IPAF Powered Access Operator Training - Two Categories - Scissor Lift (3A) and Mobile Boom (3B)

Course Introduction:

IPAF is renowned as the standard when it comes to powered access. This course aims to provide the knowledge and skills required to operate category 3a & 3b elevated platforms...

Category 3a covers Mobile Vertical Lifts, most commonly used example; scissor lifts
Category 3b covers Mobile Boom Lifts, more commonly known as cherry pickers
As IPAF is so widely recognised it is highly likely that a client or principal contractor will require and IPAF ticket to demonstrate that you or your workforce are suitably qualified to operate these types of equipment in the workplace. This also means that the qualification covers a very wide array or sectors from Construction, Maintenance and Cleaning Services, to Manufacturing & Engineering.

This course is delivered via a blend of practical and classroom teaching.

Course Topics:

Types of MEWPs
Safe operating procedures and limitations of use
Pre-use checks, inspection and function tests
Route planning before operating the MEWP
Manoeuvring the MEWP
Setting up the MEWP for work
Basic operational practice
Achievement testing
Selection and use of fall arrest equipment
Log book issue

Course Benefits:

Not only does the successful completion of this qualification represent an opportunity to protect yourself or your workforce by ensuring their properly skilled, it also represents an opportunity to access work with a much wider client base.

Anyone responsible for operating a MEWP in the workplace should consider this qualification essential.

Assessment Method:

Practical and Theory Assessments

Qualification Expiry:

5 Years