GWO BST First Aid (FA) Training

The Module

Training overview

The First Aid module prepares a technician to be the first responder in a place where professional help is minutes or hours away. It works through the primary survey structure and then the specific injuries and medical events most likely to occur in a wind turbine environment.

This module forms part of GWO Basic Safety Training (BST).

What this module covers

• Primary survey and first aid structure (CAB-C protocol)
• Catastrophic external bleeding
• Unresponsiveness and airway obstruction
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Bleeding and shock
• Burns and chemical eye contact
• Cardiac emergencies and stroke
• Hypothermia and fractures
• Head-to-toe examination

Practical training

• Lifesaving first aid demonstrations using primary survey technique
• Scenario-based exercises drawn from wind industry incidents (135 minutes)
• Applying first aid in turbine-relevant positions and confined spaces

Competencies

• Act independently in recognising, assessing and prioritising the need for basic first aid
• Give lifesaving first aid until the casualty can be handed to the next level of care
• Recognise your limitations and call for help appropriately
• Enable casualty evacuation in a wind turbine environment

Learning objectives

• Recognise, assess and prioritise the need for basic first aid
• Manage an incident using primary survey methodology
• Give first aid for burns, chemical exposure, cardiac events, hypothermia and fractures
• Call for help and enable evacuation