GWO Advanced Rescue Training Refresher

£ 425.00 + VAT

GWO Advanced Training

Location: East Coast College

Language: ENGLISH

Learning Mode: Classroom with Practical

Accreditation Body: Global Wind Organisation

GWO Advanced Rescue Training Refresher

A valid GWO Advanced Rescue REQUIRED

Course Assessments

Competency is assessed through a combination of knowledge refreshment and practical application:

  • Theory Review: Instructor-led discussions and knowledge checks to reinforce rescue principles and current industry best practices.
  • Practical Assessment: Direct observation of advanced rescue techniques, including casualty recovery from nacelle, hub, spinner, and tower environments using appropriate rescue systems.

For Who

This course is for personnel who are required to carry out advanced rescue duties within wind turbine environments and personnel whose current GWO Advanced Rescue certifications is within their renewal window. It is designed to maintain continued competence in rescue operations and ensure ongoing ability to perform or assist in safe rescue activities within wind turbine environments, including:

  • Wind Turbine Technicians and Engineers
  • Team Leaders and Supervisors
  • Maintenance and Service Personnel
  • Subcontractors and Site Inspectors requiring turbine access

PPE Requirements

For the practical training sessions, participants must provide:

  • S3 Safety Boots.
  • Durable workwear (suitable for climbing and mechanical environments.)

Note: Specialist PFPE is provided by Hexis.

Purpose

The GWO Advanced Rescue Refresher (ART-R) module is designed for personnel working in wind turbine environments who need to renew their certification, maintaining the essential knowledge and practical skills required to perform or assist in rescue operations at height. The course reinforces safe, efficient, and coordinated rescue techniques from multiple locations within a wind turbine, ensuring personnel remain competent in conducting safe rescues in both onshore and offshore wind energy operations.

Course Content

This module refreshes and reinforces the advanced knowledge and practical skills required to perform rescue operations in wind turbine environments:

  • Rescue Planning: Refreshing understanding of risk assessment, roles, and responsibilities during rescue operations.
  • Rescue Equipment: Reinforcing selection, inspection, and correct use of advanced rescue systems and devices.
  • Hub, Spinner & Nacelle Rescue: Reviewing techniques for recovering casualties from complex turbine locations.
  • Tower & Basement Rescue: Refreshing safe evacuation procedures from vertical and confined spaces.
  • Single Rescue & Team Rescue: Practising coordinated rescue techniques using individual and team-based systems.
  • Lowering & Raising Systems: Reinforcing practical use of rescue kits for controlled casualty movement.
  • Casualty Handling: Refreshing safe movement and management of an injured or unconscious person during rescue.
  • Emergency Scenarios: Repeating realistic turbine-based rescue exercises under time and environmental constraints.

Course Certification

Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded the GWO Advanced Rescue Refresher certificate. All results are uploaded to GWO WINDA and are valid for 24 months.

Prerequisites

  • A valid (non-expired) GWO Advanced Rescue or Refresher certificate.
  • A high level of physical fitness and a “Fit for Work" health declaration that is completed on arrival.
  • A valid form of photographic identification on the day of training.
  • A minimum age of 18 years.
  • A valid GWO WINDA ID.
  • The ability to communicate effectively in English.

Note: This course is physically demanding; participants must be comfortable with heights and physically capable of climbing and lifting.

Note: Training must be completed before the expiry date of the current certificates to be classified as a Refresher.