A 1 Day GWO (Global Wind Organisation) Basic First Aid Course offered in conjunction with an approved GWO Training Provider and part of the GWO Basic Safety Training.
This course is a requirement of most, if not all, offshore wind farm sites for technicians and other personnel working offshore or in offshore renewable energy.
Delegates completing a GWO First Aid training course will be able to;
- Demonstrate an 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
