct use of lifesaving first aid using the primary survey A-B-C
• Demonstrate correct use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
• Demonstrate correct use of ordinary first aid, the secondary survey
• Demonstrate correct use of first aid equipment in a first aid scenario

Target Audience

Personnel in the wind industry.

Prerequisites

In order to complete a GWO First Aid course, delegates must:

• Be WINDA registered before arriving for the course

Award

GWO certificate.

Revalidation

The certificate must be revalidated every 2 years.