Course Details
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
We are also able to provide training on the static boom 1b category, please get in touch for more details.
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.
As the safe use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) requires the learner to identifysafety notices and read and thoroughly understand the manufacturer’s instruction manual, literacy and language comprehension are important requirements for any MEWP user.
Equally, theand use of MEWPs can be physically demanding, users should be physically fit and in good health and should, generally, not have problems with eyesight or hearing, heart disease, high blood pressure, epilepsy, fear of heights / vertigo, giddiness / difficulty with balance, impaired limb function, alcohol or drug dependence or psychiatric illness.
Theory Training Modules
- Regulations and guidance to include PUWER 98, LOLER 98, Work at Height 2005, ISO 18893 & BS8460
- MEWP categories
- Structural parts
- Familiarisation and pre-use inspections
- Platform movements, travel and safe operation
- Ground conditions
- Hazard awareness
Practical Training Modules
- Site risk assessment
- Introduction & familiarisation to the MEWP
- Major component identification
- Pre-use checks and inspections
- Safe operation of the machine including shut down procedures and pre-use function checks
- Route planning
- Machine operation practice
- Parking the machine
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.
This course cost is fully inclusive of a hard copy of the IPAF PAL card alongside digital access via the IPAF app.
Download the IPAF app here:
- iOS (apple) - https://apps.apple.com/app/ipaf-epal/id1557633308
- Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ipaf.epal
Read more about the IPAF app & ePAL card by clicking here.
Pre & post theory multiple choice exam - 24/30 marks required to pass
Practical operational assessment
5 Years
Tier 2 - £140
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| 4th Mar 25 |
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| 7th Mar 25 |
08:30am - 16:30pm Limited Spaces |
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| 12th Mar 25 |
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| 25th Mar 25 |
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| 28th Mar 25 |
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| 25th Apr 25 |
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| 30th Apr 25 |
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| 28th Jul 25 |
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| 1st Aug 25 |
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| 11th Aug 25 |
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