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Technicians
Keep your techs safe with industry-leading
Global Wind Organization training.
Keep your techs safe with industry-leading
Global Wind Organization training.
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Are they trained to respond to trauma and other emergencies while working at height?
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The blended basic medic course combines an online course with in-classroom skills verification. Students will be required to complete the online portion before attending our facility for skills verification. CPR, AED and First Aid training skills are all covered during this course. Students will receive a BasicPlus certificate card.
This two-day training course (one of the four GWO BST modules) focuses on the access and egress conditions of a wind turbine environment.
Following the Global Wind Organizations lesson plan for working at height, participants receive the necessary basic knowledge and skills through theory and practical training to use basic PPE and perform safe work at height and safe comprehensive basic rescue from height in a remote wind turbine environment.
Training Compliance –OSHA 1926 & 1910 Regulations, ANSI Z359 Standards, GWO-BST Version 7.
This two-day training course (one of the four GWO BST modules) focuses on the access and egress conditions of a wind turbine environment.
Following the Global Wind Organization's lesson plan, First Aid is conducted under ENSA’s Medic First Aid training curriculum, which is a widely accepted professional training platform incorporated into an ENSA training course under the America Safety & Health Institute. It is an enhancement of the prerequisite standard American or Canadian Red Cross certification (or other acceptable curriculums) and will prepare students to apply information to emergency situations that involve victim care at heights.
Training Compliance – ISO 11.160 First Aid, OSHA 1910.151 Regulations, OSHA Guide 3317-06N 2006, HSI Medic First Aid, GWO-BST Version 7.
The aim of this four-hour training course (one of the four GWO BST modules) is to give participants the basic knowledge and skills to prevent fires, conduct initial and appropriate judgment 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 to be judged safe, to efficiently extinguish an initial fire using basic handheld fire equipment.
Training Compliance – ISO 7165:2009, NFPA 10 Standards, GWO-BST Version 7.
* Additional fees may apply when booking this course as a single course and not in combination with other courses
The aim of this four-hour training course (one of the four GWO BST modules) is to give participants awareness through theoretical and practical training to encourage positive manual handling behavior and perform manual handling activities in a safe manner in the wind turbine industry and environment.
Training Compliance – ISO 11228-3:2007, ISO 11228-2:2007, ISO 11228-1:2003, State OSHA Manual Handling Publications (various), NIOSH Publication 2007-131, GWO-BST Version 7.
* Additional fees may apply when booking this course as a single course and not in combination with other courses
Five-day course that combines GWO1002, GWO3002, GWO101, and GWO102.
*Also available as a three-day refresher course for those have already completed all courses within the last two years.
This two-day training course focuses on the challenges of confined spaces within wind turbines. Proper confined space permits and documentation will be addressed as well as skills and rescue devices needed for confined space entry and rescues. In classroom and practical learning methods will both be used.
This two-day training course focuses on the access and egress conditions of a wind turbine environment. Following a lesson plan for working at height, participants receive the necessary basic knowledge and skills through theory and practical training to use basic PFPE and perform safe work at height and safe comprehensive basic rescue from height in a remote wind turbine environment.
Coming in November for more information, contact us!
Coming in November for more information, contact us!
Optimum offers three levels of courses to interested rope access technicians who use rope access as the primary means of accessing their worksite. The Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) is a North American trade organization that publishes consensus standards and certifies workers to three separate standards.
Level I Technician
An individual who performs rope access work. A Level I Technician may only work under the direct, on-site supervision of a Rope Access Lead Technician or Supervisor.
Each SPRAT class at Optimum will prepare each candidate to meet the certification requirements for their designated level. These are 4-day/40 hour courses followed by a 1-day evaluation with an independent SPRAT evaluator.
Each class includes 4 days of instruction covering the appropriate levels of skill as described in SPRAT's standards.
https://sprat.org/resources/Certification%20Requirements18A_180320.pdf
https://sprat.org/resources/SafePractices-170922.pdf
* This is a physically and mentally demanding class. Participants will be required to spend a sufficient amount of time studying written material and executing demanding physical skills. Anyone questioning their ability is encouraged to consult Optimum Academy prior to registering.
$1,495 plus $100 certification fee
Optimum offers three levels of courses to interested rope access technicians who use rope access as the primary means of accessing their worksite. The Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) is a North American trade organization that publishes consensus standards and certifies workers to three separate standards.
Level II Technician
An individual who is responsible for physically conducting rope access operations and/or safety evaluations of rope access operations, including maintenance of associated access equipment and performs all Rope Access Lead Technician duties as assigned in the employer’s rope access work program
Each SPRAT class at Optimum will prepare each candidate to meet the certification requirements for their designated level. These are 4-day/40 hour courses followed by a 1-day evaluation with an independent SPRAT evaluator.
Each class includes 4 days of instruction covering the appropriate levels of skill as described in SPRAT's standards.
https://sprat.org/resources/Certification%20Requirements18A_180320.pdf
https://sprat.org/resources/SafePractices-170922.pdf
* This is a physically and mentally demanding class. Participants will be required to spend a sufficient amount of time studying written material and executing demanding physical skills. Anyone questioning their ability is encouraged to consult Optimum Academy prior to registering.
$1,495 plus $100 certification fee
Optimum offers three levels of courses to interested rope access technicians who use rope access as the primary means of accessing their worksite. The Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) is a North American trade organization that publishes consensus standards and certifies workers to three separate standards.
Level III Technician
An individual who is responsible for the overall rope access work site and performs all Rope Access Supervisor duties as assigned in the employer’s rope access work program.
Each SPRAT class at Optimum will prepare each candidate to meet the certification requirements for their designated level. These are 4-day/40 hour courses followed by a 1-day evaluation with an independent SPRAT evaluator.
Each class includes 4 days of instruction covering the appropriate levels of skill as described in SPRAT's standards.
https://sprat.org/resources/Certification%20Requirements18A_180320.pdf
https://sprat.org/resources/SafePractices-170922.pdf
* This is a physically and mentally demanding class. Participants will be required to spend a sufficient amount of time studying written material and executing demanding physical skills. Anyone questioning their ability is encouraged to consult Optimum Academy prior to registering.
$1,495 plus $100 certification fee
