GWO: Basic Safety Training – First Aid

Course Objectives:

GWO First Aid provides the skills and knowledge to administer safe and effective first aid in the wind turbine industry. The training is designed to enable delegates to work in a safe manner and meet emergency response requirements in accordance with GWO Basic Safety Training (BST).

Participants 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 an 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 an understanding and correct order of management in an emergency situation in a wind turbine generator environment
– Demonstrate the correct use of lifesaving first aid using the primary survey A-B-C
– Demonstrate the correct use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
– Demonstrate the correct use of ordinary first aid, the secondary survey
– Demonstrate the correct use of first aid equipment in a first aid scenario