GWO Enhanced First Aid Initial Training

Description of the course
Target group
  • Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields, and who will have duties to fulfil in a wind turbine environment, as well as usually being in physical contact with a wind farm environment or an offshore wind structure make up the target group.
  • Personnel that are selected by their employer to perform enhanced first aid onshore or offshore, where training according to the GWO Enhanced First Aid training may enable them to react to incidents and thus mitigate the results of casualties deriving from the identified risks.
Objectives of the course
The aim of the Training is to enable the participants to support and care for others working in the industry and to provide ongoing care to an ill or injured casualty over a short period of time while waiting for professional emergency rescue teams to arrive.

Overall learning objectives for the Enhanced First Aid Initial Training:
  • Take responsibility for administering safe, effective, and immediate lifesaving and enhanced first aid measures in an emergency in a wind turbine generator (WTG) environment (Ability, intermediate level);
  • Act independently in giving assistance in remote areas using advanced emergency equipment and medical teleconsultation (Ability, intermediate level).
Approval



The GWO Enhanced First Aid module is approved by Global Wind Organisation (GWO).
Student feedback mark
Average student feedback mark for training course GWO Enhanced First Aid (Riga): 5
Average student feedback mark for training course GWO Enhanced First Aid (Klaipeda): 4.48
Duration of the training course
3 days.
Price
  • Riga/Latvia – 390 EUR per person;
  • Klaipeda/Lithuania – 300 EUR per person.
Certificate validity
Certificate is valid 2 years.
Course contents
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the training;
Lesson 2 - Risks/Hazards/Legislation;
Lesson 3 - Anatomy and Physiology;
Lesson 4 - Management of an incident (emergency response);
Lesson 5 - Lifesaving and enhanced first aid using primary and secondary survey;
Lesson 6 - Pain management and further possible medication;
Lesson 7 - EFA Exercises (Scenariobased training);
Lesson 8 - Training review.
Training approaches and equipment:
  • Theoretical tasks with presentations and visualizations;
  • Group workshops;
  • Case studies;
  • Practical exercises in workshops;
  • Practical exercises using real life equipment;
  • Professional instructors with industry experience.

Any equipment used during this GWO training module shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the national standards in the country where the training is taking place. When working in a country where there is no applicable national standard then the equipment shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the European standards.
Delegate prerequisites
All personnel participating shall be medically fit and capable of fully participating.
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