GWO Working at Heights Refresher

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GWO Working at Heights Refresher stands for Global Wind Organisation Working at Heights Refresher and is designed for personnel in the wind industry who need to renew their certification to safely work at height, including technicians, engineers, and other staff accessing wind turbines or similar environments. This training is essential for those required to maintain compliance with industry safety standards and project-specific refresher intervals.

Certification

GWO Module Working At Heights Refresher

Duration

1 day

Validity

2 years

Prerequisites

A valid GWO Working at Height Certificate or Refresher Certificate.

Prices & locations*

VAT (if applicable) is excluded. Lunch, coffee/tea, course materials, and the registration fee (€13.00) may be included depending on the training location. Payment is made in the currency of the training location. Prices shown in other currencies are indicative and may vary due to exchange rate fluctuations.

More information about GWO Working at Heights Refresher

The aim of this training is to refresh the learner’s prior knowledge, skills, and abilities to enable learners, through practical training, to be able to maintain a high standard of safety awareness in the offshore wind industry. This refresher training ensures that learners remain up to date with the latest best practices, techniques, procedures and emergency response protocols required for wind industry operations. The course focuses on filling gaps in knowledge, skills or abilities and where possible, enhancing the knowledge and practical skills necessary to act safely and taking appropriate preventive measures in an offshore wind turbine environment.

The refresher training is split into four sections; Introduction, Skills stations, Scenario training and a training review.

During the introduction the following topics will be covered; relevant information about the training center and its facilities, emergency response, house rules, course content, duration of the modules, training and assessment methods and any other expectations delegates may have.

After the introduction there are the Skill stations, this is a section with practical exercises in which learners demonstrate, apply, and explain specific skills under instructor observation. Throughout the skill station, they receive feedback from both peers and instructors to ensure competency.

Upon completion of the Skill stations, the delegates will participate in Scenario training. This section will simulate real workplace situations, allowing learners to apply and refresh their basic safety knowledge, skills and abilities in a practical and industry-relevant context. These immersive exercises reinforce learning while enhancing learners’ understanding and practical application of key skills.

The training then concludes with a training review. The aim of which is to enable the delegates to think about and process their learning outcome and key takeaways from the training, aiming to achieve a high learning transfer from the training to their way of working.

This course meets the requirements for ongoing employment in the wind industry and is intended to ensure the learners’ are able to take the appropriate actions during an emergency situation. The training is aligned with the Global Wind Organisation standards, ensuring international recognition and compliance within the wind energy industry.

GWO does not offer any dispensation; without a valid Initial or Refresher certificate, learners cannot attend a Refresher course and must instead complete Initial GWO Working at Height again.

The section below lists the lessons and elements that are covered during the training.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Perform pre-use inspection of the PFPE and equip themselves with appropriate PFPE.
  • Take responsibility for buddy-checks as a precaution against improper use of PFPE and risk of dropped objects.
  • Take responsibility for securing tools, equipment, accessories, minor components, items, and parts by adequately tethering to prevent dropped objects.
  • Perform the appropriate use of different types of guided type fall arresters (e.g. rail, cable) and SRL while showing awareness of fall factors.
  • Act independently in using the principle of selecting anchor points which reduce the fall factor to as low as possible.
  • Take responsibility for the safe and correct use of work positioning lanyards.
  • Take responsibility for the safe and correct use of fall arrest lanyards while showing awareness of fall factors.
  • Perform the correct use of the rescue device in passive and active mode.
  • Perform double evacuation with device in active mode.
  • Perform rescue of an injured person from a ladder with the device in passive mode.
  • Perform rescue of an injured person from a ladder with the device in active mode.
  • Act independently in approaching rescue situations in WTGs and in using rescue equipment efficiently.
  • Take responsibility for safely and correctly using rescue devices.

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FAQ

No. GWO does not allow any dispensation. Once your certificate has expired, you are no longer eligible for a refresher course and will need to complete the full initial training again.

The certificate(s) for GWO Working at Heights Refresher remain valid for 2 years.

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All FMTC courses are delivered in English.

After successfully completing GWO Working at Heights Refresher, the participant will be awarded the following certificate(s): GWO Module Working At Heights Refresher.

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