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Earn your GWO certification in Basic Safety Training and Basic Technical Training through courses at NCI.
Residents may be eligible for reduced rates for NCI’s GWO training courses. To find out if you qualify, please fill out the Workforce Credential Grant Application HERE. Upon submitting the application, you will receive an email with additional steps required to complete the process.
The aim of this BST Module is to administer safe and effective First Aid in the wind turbine industry/ WTG environment, in accordance with GWO First Aid training through theoretical and practical training. As such, the course meets the requirements for new employees and the handling of emergency situations in the wind turbine industry.
The aim of this course is to give the delegates the basic knowledge and skills through theoretical and practical training. Delegates should be able to prevent fires, make appropriate judgements when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire. If the incident is judged to be safe, the delegates should be able to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic hand held firefighting equipment.
Delegate weight may not exceed 260 pounds to train and become GWO-certified in Basic Safety Training.
The overall purpose of the course is to give the participants the knowledge and skills to carry out basic Electrical tasks (supervised by an experienced technician), using safe working procedures and the correct PPE.
191 Fayette Street
Martinsville, VA 24112
Baymont Inn
378 Commonwealth Blvd W
Martinsville, VA 24112
(276) 638-0478
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