GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher (EFAR)

The GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher course renews and strengthens advanced first aid skills for wind industry personnel, ensuring safe and effective emergency response in remote or offshore environments.

21 Sep 2026
22 Oct 2026
25 Nov 2026
10 Dec 2026
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Dates

2 days, 09:00 AM BST - 05:00 PM BST

Paisley

Session information

Sessions

Day 1
09:00 BST - 17:00 BST
1 day
Paisley
    Day 2
    09:00 BST - 17:00 BST
    1 day
    Paisley
      • £360.00 excl. VAT

      2 days, 09:00 AM BST - 05:00 PM BST

      Paisley

      Session information

      Sessions

      Day 1
      09:00 BST - 17:00 BST
      1 day
      Paisley
        Day 2
        09:00 BST - 17:00 BST
        1 day
        Paisley
          • £360.00 excl. VAT

          2 days, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

          Paisley

          Session information

          Sessions

          Day 1
          09:00 - 17:00
          1 day
          Paisley
            Day 2
            09:00 - 17:00
            1 day
            Paisley
              • £360.00 excl. VAT

              2 days, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

              Paisley

              Session information

              Sessions

              Day 1
              09:00 - 17:00
              1 day
              Paisley
                Day 2
                09:00 - 17:00
                1 day
                Paisley
                  • £360.00 excl. VAT

                  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.

                  Issuing Authority

                  GWO

                  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

                  • GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA)

                  or

                  • GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher (EFAR)

                  Certification

                  GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher (EFAR)

                  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

                  £355 ex. VAT 

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