6 day package : GWO Basic Safety Training Full Offshore Package + OPITO FOET (CA-EBS)

Course Objectives:

Participants completing a GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) Onshore Package will be able to;

1. Identify possible fire hazards within the wind industry and understand how to control and mitigate these hazards
2.  Administer safe and effective first aid in a wind turbine industry in accordance with GWO
3. Correctly performing manual handling activities in the wind industry wind turbine environment
4. Perform safe and comprehensive basic rescue from height in a turbine environment while meeting emergency response requirements for personnel new to the global wind industry
5. Demonstrate sea survival techniques and safe transfer between vessels and installations

Learners completing the OPITO FOET (CA-EBS) course will be able to

  1. Demonstrate, in a simulated environment, that they can use the safety equipment and follow procedures in preparing for and during helicopter emergencies – with a particular focus on escaping from a helicopter following ditching.
  2. Demonstrate that they can use basic firefighting equipment effectively, and use self-rescue techniques in low visibility and completely obscured visibility situations e.g. smoke-filled areas.
  3. Demonstrate that they can perform basic first aid.

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Course Length:

6 days

Cost

R28350,00

Validity:

GWO certificates 2 years
OPITO FOET CA-EBS – 4 years

Prerequisites:

GWO prerequisites:
All participants are required to have their personal WINDA registration number. Registration can be completed at the following link:            https://winda.globalwindsafety.org/  When registering you need to do so as a COURSE PARTICIPANT and you must use your personal email address to create your profile.  Please email your WINDA number to oatc.co.za before you come and do your course.

OPITO prerequisites: The FOET (with CA-EBS) is open to persons who have a valid (in-date) OPITO-approved BOSIET (with CA-EBS), BOSIET (with EBS), TBOSIET, FOET (with CA-EBS), FOET (with EBS) or TFOET certificate.

 

Fitness:

A good standard of general fitness is required – participants will complete a medical fitness questionnaire at the centre at the commencement of the courses.

Certificate:

You will be awarded the follow certificates on successful completion of this course:
GWO BST Fire Awareness
GWO BST First Aid
GWO BST Manual Handling
GWO BST Working at Height
GWO BST Sea Survival
OPITO FOET (CA-EBS)

Course Content

Offshore Africa Training Centre offers both GWO courses and OPITO FOET CA-EBS courses with ALL modules on site at our Training Centre next to Cape Town International Airport. And if you book the package deal with OATC, you save. Now that’s exciting!!

Lunch is made fresh every morning according to your choice from our delicious menu. Free hot and cold beverages are available as well as free Wi-Fi and secure parking.

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