1/2 Day Course
GWO Fire Awareness provides the knowledge, skills and confidence to appropriately respond in the event of a fire emergency or the wind industry work environment. Participants will learn the proper use of personal protective equipment, emergency equipment and emergency procedures common to the wind industry.
This training comprises of experience of a realistic wind turbine environment, live fire training using a range of fire appliances and equipment to combat a fire and evacuate to a safe environment from a smoke filled environment.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who is looking to add Fire Safety Awareness to their GWO qualifications.
Candidate Requirements:
To attend you must register or have registered for a personal WINDA profile before arriving for the course https://www.globalwindsafety.org/winda/register.
Be over 18, physically and medically fit.
Course Content Includes:
Delegates completing our GWO Fire Safety Awareness training course will gain the knowledge and skills:
- To prevent fire and conduct initial and appropriate judgement when evaluating a fire.
- To manage evacuation of personnel to ensure all are safely evacuated and accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire.
- If it is judged to be safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic handheld firefighting equipment.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of the causes, development and spread of fire in wind turbines and the related dangers.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the contingency plans, including smoke detection and emergency escape procedures.
- Demonstrate correct actions upon discovering a fire including raising alarms and correct use of firefighting equipment in a wind turbine environment.
Assessment:
Theory & Practical Assessment.
Certification
At the end of this course, we will register your training with ASL on WINDA.