Wind Tower Climbing and Rescue Training

Enviro-Tech International’s wind tower climbing and rescue training package is designed for those who work at height on wind towers and turbines. This instruction is valuable to personnel working during the construction phase of a project as well as wind technicians working on completed, commissioned projects.


The specific objective of the program is to provide the basic knowledge and skills required for teams to be safe and efficient while working at height on wind towers. The course curriculum is divided into several areas of emphasis. These are:

Safe Practices

Equipment

Skills and Techniques

Rescue


Course Format


ETI’s standard Wind Tower Climbing and Rescue Program is a 3-day course conducted on-site at a location of your choosing. Through classroom presentations and hands-on practice, students learn the fundamentals of fall protection, how to understand and follow required safety standards, and safe and efficient climbing techniques using a variety of fall protection devices. The course also teaches the various methods of rescue and evacuation. Students need no previous climbing experience. All standard climbing gear, including harnesses, helmets, hardware, and rescue devices used during the program, is the responsibility of the participating organization. A 2-year certification of training is awarded to students who successfully complete the program.

SAFETY STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE WIND ENERGY ENVIRONMENT

FALL PROTECTION FOR WIND TOWERS

Safety standards review

100% Connection

Personal Protective Equipment

Lanyards and connections

Knot review

The physics of falling

Hardware and rescue devices

Inspecting fall protection equipment

HAZARDS

General site safety

Working in confined spaces

Weather and lightning hazards

Electrical hazards

Drop hazards

Suspension Trauma

Working in the nacelle

TECHNIQUES

Efficient 3 Point Climbing

Work Positioning

Personal fall arrest system

Fall restraint system

Guard rails

Horizontal/Vertical lifelines

Lad-Safe systems

Self retracting lifelines

THE HUMAN FACTOR

Job Hazard Assessment

Pre-planning for emergencies

Anticipating Problems

Productivity vs Safety

Working in heat and cold

WORK AND RESCUE ANCHORS

Engineered anchors

Single vs multipoint anchors

Building an anchor system

Using ladders and brackets as anchors

Equipment options

ACCIDENTS AT HEIGHT

Rescue priorities

Medical Priorities

Stabilizing the fall victim

Stabilizing spine injuries

Calling outside resources

Litters and their use

RESCUE ESSENTIALS

SELF RESCUE

Essential personal gear

Using suspension  trauma straps

Mechanical ascenders and prusik hitches

High angle problem solving

Developing improvisational skills

Self rescue scenarios

FIRST RESPONSE 

Evaluating the scene

Planning the response

Reaching the patient

Self contained rescue devices

Mechanical advantage systems

RESCUE TECHNIQUES

Pickoff techniques 

Emergency escape and descent devices

Turbine evacuation techniques

Rope Ascending/Descending

Contact us today for a cost quote for a Wind Tower Climbing and Rescue Training Program for your organization


Call: (970) 209-1489

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Enviro-Tech International

P.O. Box 2135 

Montrose, CO 81402

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