GWO: Basic Safety Training – Working at Height Refresher

Course Objectives:

The 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.

Participants 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
– 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