A GWO Fire Awareness training course includes knowledge and skills:

• to prevent fire and conduct initial and appropriate judgement when evaluating a fire
• to manage evacuation of personnel to ensure all are safely evacuated and accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire
• if it is judged to be safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic handheld firefighting equipment.

Participants will be able to;

• Demonstrate knowledge of the causes, development and spread of fire in wind turbines and the related dangers.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the contingency plans in a WTG, including smoke detection and emergency escape procedures.
• Demonstrate correct actions upon discovering a fire including raising alarms and correct use of firefighting equipment in a wind turbine generator.
• Demonstrate responding to smoke in a WTG environment, including use of smoke hoods and escape techniques

To attend the GWO Fire Awareness Initial course participants must:

• Register for a personal WINDA profile before arriving for the course https://www.globalwindsafety.org/winda/register
• Be over 18 years of age, physically and medically fit
• Required PPE Equipment will be provided by Errigal Training Centre