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GWO Working at Height Refresher

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• Wind Energy

Summary

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GWO Working at Height Refresher provides a balance of the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain the level of competence set out in the GWO Working at Height standard.

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Objectives

Delegates completing a GWO Working at Height Refresher training course will be able to;

• Understand general health and safety duties of employers to provide training and ensure competence of employees
• Understand personal responsibilities of employees and the self-employed
• Understand relevant legislation (HSW, WAH, MHSW, LOLER, PUWER, PPE 2002, PPE 1992)
• Understand basic reference and application of ACOPs, standards and guidelines (e.g. HSE, BS/EN)
• Understand wind turbine safety rules
• Safely inspect (prior to use), correctly fit, and use PPE for working at height applications
• Work safely at height in a tower or simulated conditions 
• Safely carry out a self-rescue in a tower or simulated conditions
• Safely carry out a rescue of a casualty in reach and out of reach conditions
• Safely carry out a range of ladder rescues

Target Audience

Personnel required to renew a GWO Working at Height certificate.

Prerequisites

In order to complete a GWO Working at Height Refresher, delegates must hold:

• A GWO Working at Height certificate

Award

GWO certificate.

Revalidation

The certificate must be revalidated every 2 years.