Page 25 - North American Clean Energy January/February 2020 Issue

Training
The wind energy industry is developing more projects than ever and needs a skilled and qualified workforce to produce America’s clean wind power. Workers and technicians may need specialized training to succeed and advance in their careers. Check out some of the training opportunities, professional certifications, workshops, and events offered across the country and online.
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Abaris Training Resources, Inc.
Training program: Composite Windblade Repair (Basic and Advanced)
Hours: 36 hours each Classroom/Online/Onsite: Classroom
and workshop, at Abaris’ facility or client’s Number of participants: 12
Certifications: Abaris Certificate (Qualifies student for ACMA Certification)
Course description: Two courses; basic (R-5) and advanced (R-15) composite windblade repair. Designed for field technicians, inspectors, supervisors, and others responsible for performing structural repairs to blades and nacelles. Students are challenged with progressively more complex repair scenarios from skin and core repairs
teach students how to regain structural fiber axial loads through the damaged area while maintaining a critical aerodynamic surface. The R-5 basic course is a prerequisite to the R-15 advanced course.
Key Features:
• These courses promote teamwork utilizing multi-person teams to perform repairs as if in the field;
• Student teams are introduced to hot- bond repair equipment and proper field use procedures;
• Learn how to manufacture tooling to aide in maintaining aerodynamic critical surfaces;
• Custom courses available for working
Petzl America
Training program: PPE Competent Person
Hours: 3 days
Location: Onsite
Number of participants: 12
Certifications: PPE Competent Person Certificate
Course description: Learn to competently examine work-at-height personal protective equipment using the Petzl protocol and to create an effective PPE-management system. The course covers: Risk assessment, associated decision making and potential hazards associated with the use of PPE for protection against falls from height; Legislation and current requirements regarding the management of
PPE; Necessary tools and work environment to efficiently perform PPE examination; General principles and uses of PPE; Employer and
PPE inspector responsibilities; Understanding
a technical notice; Principal actions of the examiner: maintenance, returns under warranty, removal of products from service, etc.
www.petzlsolutions.com
TEAM-1 Academy Inc. Training Program: Working/Rescue at
Heights - Wind Turbine Series Hours: 8 - 16 hours
Classroom/Online: On their site, or on client’s site
Number of Participants: 4 Certifications: GWO (Global Wind
Organization), MOL WAH
Course Description: TEAM-1 Academy provides safety and rescue training in North America. This course is the global standard for getting wind turbine technicians trained to work safely and effectively using the on- site rescue/evacuation equipment.
www.team1academy.com
in the basic course to tips and carbon spar groups or teams.
repairs in the advanced course. Adapting aerospace methods and techniques, they
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