National Maritime College of Ireland

Course Name:

GWO Basic Safety Training Fire Awareness

Course Price:

€ 245

Short Description:

The aim of this course is to give the participants the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training.

Course Type:

Offshore & Renewable Courses

Full Description:

The aim of this course is to give the participants the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training to prevent fires, conduct initial and appropriate judgement when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel to ensure all are safely evacuated and accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire and, if it is judged to be safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic hand held firefighting equipment.The aim of this course is to give the participants the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training to prevent fires, conduct initial and appropriate judgement when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel to ensure all are safely evacuated and accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire and, if it is judged to be safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic hand held firefighting equipment.

 

Duration: 4Hrs.

 

Prerequisites: Delegates shall create a personal Delegate profile in WINDA and provide their own WINDA ID prior to completing the BST training. All personnel participating in Basic Safety Training shall be medically fit and capable of fully participating.

 

The BST Fire Awareness Module shall ensure that:

 

1. The Delegates are able to demonstrate knowledge of the development and spread of fire 

2. The Delegates are able to demonstrate knowledge of the causes of fires in wind turbines and the related dangers 

3. The Delegates are able to identify any sign of a fire in a wind turbine environment 

4. The Delegates are able to demonstrate knowledge of the contingency plans in a wind turbine environment, including smoke detection and emergency escape procedures 

5. The Delegates are able to demonstrate correct actions for discovering a fire including correct use and fire extinguishing using firefighting equipment in a WTG. 

Please note, joining instructions are sent to all delegates in advance of training. If your company has made a booking on your behalf, joining instructions will be sent directly to the booker. These should be forwarded to you. If you do not receive your joining instructions at least 2 days in advance of the course, please contact our admin team.