GWO BST Manual Handling Refresher

MHR

Course Info

  • Certification

    On successful completion a GWO Manual Handling Refresher certificate will be uploaded to WINDA which remains valid for 2 years

  • Duration

    Half Day

  • Assessment

    Theory & Practical

  • Price

    €160 (includes WINDA Registration Fee, lunch & refreshments)

  • Accommodation Options

    For confirmed bookings, customers can avail of discounted rates (from €60 B&B) with our partner hotels. Details will be provided via email once booking confirmed.

Course Overview

The aim of this training is to refresh the participants prior experiences, knowledge, skills, and abilities to enable participants, through practical training, to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries for wind technicians in the wind industry and enable participants to perform their tasks and activities in the safest possible way when working in a wind turbine environment.

For further information please refer to Global Wind Organisation (GWO)

Course Content

A GWO Manual Handling training course includes;

  • Understanding Manual Handling, relevant legislation, standards & guidance
  • Incident and injury reporting
  • Spinal and shoulder anatomy and injuries associated with Manual Handling
  • Risk assessments and control measures
  • Planning of operations to reduce Manual Handling
  • Safe manual handling techniques

Participants will be able to;

  • Identify aspects of their job tasks that could increase a worker’s risk of developing muscular/skeletal injuries.
  • Demonstrate correct manual handling techniques in a simulated WTG environment and a problem solving approach to Manual Handling in a wind turbine environment.
  • Understand the risks involved in not using correct manual handling techniques

Prerequisites

To attend the GWO Manual Handling Refresher course participants must:

  • Hold a valid, in date GWO Manual Handling Certificate
  • Provide a valid WINDA ID
  • Be over 18 years of age, physically and medically fit
  • Participants must bring their own safety boots to complete this course.
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