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For Wind and Renewables Professionals

High Quality & Realistic GWO Training Courses and Refresher Courses.

Land and Sea Group is a GWO accredited course provider, offering a variety of GWO courses, to people working in the field Wind and Renewable energy field, including Onshore Basic Safety courses, Basic Technical Training courses, Enhanced First Aid, Blade Repair and Advanced Rescue.
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Full GWO Courses

GWO Combined Courses

GWO Refresher Courses

GWO Fire Awareness

This course is designed to give participants the knowledge, skills, and understanding to prevent fires, and safely manage the evacuation of themselves and others in the event of a fire in a wind turbine environment. It will also enable participants to extinguish an initial fire using basic handheld equipment if it is judged safe to do so.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to prevent and assess fires, manage the evacuation of personnel, and extinguish fires using the correct fire fighting equipment if the incident is judged to be safe.

Course Content
  • Legislation
  • Fire combustion
  • Fire spread
  • Fire extinguishing
  • Fire prevention
  • Fire-fighting equipment in a wind turbine
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GWO First Aid

This course is designed to give participants the knowledge, skills, and understanding to recognise signs and symptoms of life-threatening conditions in a wind turbine environment. Participants will be able to safely and effectively provide lifesaving and other first aid to save lives and prevent further injury until medical assistance arrives.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to recognise life-threatening and other common medical conditions in a wind turbine environment, treat these safely and efficiently until further medical assistance arrives, recognise their limits as a first aider, and identify when and how to call for help.

Course Content
  • Lifesaving First Aid Using the Primary Survey
  • Burns
  • Chemical Contacts to the Eye
  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • Hypothermia
  • Fractures
  • Head-to-Toe Examination
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GWO Working at Height

This course is designed to enable participants to safely use and inspect basic personal protective equipment, work safely at height, and perform a comprehensive set of basic rescues in a wind turbine environment.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to use and inspect basic PPE, work safely at height, and perform various rescues in a wind turbine environment using standard rescue and evacuation equipment.

Course Content
  • Legislation
  • Harnesses
  • Fall Prevention
  • Vertical Fall Arrest Systems
  • Fall Arrest Lanyards
  • Dropped Objects
  • Self-Retracting Lifelines
  • Risks, Hazards, and Suspension Trauma
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Rescue Devices and Rigging Setup
  • Rescue Exercises
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GWO Manual Handling

This course is designed to enable participants to identify the signs and symptoms of some common musculoskeletal injuries in the wind turbine industry, and give them the skills, knowledge, and understanding to avoid these injuries.

Participants will undertake theoretical training online at their own pace, and then come to a Safer at Work training venue to put the principles they have learnt into practice in a variety of scenarios.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants should be able to perform manual handling tasks in a wind turbine environment safely and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries, by applying essential manual handling principles.

Course Content
  • Recognising and avoiding common musculoskeletal injuries in the wind industry
  • Essential manual handling principles
  • The TILE principle
  • Working over shoulder height
  • Working while kneeling
  • Pushing and pulling
  • Carrying
  • Lifting
  • Working with handheld tools
  • Awkward postures
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GWO Sea Survival

The GWO Sea Survival course is designed to give participants the knowledge, skills, and ability to safely work offshore including using PPE and life-saving appliances, the use of location devices and survival techniques when submerged in the sea, and safe procedures for vessel-to-vessel and vessel to turbine transfers.

Course Objectives

The overall objective of the GWO Sea Survival module is that participants will be able to act independently to prevent incidents, and minimise the consequences of any incidents by working safely and taking care of themselves and others while working offshore.

Course Content
  • Safety culture and legacy
  • Cold water immersion
  • Personal LSA and PPE
  • Life Saving appliances (LSA) and PPE
  • SAR AND GMDSS
  • Controlled entry into the water from TP ladder
  • Individual and collective swimming techniques
  • Correct usage of life raft
  • Emergency descent by constant rate descender
  • Safety on board vessels
  • Man overboard procedures (MOB)
  • Procedure for transfer between crew transfer vessel and wind turbine generator transition piece
  • Safe transfer between crew transfer vessel and wind turbine generator transition piece
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GWO Blade Repair

GWO Blade Repair gives participants the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform minor blade repairs under supervision of a more experienced technician, while working in a way that keeps themselves and others safe.

This is a blended learning course, with an onsite duration of 5 days.

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The GWO Blade Repair Course has been designed to enable participants to complete basic blade repairs in the wind industry, by giving them the necessary knowledge, skills, and understanding.

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable participants to perform and document blade repair tasks and execute work in accordance with work instructions. This is an entry level course, and therefore doesn’t enable participants to perform repairs on major structural blade components such as spar caps or carbon fibre.

Course Content
  • Work Instructions
  • Blade Construction
  • Handling Chemicals
  • Leading and Trailing Edge Repairs
  • Core Material Replacement
  • Surface Repairs to Paint and Gelcoat
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GWO Basic Technical Training - Electrical

The GWO Electrical course is designed to give participants the knowledge, understanding and skills to work safely on electrical systems and complete basic tasks in a wind turbine environment while under supervision.

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GWO Enhanced First Aid

This course is designed to give participants the knowledge, skills, and understanding to recognise signs and symptoms of life-threatening conditions in a wind turbine environment. Participants will be able to safely and effectively provide lifesaving and other first aid to save lives and prevent further injury until medical assistance arrives.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to recognise life-threatening and other common medical conditions in a wind turbine environment, treat these safely and efficiently until further medical assistance arrives, recognise their limits as a first aider, and identify when and how to call for help.

Course Content
  • Lifesaving First Aid Using the Primary Survey
  • Burns
  • Chemical Contacts to the Eye
  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • Hypothermia
  • Fractures
  • Head-to-Toe Examination
  • Risks/Hazards/Legislation
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Managing Incidents
  • Medical Teleconsultation
  • Advanced Airway Management Techniques
  • Use of Bag-Valve Masks
  • Chest Injuries
  • Secondary Survey – including Disability and Exposure
  • Chemical contact to the skin
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GWO Advanced Rescue (Hub) -Initial or Refresher

GWO Advanced Rescue Training sets out to teach individuals to perform entry-type injured person rescue operations in a WTG, using industry standard rescue equipment, methods and techniques, exceeding those of GWO Working at Height.

You must hold valid GWO BST module Working at Heights, GWO First aid and GWO Manual Handling certificates to take this course.

Course Objectives
  • Safely access the hub, spinner and inside blade of a wind turbine to get to an injured person
  • Perform entry-type casualty rescue operations in a wind turbine generator
  • Correctly use industry standards rescue equipment and methods
  • Understand and demonstrate rescue techniques that exceed those of GWO Working at Height
Course Content
  • Legislation
  • Harnesses
  • Fall Prevention
  • Vertical Fall Arrest Systems
  • Fall Arrest Lanyards
  • Dropped Objects
  • Self-Retracting Lifelines
  • Risks, Hazards, and Suspension Trauma
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Rescue Devices and Rigging Setup
  • Rescue Exercises
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GWO Basic Technical Training - Hydraulic

This course is part of the GWO Basic Technical Training, designed to give an entry-level knowledge of technical systems on a wind turbine. By the end of the GWO BTT Hydraulic Module you will have gained the knowledge and skills to carry out basic hydraulic tasks in a wind turbine environment under the supervision of an experienced technician.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to explain the basics of hydraulic systems, the risks and hazards associated with them, and demonstrate the usage of hydraulic equipment.

Course Content

 

  • Introduction to Hydraulics
  • Hydraulic Safety
  • Pumps
  • Actuators
  • Valves
  • Accumulators
  • Sensors
  • Pipes, Hoses and Connections
  • Oil and Filters
  • Hydraulic Diagrams
  • Pressure Measuring Tools
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GWO Basic Safety Training

This GWO Basic Safety Training course includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
Course Objectives

On completion of this training bundle, participants will be able to work safely at height using basic PPE, and perform basic rescues and evacuations from height. Participants will also be able to safely perform manual handling exercises, prevent fires from occurring in a wind turbine environment, and take safe and correct action in the event of a fire including using manual handheld firefighting equipment. Finally, participants will be able to independently recognise, treat and prioritise basic first aid incidents and techniques in order to save lives.

Course Content

 

  • GWO Working at Height (Safe Working Practices, Pre-Use Inspection and Use of Basic PPE, Safe Evacuation Techniques, Rescue of a casualty at height)
  • GWO Manual Handling (Identifying and treating common injuries, Understanding and using essential manual handling principles such as the hierarchy of control and the TILE principle, Safe manual handling posture and techniques in a variety of scenarios)
  • GWO Fire Awareness (Understanding how fires start and spread, Risks and Hazards in a Wind Turbine Environment, How to Prevent fires on a wind turbine, Safe evacuation in the event of a fire, Safe and correct use of fire blankets and fire extinguishers)
  • GWO First Aid (Using the Primary Survey D-R-C-A-B-C, recognising various life-threatening conditions including catastrophic bleeding, cardiac arrest, and shock, Performing life-saving first aid techniques, Performing other first aid techniques such as bandaging, splints, and treating hypothermia)
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GWO Basic Safety Training & Blade Repair

This Training course includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
  • GWO Blade Repair
Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable participants to perform and document blade repair tasks and execute work in accordance with work instructions. This is an entry-level course, and therefore doesn’t enable participants to perform repairs on major structural blade components such as spar caps or carbon fibre.
In addition to GWO’s in:

  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO manual handling
  • GWO working at height
Course Content

GWO Blade Repair gives participants the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform minor blade repairs under the supervision of a more experienced technician, while working in a way that keeps themselves and others safe.

This is a blended learning course and you will need to undertake the online elements before the course starts.

This combined course also includes:

  • GWO Fire awareness
  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO manual handling
  • GWO working at height
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GWO Offshore Basic Safety Training

This GWO Basic Safety Training course includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
  • GWO Sea Survival
Course Objectives

On completion of this training bundle, participants will be able to work safely at height using basic PPE, and perform basic rescues and evacuations from height. Participants will also be able to safely perform manual handling exercises, prevent fires from occurring in a wind turbine environment, take safe and correct action in the event of a fire including using manual handheld firefighting equipment and recognise, treat and prioritise basic first aid incidents and techniques in order to save lives. Finally, participants will be able to prevent incidents, and minimise the consequences of any incidents by working safely and taking care of themselves and others while working offshore.

Course Content
  • GWO Working at Height (Safe Working Practices, Pre-Use Inspection and Use of Basic PPE, Safe Evacuation Techniques, Rescue of a casualty at height)
  • GWO Manual Handling (Identifying and treating common injuries, Understanding and using essential manual handling principles such as the hierarchy of control and the TILE principle, Safe manual handling posture and techniques in a variety of scenarios)
  • GWO Fire Awareness (Understanding how fires start and spread, Risks and Hazards in a Wind Turbine Environment, How to Prevent fires on a wind turbine, Safe evacuation in the event of a fire, Safe and correct use of fire blankets and fire extinguishers)
  • GWO First Aid (Using the Primary Survey D-R-C-A-B-C, recognising various life-threatening conditions including catastrophic bleeding, cardiac arrest, and shock, Performing life-saving first aid techniques, Performing other first aid techniques such as bandaging, splints, and treating hypothermia)
  • GWO Sea Survival (Safety culture and legacy, cold water immersion, personal LSA and PPE, life Saving appliances and PPE, SAR and GMDSS, controlled entry into the water from TP ladder, individual and collective swimming techniques, correct usage of life raft, emergency descent by constant rate descender, safety on board vessels, man overboard procedures, procedure for transfer between crew transfer vessel and wind turbine generator transition piece, safe transfer between crew transfer vessel and wind turbine generator transition piece)
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GWO Hub Access Technician

This GWO Hub Access Technician package includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
  • GWO Advanced Rescue (Hub)
Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable participants to perform entry-type casualty rescue operations in a wind turbine generator by safely accessing the hub, spinner and inside blade of a wind turbine. Correctly using industry-standard rescue equipment, along with understanding and demonstrating rescue techniques are also assessed. In addition to GWO’s in:

  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO manual handling
  • GWO working at height
Course Content
  • GWO Working at Height (Safe Working Practices, Pre-Use Inspection and Use of Basic PPE, Safe Evacuation Techniques, Rescue of a casualty at height)
  • GWO Manual Handling (Identifying and treating common injuries, Understanding and using essential manual handling principles such as the hierarchy of control and the TILE principle, Safe manual handling posture and techniques in a variety of scenarios)
  • GWO Fire Awareness (Understanding how fires start and spread, Risks and Hazards in a Wind Turbine Environment, How to Prevent fires on a wind turbine, Safe evacuation in the event of a fire, Safe and correct use of fire blankets and fire extinguishers)
  • GWO First Aid (Using the Primary Survey D-R-C-A-B-C, recognising various life-threatening conditions including catastrophic bleeding, cardiac arrest, and shock, Performing life-saving first aid techniques, Performing other first aid techniques such as bandaging, splints, and treating hypothermia)
  • GWO Advanced Rescue (Legislation, Harnesses, Fall Prevention, Vertical Fall Arrest Lanyards & Systems, Dropped Objects, Self-Retracting Lifelines, Risks, Hazards and Suspension Trauma, Emergency Procedures, Rescue Devices and Rigging Setup, Rescue Exercises)
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GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher Course

This GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher course includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
Course Objectives

On completion of this training bundle, participants will be able to work safely at height using basic PPE, and perform basic rescues and evacuations from height. Participants will also be able to safely perform manual handling exercises, prevent fires from occurring in a wind turbine environment, and take safe and correct action in the event of a fire including using manual handheld firefighting equipment. Finally, participants will be able to independently recognise, treat and prioritise basic first aid incidents and techniques in order to save lives.

Course Content
  • GWO Working at Height (Safe Working Practices, Pre-Use Inspection and Use of Basic PPE, Safe Evacuation Techniques, Rescue of a casualty at height)
  • GWO Manual Handling (Identifying and treating common injuries, Understanding and using essential manual handling principles such as the hierarchy of control and the TILE principle, Safe manual handling posture and techniques in a variety of scenarios)
  • GWO Fire Awareness (Understanding how fires start and spread, Risks and Hazards in a Wind Turbine Environment, How to Prevent fires on a wind turbine, Safe evacuation in the event of a fire, Safe and correct use of fire blankets and fire extinguishers)
  • GWO First Aid (Using the Primary Survey D-R-C-A-B-C, recognising various life-threatening conditions including catastrophic bleeding, cardiac arrest, and shock, Performing life-saving first aid techniques, Performing other first aid techniques such as bandaging, splints, and treating hypothermia)
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GWO Hub Access Technician Refresher Bundle

This GWO Hub Access Technician Refresher package includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
  • GWO Advanced Rescue (Hub)
Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable participants to perform entry-type casualty rescue operations in a wind turbine generator by safely accessing the hub, spinner and inside blade of a wind turbine. Correctly using industry-standard rescue equipment, along with understanding and demonstrating rescue techniques are also assessed. In addition to GWO’s in:

  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO manual handling
  • GWO working at height
Course Content
  • GWO Working at Height (Safe Working Practices, Pre-Use Inspection and Use of Basic PPE, Safe Evacuation Techniques, Rescue of a casualty at height)
  • GWO Manual Handling (Identifying and treating common injuries, Understanding and using essential manual handling principles such as the hierarchy of control and the TILE principle, Safe manual handling posture and techniques in a variety of scenarios)
  • GWO Fire Awareness (Understanding how fires start and spread, Risks and Hazards in a Wind Turbine Environment, How to Prevent fires on a wind turbine, Safe evacuation in the event of a fire, Safe and correct use of fire blankets and fire extinguishers)
  • GWO First Aid (Using the Primary Survey D-R-C-A-B-C, recognising various life-threatening conditions including catastrophic bleeding, cardiac arrest, and shock, Performing life-saving first aid techniques, Performing other first aid techniques such as bandaging, splints, and treating hypothermia)
  • GWO Advanced Rescue (Legislation, Harnesses, Fall Prevention, Vertical Fall Arrest Lanyards & Systems, Dropped Objects, Self-Retracting Lifelines, Risks, Hazards and Suspension Trauma, Emergency Procedures, Rescue Devices and Rigging Setup, Rescue Exercises)
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GWO First Aid Refresher

This course is designed to refresh participants’ ability to recognise signs and symptoms of life-threatening conditions in a wind turbine environment. Participants will be able to safely and effectively provide lifesaving and other first aid to save lives and prevent further injury until medical assistance arrives.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to recognise life-threatening and other common medical conditions in a wind turbine environment, treat these safely and efficiently until further medical assistance arrives, recognise their limits as a first aider, and identify when and how to call for help.

Course Content
  • Practical Application of the Primary Survey
  • Head-to-Toe Examination
  • Practical Scenarios In Order to Practice Lifesaving Techniques
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GWO Working at Height Refresher Course

This course is designed to refresh participants’ ability to safely use and inspect basic personal protective equipment, work safely at height, and perform a comprehensive set of basic rescues in a wind turbine environment.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to use and inspect basic PPE, work safely at height, and perform various rescues in a wind turbine environment using standard rescue and evacuation equipment

Course Content
  • Review of PPE and Rescue Devices
  • Fall Arrest Systems and Work Positioning
  • Pre-use Inspections
  • Anchor Points
  • Individual Exercises – Including Self-Evacuation
  • Group Rescue Exercises
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GWO Enhanced First Aid Initial Course

GWO Enhanced First Aid will give participants the knowledge, skills, and abilities to administer safe and effective immediate life-saving first aid, enhanced first aid measures, and assistance in remote areas using advanced equipment and teleconsultation.

This is a blended learning course, with an onsite duration of 2 days.

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GWO Hub Access Technician Refresher Bundle

This GWO Hub Access Technician Refresher package includes:

  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO Working at Height
  • GWO Manual Handling
  • GWO Advanced Rescue (Hub)
Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable participants to perform entry-type casualty rescue operations in a wind turbine generator by safely accessing the hub, spinner and inside blade of a wind turbine. Correctly using industry-standard rescue equipment, along with understanding and demonstrating rescue techniques are also assessed. In addition to GWO’s in:

  • GWO Fire Awareness
  • GWO First Aid
  • GWO manual handling
  • GWO working at height
Course Content
  • GWO Working at Height (Safe Working Practices, Pre-Use Inspection and Use of Basic PPE, Safe Evacuation Techniques, Rescue of a casualty at height)
  • GWO Manual Handling (Identifying and treating common injuries, Understanding and using essential manual handling principles such as the hierarchy of control and the TILE principle, Safe manual handling posture and techniques in a variety of scenarios)
  • GWO Fire Awareness (Understanding how fires start and spread, Risks and Hazards in a Wind Turbine Environment, How to Prevent fires on a wind turbine, Safe evacuation in the event of a fire, Safe and correct use of fire blankets and fire extinguishers)
  • GWO First Aid (Using the Primary Survey D-R-C-A-B-C, recognising various life-threatening conditions including catastrophic bleeding, cardiac arrest, and shock, Performing life-saving first aid techniques, Performing other first aid techniques such as bandaging, splints, and treating hypothermia)
  • GWO Advanced Rescue (Legislation, Harnesses, Fall Prevention, Vertical Fall Arrest Lanyards & Systems, Dropped Objects, Self-Retracting Lifelines, Risks, Hazards and Suspension Trauma, Emergency Procedures, Rescue Devices and Rigging Setup, Rescue Exercises)
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