Rescue Training Refresher – Course Content (1 Instructor)
Theoretical Part (approx. 3 hours):
Legal fundamentals
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
General PPE
Helmet, safety footwear, gloves, etc.
Personal fall protection equipment
Full-body harness
Shock absorbers (function, fall forces with/without shock absorber)
Lanyards
Guided type fall arresters on fixed and flexible lines
Ladder and fall-protection systems: design and function
Carabiners
Inspection, cleaning, and maintenance of PPE
Criteria for removal from service of harnesses, ropes, and helmets
Safe working in and on a wind turbine (WT)
Proper use of PPE
Safe behavior depending on the work location
Work inside the tower
Work inside the nacelle
Work on the roof of the nacelle
Work in a man basket
Behavior in exceptional weather conditions
Behavior after accidents
First aid
Suspension trauma
Countermeasures
Accident scenarios
Accident statistics
Accident case studies
Wind Turbine Emergency Information System (WT-NIS)
Practical Part (approx. 5 hours):
Pre-briefing
Travel to the wind turbine and general rules of conduct in the wind farm
Review: correct donning of the full-body harness and PPE
Rescue exercises:
Rescue from a ladder
Final Debriefing:
Participants’ questions
A few practical tips and recommendations
