GWO ART-Hub, Spinner and Inside Blade Rescue (SR-H)

The Module

Training overview

This module trains rescue from the most enclosed parts of a turbine. Participants conduct descending rescue operations from the hub, spinner and blade to ground or transition piece, or to a vessel where the assembly point is offshore.

This module forms part of GWO Advanced Rescue Training (ART).

What this module covers

• Emergency response planning within organisations
• Injury prevention measures during training and rescue
• Injured person packaging and stabilisation
• Lowering and raising rescue systems
• Blade rescue procedures and inside blade access
• Spinner rescue operations
• Enclosed space rescue from the hub environment
• Single rescuer applications
• External rescue techniques

Practical training

• Descending rescue operations from hub, spinner and blade to a primary assembly point
• Rescue to a vessel as a secondary assembly point
• Working through a height-differentiated crawlway in a mock-up hub

Competencies

• Determine a rescue and evacuation strategy in hub and blade environments
• Apply clear communication with emergency responders
• Coordinate injured person handover
• Perform team-based descending rescue operations
• Assess and plan single rescuer scenarios

Safety and risk awareness

• Maximum fall factor of 0.5
• Minimum recommended anchor point height of 6.75 m
• Additional fall protection mandatory during training
• Mock-up hub with enclosed space and height-differentiated crawlway required

Learning objectives

• Determine rescue and evacuation strategies for hub, spinner and blade scenarios
• Apply clear communication protocols and coordinate handover
• Act as team coordinator for descending rescue operations
• Assess single-rescuer strategies