GWO Fire Awareness (FAW)

GWO Fire Awareness Training at South West Maritime Academy

Learn the essential skills to prevent, assess, and respond effectively to fire incidents in wind turbine environments with our comprehensive GWO Fire Awareness Module, delivered at South West Maritime Academy.

This module provides crucial training, empowering participants to proactively prevent fires, make sound judgements when assessing fire situations, manage safe evacuations, and effectively extinguish initial fires using basic handheld firefighting equipment, when it’s safe to do so.

Why Choose South West Maritime Academy for Fire Awareness Training?

• Expert Fire Safety Instruction: Learn from experienced professionals in our dedicated, purpose-built facilities.
• Realistic Training Scenarios: Benefit from hands-on exercises and simulations that replicate real-world wind turbine fire emergencies, ensuring you’re fully prepared.
• Industry-Recognised Certification: Gain a valuable GWO-accredited qualification, recognised across the wind energy sector, boosting your career prospects.
• Empower Your Team: Provide your workforce with the skills to confidently and effectively manage fire risks and emergencies.
• Enhance Your Safety Culture: Contribute to a safer working environment by providing your team with vital fire safety training.

Our GWO Fire Awareness Module will enable your team to:

• Independently identify fire hazards and prevent fires in a wind turbine environment.
• Take responsibility for assessing a fire and selecting the correct extinguishing media.
• Take responsibility for the safe evacuation of personnel and ensure everyone is accounted for.
• Independently and efficiently extinguish an initial fire using basic handheld equipment, when it is safe to do so.

Key Benefits of Our GWO Fire Awareness Module:

• Fire Prevention Expertise: Learn to identify and mitigate fire hazards specific to wind turbine environments.
• Rapid Fire Assessment: Develop the ability to quickly assess fire situations and select the appropriate extinguishing media based on fire classes.
• Effective Evacuation Management: Gain the skills to manage personnel evacuation and ensure everyone is safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire.
• Confident Fire Extinguishing: Learn to confidently and safely extinguish initial fires using basic handheld equipment, when deemed safe.
• Enhanced Workplace Safety: Foster a culture of fire safety awareness and preparedness.

This vital GWO Fire Awareness Module, delivered by South West Maritime Academy, provides the knowledge and skills to minimise fire risks and respond effectively in emergency situations within the wind turbine industry.