Health & Safety

Working at Heights and Rescue Training - Basic

This safety training for work on wind turbines features basic safety guidelines and procedures and emergency rescue drills. The training session enables the participant to conduct rescue operations on wind turbines in a safe manner. The module includes PPE handling, care and maintenance. This module is a prerequisite for all work on wind turbines.

Outline key statutory provisions and technical rules on PPE
Define rights and obligations of employers and employees in respect of workers' safety
Name wind turbine access procedures and procedures for de-energizing the turbine
Categorize hazards of working with wind turbines
Assess weather and environmental conditions for working at heights
Describe standard rescue equipment and procedures
Outline the emergency and reporting chain
Explain first aid measures related to rescue from heights

Select appropriate PPE
Inspect PPE and fit harness
Look after, store and maintain PPE correctly
Transport injured persons within the nacelle
Rescue injured persons from the ladder without rescue devices
Rescue injured persons from the ladder with the help of standard rescue devices
Evacuate a wind turbine via abseiling/rapelling
Evacuate and abseil injured persons from a wind turbine
Manage casualties with harness hang syndrome (HHS)
Activate the emergency and reporting chain
Administer precautionary measures to prevent harness hang syndrome

Valid medical examination for working at heights (i.e. G41 examination in Germany)
Valid first aid certificate
Comfortable with exposure to heights
Physical fitness

Upcoming Training Events

Event name	Start	Duration	Location	Language
Wind Turbine Service Technician Course Greta des Ardennes - Academie Reims - Lycée des Métiers François Bazin, France	2019-09-09 08:30	850 hours	CHARLEVILLE-MEZIÈRES, France
Servicetechniker/in für Windenergieanlagen (HWK) Handwerkskammer zu Köln, Deutschland	2020-01-08 08:30	130 days	Köln, Deutschland
PSA Rettungs- und Sicherheitstraining - Basisschulung Handwerkskammer zu Köln, Deutschland	2020-02-17 08:30	16 hours	Köln, Deutschland

Linked Courses

GWO Basic Safety Training Basics

4 modules - 5 days

Wind Turbine Service Technician Onshore

45 modules - approx. 6 month

Number of Trainers
Theory 1, Practical 2

Trainer Requirements
Trainer qualification by RSC-HSE-23, alternativ Höhenretter gem. AGBF/EUSR oder gleichwertig, alternativ Qualifikation nach TRBS 2121 Teil 2, alternativ Seilzugangstechnik Level 2 IRATA/FISAT. Qualifikation nach DGUV G-312-906. Gültiger Erste Hilfe Lehrgang. Pädagogische Eignung. Gute Kenntnisse der Grundlagen von Windenergieanlagen oder technischen Bauwerken.

Equipment Requirements
Training tower, minimum height 25m; Range of different ladder systems and height access systems; Authorized and certified rescue equipment; Fall arrest devices; Sufficient number of personal fall protection systems

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Working at Heights and Rescue Training - Basic

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Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

Skills

Prerequisites

Assessment Method

Upcoming Training Events

Linked Courses

Additional Information about the Module and the RSC Standard for Training Providers