GWO First Aid
The GWO First Aid course is valid for 2 years and provides delegates with the confidence to deliver first aid. This course covers the key elements of first aid including; the use of first aid equipment, risk assessments and control measures for first aid and an overview of relevant
health and safety legislation.
Next Available Course: Available on request
Duration: 1 Day
Validation: 2 Years (1 Year in Germany)
Awarding Body: GWO
Price per delegate: £230 +VAT
Price per course (max 12): £2300 +VAT
Course Benefits
- Recognised GWO accreditation
- Competence – Delegates will meet the required competencies for first aid in a renewable environment
- Qualified and experienced trainers – HFR Solutions CIC instructors are specialists in first aid, basic life support and GWO standards
- Real-incident experiences – our instructors have handled rescue, at height, fire, medical and incident response scenarios in real-life
- Peace of mind for you– we have successfully delivered numerous fire aid and advanced trauma courses for the renewables sectors
- Skills – Highly skilled workforce
- Increased confidence – your delegates will be trained in best practice processes for first aid in an offshore environment
- Ability to apply best practice procedures – For implementing fire prevention, manual handling, working at height, first aid and marine survival best practice techniques
- Safe systems of work – delegates will be able to help implement safe systems of work in their environments
- Mobile training units – our working at height can be delivered at your site (In-situ)
- Purpose-built working at infrastructure – both internal and external unrivalled working at
- height training infrastructure in the region
- ISO accredited business
Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge – competence to meet the GWO first-aid standards
- Correct techniques – use best practice first aid and basic life support techniques
- Best response – trained delegates will be able to administer basic first aid
- Safer workplaces – safer employees and reduced chance of personal injury
- Increased competence– greater insight and ability to implement best practice
- Upskilled employees and contractors – Improved knowledge and confidence covering basic fire safety, safe lifting, working at height practices, basic lifesaving and sea survival techniques within a wind turbine and offshore locations
- Better prepared – For handling potential incidents encountered at an offshore location and wind turbine
- Ability to apply best practice procedures – For implementing fire prevention, manual handling, working at height, first aid and marine survival best practice techniques
Course Syllabus
- Health and safety duties of employers and employees
- Overview of relevant legislation, standard and guidance
- Incident / Injury detecting and reporting
- Injuries and illnesses of the human body (signs, symptoms and remedies)
- Hazards and risks in the workplace
- Correct use of techniques for first aid and lifesaving
- Risk assessments and control measures for first aid
- Equipment used to initiate first aid
- Emergency procedure and safety instructions
- Environment factors and site-specific health and safety procedures
- ABC technique
- AED technique
- Rice method
- CPR method
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