Rescue Training Basic Course – Course Content
Day 1 – Theoretical Part
Introduction
Legal basics
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Helmets
Protective footwear
Gloves, etc.
Personal fall protection equipment
Full-body harness
Shock absorbers (operation and fall forces with/without shock absorber)
Lanyards
Rope-guided fall arrest devices (fixed and mobile)
Fall-protection systems: design and function
Carabiners
Inspections
Cleaning
Maintenance of PPE
End-of-service life criteria for harnesses/ropes/helmets
Practical exercises:
Recognizing damaged PPE — each participant must be able to identify defective PPE
Safe work in and on a WEA
Correct use of PPE
Anchorage points
Safe behavior depending on the work location
Inside the tower
Inside the machine house
Spinner, rotor blades and associated areas
Outside on the tower
Special authorized work
Live electrical work
Switching medium-voltage systems
Work at control cabinets
Accidents and rescue
Rescue devices / abseil devices
Abseil devices with hoist function
Overview of rescue procedures
Rescue from ladders
Abseiling from machine house
Post-accident behavior
Reporting
First aid
Suspension trauma (countermeasures)
Accident statistics and case studies
Introduction to the Wind Turbine Emergency Information System (WEA-NIS)
Day 2 – Practical Part
Briefing
Travel to the wind farm and general behavior rules
Correct donning of harness and PPE
Practical exercises:
“Suspension exercise” test for all participants
Climbing and behavior inside the tower
Behavior when leaving ladders
Behavior inside the machine house
Explanation of emergency stop / shutdown
Safe conduct with open hatches
Instruction on access systems (if available)
Rescue drills:
Rescue from ladder
Abseiling from machine house
Final Debriefing:
Participants’ questions
A few practical tips and recommendations
