GWO Blade Repair

GWO is a non-profit industry association founded and owned by its members who are drawn from globally leading renewable energy manufacturers, owners and operators. The members strive for an injury free work environment, setting common international standards for safety training and workforce development.

GWO training standards describe the requirements for training courses that are recommended be members of GWO. By complying with GWO standards and criteria, certified training providers are considered competent and proficient. Any training participant with a current training record in GWO’s WINDA database is considered competent and knowledgeable according to the learning objectives of that standard. GWO members accept the training record as confirmation the participant possesses the required knowledge and competences as described in the standard.

Requirements

• minimum age of 18 years;
• medically fit;
• the participant shall have created a personal profile in WINDA, and have provided their WINDA ID prior to completing the GWO training;
• when attending refresher training, the course participants must do so before the expiry of the previous training record’s validity period.

Duration of GWO Blade Repair

10 days training course

Validity

no expiry

Outcome

Upon successful completion of the blade repair training course, the participants will be able to perform and document a wind turbine blade inspection, and execute repair work in accordance with a work instruction while maintaining the aerodynamic profile and structural integrity in glass fibre reinforced composite parts of a wind turbine within the following dimensions:

• laminate repairs including leading edge and trailing edge repairs affecting a maximum amount of five layers and a maximum repair area size of 500cm²;
• core material replacement up to 200cm;
• surface repair to paint and gelcoat.