Upon completion of the GWO Slinger Signaller Standard (SLS), participants will be aware of the risks and hazards encountered when working with slinger signalling within the wind industry. Furthermore, they will be able to control and mitigate those risks and hazards.
The GWO Slinger Signaller Standard training will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and ability to appropriately respond in the event of a hazardous situation and to increase their safety through proper use of personal protective equipment, emergency equipment, procedures, and safe craftsmanship.
Participants completing a GWO Slinger Signaller course will be able to;
1. On their own, take responsibility to attach and detach the load to and from the crane lifting attachment
2. Take responsibility to initiate and direct the safe movement of the crane, including multiple slinger signallers during limited or blind lifts in both familiar and unfamiliar situations.
3. Take responsibility for their role and responsibilities during the lift
4. On their own, take responsibility for visual pre- and post-inspection on lifting accessories and load
5. Take responsibility for handling lifting accessories
6. Act independently when taking responsibility for ensuring safe lift-off and lay down of the load
7. Take responsibility for slinging various types of loads, based on weight, centre of gravity, shape, and size and to seek guidance when needed
8. Take responsibility to carry out generic routine lifts in accordance with the lift plan independently and responsibly
9. Take responsibility to comply with instructions/procedures set up by the employer to manage lifting and to seek guidance when needed
10. Take responsibility to ensure that equipment is properly applied, maintained and that defects are reported