GWO ART-Nacelle, Tower and Basement Rescue (SR-N)

The Module

Training overview

This module covers rescue along the vertical length of the turbine. Teams perform rescues from the nacelle to the tower base, work through crawl spaces, and train rescue-up operations from the basement and lower tower.

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

What this module covers

• Emergency response planning
• Injury prevention protocols
• Injured person packaging
• Lowering and raising rescue systems
• Nacelle-to-tower-base rescue procedures
• Crawl space rescue techniques
• Rescue up from basement and tower
• Single rescuer applications in nacelle, tower and basement

Practical training

• Team rescues from nacelle to tower base
• Rescue-up operations from lower levels
• Single-rescuer scenarios executed in two-person teams
• Negotiating a crawl space of 0.6 m diameter and 2.0 m minimum length

Competencies

• Determine a rescue strategy in nacelle, tower and basement environments
• Coordinate communication with external emergency response teams
• Carry out evacuation from the nacelle to the tower base
• Conduct rescue up operations
• Assess and plan single rescuer rescue

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
• Nacelle mock-up limited to 3.0 m² contiguous floor space; crawl space 0.3–0.6 m height

Learning objectives

• Determine rescue strategies for nacelle, tower and basement environments
• Coordinate communication with external emergency response teams
• Carry out evacuation from the nacelle to the tower base
• Assess single-rescuer rescue strategies