Course details

GWO Fire Awareness aims to give participants the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training to prevent fires, make initial and appropriate judgement when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel to ensure all are safely evacuated and accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire, and, if it is judged to be safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic hand held fire fighting equipment. The course approved by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and is designed for onshore and offshore wind turbines.

Course Syllabus

  • Legislation
  • Fire combustion and spread
  • Fire extinguishing
  • Fire prevention
  • Firefighting equipment in a wind turbine generator
  • Practical scenario based training
  • Assessment & Evaluation

Course Assessment

Practical and written

Certification

Global Wind Organisation certificate valid for 2 years from assessment date.

Admission Requirements

Those attending should be medically fit to carry out the practical part of the course and free from medical contra-indications that may prevent them from working safely (A list of conditions that could affect practical training is available on request). Course participants will be required to provide confirmation that they possess a valid medical certificate or self-certify their medical and physical fitness before commencement of the course.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Access Rescue Consulting at Height ARCH

Access Rescue Consulting at Height T/A ARCH is a work at height and safety consultancy business supplying specialist height, rescue and safety training, rope access, rescue, safety consultancy, inspection and maintenance packages to the telecommunications, wind energy, industrial and public sectors.

ARCH has been independently audited by the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA International), and is a Full IRATA Operator Member Company and Full Trainer Member Company.  ARCH is also a RenewableUK approved training provider and Global Wind Organisation approved training provider for the delivery of safety training for the wind energy industry.

ARCH deliver work height, rescue and safety training at our training facilities in Co. Fermanagh, Belfast, Shannon Airport, and at clients sites across Ireland and UK.  Our IRATA rope access contracting services are delivered across Ireland, UK and internationally.

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