Course details

GWO Manual Handling training course give the participants an awareness through theoretical and practical training to encourage positive manual handling behaviour and perform manual handling activities in a safe manner in the wind turbine industry/environment.  The course approved by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and is designed for onshore and offshore wind turbines.

Course Syllabus

  • Personal responsibilities
  • Hazards and risks of manual handling
  • Risk assessments and control measures for manual handling on wind farm sits
  • Injury – signs, symptons, causes and consequences of injuries
  • Company and site specific health and safety procedures
  • Inpidual safe lifting techniques
  • Group safe lifting techniques

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. Participants should be aged 18 years or over.

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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