GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA)
The GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA) course is a 3-day intensive training program for wind industry personnel and provides advanced first aid skills for remote and offshore environments.
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Description
Training in accordance with the Enhanced First Aid Standard will enable participants to support and care for others working in the industry by possessing the knowledge, skills, and ability of enhanced first aid. Upon
completion of the GWO EFA training, participants will be able to administer safe, effective, and immediate lifesaving and enhanced first aid measures to save lives and give assistance in remote areas using advanced emergency equipment and medical teleconsultation.
Learning Objectives
The aim of the Training is to enable the participants to support and care for others working in the industry and to provide ongoing care to an ill or injured casualty over a short period of time while waiting for professional emergency rescue teams to arrive.
Overall learning objectives for the Enhanced First Aid Initial Training:
1) Take responsibility for administering safe, effective, and immediate lifesaving and enhanced first aid measures in an emergency in a wind turbine generator (WTG) environment (Ability, intermediate level)
2) Act independently in giving assistance in remote areas using advanced emergency equipment and medical teleconsultation (Ability, intermediate level)
Prerequisites
- N/A
Certification
GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA)
Revalidation
2 years
Who is this course for?
Personnel who will be working in the wind industry or related fields, and who will have duties to fulfil in a wind turbine environment, as well as usually being in physical contact with a wind farm environment or an offshore wind structure make up the target group.
Personnel that are selected by their employer to perform enhanced first aid onshore or offshore, where training according to the GWO Enhanced First Aid training may enable them to react to incidents and thus mitigate the results of casualties deriving from the identified risks.
Price
£420 excl. VAT
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