Overview:
Specialist Height Access, in collaboration with Skylar Education (RTO 21647), proudly offers the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Safety Training. This comprehensive course is designed for professionals working in the renewable energy and wind generation sectors.

This intensive four-day face-to-face training program delivers globally recognised GWO modules combined with Nationally Recognised Training (NRT) units for full compliance and practical competency.

Note: This course is only available for group and corporate bookings upon request.

Modules Covered (GWO)

• Working at Heights (WAH)
• Fire Awareness (FAW)
• Manual Handling (MH)
• First Aid (FA)
• Low Voltage Rescue (Optional, available upon request)

National Units of Competency

(Delivered and assessed on behalf of Skylar Education, RTO 21647)

• HLTAID009 – Provide CPR
• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
• RIIWHS204E – Work Safely at Heights
• PUASAR022 – Participate in Rescue Operations
• HLTWHS005 – Conduct Manual Tasks Safely
• PUAFER008 – Confine Small Emergencies in a Facility
• UETDRRF004 – Perform Rescue from a Live LV Panel (optional)

Duration

4 Days

Total Cost: $2,200 Inc. GST

$1,500 deposit required upon booking

Remaining balance due on the first day of the course

Location of Training

Unit 6/3 Exell St, Banksmeadow, NSW 2019

Prerequisites

• Participants must register for a WINDA technician ID prior to attendance
• Must be eligible to receive nationally recognised training in Australia
• Must provide a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI) upon enrolment
• Must be physically capable of performing practical skills such as accessing and working at height
• Adequate English language, literacy, numeracy, and visual interpretation skills required
• Valid photo ID must be presented on arrival

Course Content and Competencies

Working at Heights

• Use and inspection of fall protection equipment
• Rescue procedures inside a wind turbine
• Establishing anchors, performing evacuations
• Working safely on fixed ladders
• National and global legislative compliance

First Aid

• Emergency response procedures, including CPR and AED use
• Management of injuries: burns, wounds, fractures, asthma, diabetes, etc.
• Scene assessment and first responder decision-making
• Psychological first aid and reporting procedures

Fire Awareness

• Causes of fire in wind turbines and fire behaviour
• Hazard identification and fire prevention
• Firefighting techniques using extinguishers and fire blankets
• Evacuation procedures
• Manual Handling
• Planning safe lifts and use of mechanical aids
• Spinal safety and posture awareness
• Team and solo lifting techniques
• Manual handling during rescue operations
• Low Voltage Rescue (Optional Module)
• Safe rescue from live low-voltage panels in wind turbines
• Understanding and use of LVR kits
• CPR following electrical incidents
• Isolation procedures and Safe Approach Distances (SADs)

Certification

• Certificate of Completion for GWO BST modules
• WINDA records updated upon completion
• On successful completion, a Statement of Attainment containing the following units of competency will be awarded to students who have been deemed competent in the training & assessment.
• Note: GWO modules are not classified as NRT under the VET framework. However, the additional units you complete as part of this course are nationally accredited and certified.

Bookings & Inquiries

This course is available upon request for corporate and group bookings only.