Identification
Jan Garwoliński
Industrial rope access technician, IRATA Level 2
In date to 2029-07 IRATA Level 2, no. 2/234190 · GWO Blade Repair and Basic Safety Training · Open to work in the European Union and Canada
Industrial cleaning, pressure washing, anti-corrosion work and blade repair, carried out on rope. Fifty-one months on site since August 2022: food production plants in Poland, technical shafts in Hamburg, a cruise ship at a Finnish yard.
JG
Rope access technician, IRATA Level 2
No supervisory role is claimed on this sheet.
Canada
Location as given on his own profile, which also says he is willing to relocate for work. Confirm his current base before planning travel.
European Union, Canada
Open to employer-sponsored opportunities and willing to relocate. Confirm work authorization and start date with him directly.
Self-employed, freelance or contract
Each engagement his profile marks with a workplace was worked on site.
Jan Garwolinski
Spelling without the Polish accent, for forms and systems that cannot take it.
Certification, at a glance
Issuer: IRATA International. IRATA's Technician Check at irata.org/verify returns his level and expiry date from this number and his surname.
Issuer: Onion Group, a GWO certified training provider in Leszno, Poland. The module covers blade inspection and documentation, laminate repair up to five layers and 500 cm², core replacement up to 200 cm², and paint and gelcoat surface repair. GWO publishes no validity period for this module, and the record itself is readable in WINDA.
Named by the technician, with no certificate number published here. GWO Basic Safety Training covers first aid, manual handling, fire awareness and working at height, with sea survival added for offshore work.
The logbook is kept by the technician. No hours figure is published on this sheet: ask for the logbook and for the full set of certificates, seven in total.
Field note
I work at height in industrial environments: food production plants, tanks, facades and installations nobody can reach from a platform.
Most of my work is cleaning, pressure washing, sanitation and anti-corrosion protection, with installation support and confined space work when a site needs it. I am used to working to the hygiene regime of the plant I am standing in, and to the safety procedures that go with a rope access job: the plan, the hazard check, the equipment inspection, the team.
I hold IRATA Level 2 and GWO certification, I travel for work, and I have worked in Poland, Germany and Finland. I am looking for work in the European Union and in Canada, and I am open to employer-sponsored opportunities.
Scope of work
Cleaning and sanitation
- Industrial rope access cleaning in food production facilities and industrial plants
- Pressure washing and sanitation of tanks, structures and production areas
- High-level cleaning of facades, windows and hard-to-reach installations
Corrosion protection
- Anti-corrosion coating and painting
- Surface preparation
- Anti-corrosion maintenance and surface protection
Blade repair and composites
- GWO Blade Repair certified
- Practical work with composites and fiberglass
Installation support
- Installation of ladders and cable trays at height
- Support during electrical and fire protection system installations
- Rope access work in technical shafts and confined spaces
Safety and equipment
- Equipment preparation, inspection and safe use
- Work-at-height procedures, hazard awareness and on-site safety compliance
- Team-based execution of tasks under IRATA procedures
Deployment record
Scope of the current engagement on request.
- Industrial rope access cleaning and maintenance in food production facilities and industrial plants
- Pressure washing and sanitation of tanks, structures and production areas
- High-level cleaning of facades, windows and hard-to-reach installations
- Anti-corrosion coating, painting and surface preparation
- Strict adherence to safety procedures, hazard awareness and work-at-height regulations
- Rope access work in technical shafts and confined spaces
- Installation of ladders and cable trays at height
- Support during electrical and fire protection system installations
- Equipment inspection and compliance with rope access safety standards
A short freelance assignment taken inside the Warsaw contract period.
- Rope access cleaning, disinfection and industrial pressure washing
- Anti-corrosion maintenance and surface protection
- Equipment preparation, inspection and safe use
- Team-based execution of tasks under IRATA safety procedures
Engagements run end to end from 2022-08 to 2026-10, fifty-one months with no gap month. The order follows the technician's own record. Level 2 was issued in July 2026. An older post of his names IRATA Level 1 before that.
Notable deployment
Shipyard, Finland, 2026. Rope access work on a waterslide section of one of the largest cruise ships in the Royal Caribbean fleet, shortly before the ship left the yard.
Certificates and verification
| Credential | Issuer | Number | Issued | Expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRATA Level 2 | IRATA International | 2/234190 | 2026-07 | 2029-07 | In date |
| GWO Blade Repair | Onion Group | OG/BR/0034/2025 | 2025-03 | None published by GWO | On file |
GWO Basic Safety Training, onshore, is also held, with no certificate number published here, and the IRATA Level 1 behind the Level 2 is superseded. Ask for the full set, seven in total.
How to verify the rope access level
- IRATA numbers are written as level then number, so 2/234190 is a Level 2 number.
- IRATA's Technician Check at irata.org/verify returns the level and the expiry date from the number plus the surname.
- IRATA can also issue a Verified Certification Report, unlocked with a one time code the technician supplies.
Recognition in Canada
- British Columbia's OHS Regulation names the International Code of Practice (2013), published by the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association, as one of the four publication groups a rope access worker's training may come from (section 34.4).
- The same section requires a valid certificate from one of the bodies named in those groups.
- Section 34.7 requires a personal log in chronological order recording the date, the type of work, the rope access system used, the structure worked on and the hours worked on rope.
How GWO records are checked
- GWO training records are held in WINDA, GWO's own database.
- An employer with a WINDA profile reads them once the technician supplies his WINDA ID, which is available on request.
- A printed WINDA record is not valid as a certificate, so ask for the record rather than a printout.
Contact and schooling
Write to jan.garwolinski1@gmail.com
The address above is the only contact channel published on this sheet. Name the site and country, the start date, the duration, the scope of work and who supervises on site, and he can answer in one reply.
Ask him for any of these.
- CertificatesThe full set, seven in total
- LogbookThe IRATA logbook
- GWO recordsThe WINDA ID, for the training record
- ReferencesAsk which engagements in section 5.0 he can refer you to
XXII Secondary School of General Education José Martí
High school diploma, mathematics and geography. 2015 to 2018.
Polish (native), English (professional working), Spanish (fluent), French (limited working)
Levels as given by the technician.