Global Wind Organization (GWO) certified training is an internationally recognized standard required by many Offshore Wind (OSW) industry companies.
Similar to OSHA training and certification for construction industries, GWO Basic Safety Training Covers important topics for safety to ensure that workers in Offshore Wind Energy are well equipped with the skills and awareness when it comes to safety in the work field.
GWO modules include:
- First Aid: Enables participants, through theoretical and practical training, to recognise signs and symptoms of life threatening situations and administer safe and effective first aid in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment in order to save lives and prevent further injury, until the casualty can be handed over to the next level of care.
- Manual Handling: Reduces the risk of musculoskeletal injuries for wind technicians in the wind industry and enable participants to perform their tasks and activities in the safest possible way when working in a wind turbine environment.
The instructor should be aware that this module allows first time participants and refresher participants in the same classroom. Training should therefore incorporate the sharing of knowledge of the more experienced participants
- Working at Heights: Enables the participants, through theoretical and practical training, to use basic personal protective equipment, work safety at height and perform comprehensive basic rescue from height in a remote wind turbine environment. This course is not designed to test the participants’ capability and aptitude for working at height, i.e. It is not a test for fear of heights.
The aim of this module is to enable the participants, through theoretical and practical training, to use basic personal protective equipment, work safely at heights and perform comprehensive basic rescue from heights in a wind turbine environment. Furthermore, this module also aims to encourage positive manual handling and ergonomic behavior and enable participants to perform manual handling tasks in a safe manner. This course is not intended to test the participants’ capability and aptitude for working at height, i.e. it is not a test for fear of heights.
- Sea Survival: Through theoretical and practical training, this portion of the training gives participants the ability to act safely and responsibly and to take the correct preventive actions in all aspects of offshore operations from shore to installation vessel (or WTG) and vice versa. This is both during normal operations and in an offshore wind energy environment emergency.
In addition to adhering to legal regulations and standards, the training provider must continuously ensure that the training material is updated and in alignment with industry guidelines from G+ specifically: Working at Height in the Offshore Wind Industry and Safe Management of Small Service Vessels Used in the Offshore Wind Industry.
- Fire Awareness: The aim of this module is to enable the participants to prevent fires, make appropriate judgements when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire. If the incident is judged to be safe, the participants should be able to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic handheld fire fighting equipment.
This program’s start date is to be determined.
Requirements: 18 years of age or older. Must be able to provide state issued I.D. or passport ID. Must be able to participate and be present for all of the scheduled class days and times listed above. Must be able to travel/ commute to Kingsborough Community college or Staten Island for the classes.
Benefits: This training will equip students with the knowledge, training, and skills needed to work safely in the Offshore Wind Industry and provide students with the Global Wind Organization Basic Safety Training Certification.