Efficient Scaffold Hire: Maximising Your Project’s Potential
When it comes to construction and renovation projects, scaffold hire plays a crucial role in ensuring safety, efficiency, and productivity....
October 14, 2024
Who are the courses aimed at? 
Developed by industry professionals and available in multiple languages, the courses involved in the MEWP training schemes (with cherry picker training being an example) are aimed towards the following groups:
- Operators
- Service technicians
- Delivery drivers
- Managers/supervisors
- Demonstrators
- Installers
- Instructors
Whilst there are no current legal requirements in the UK to obtain IPAF certification to work from heights, The Work at Height Regulations 2005 state that it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that all employees who work at height are either competently trained or supervised by a skilled person – making IPAF training a great idea.
What does IPAF training teach? 
The IPAF training provided by Access Towers focuses predominantly on IPAF 3a and 3b, categories on mobile scissor lifts and mobile boom lifts respectively. The skills you can expect to gain from IPAF training include:
- Risk assessments
- Harness usage
- Emergency procedures
- Hazard recognition
- Safe assembly
- Usage
- Dismantling of access platforms
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is considered working at height?
Anything above ground level is considered Working at Height. Access Towers are a large provider of PASMA Training and sit within the top 5% in the UK, allowing us to train the full range of 1-Day PASMA Courses to suit any of your work at height Tower Training requirements.
What are the working at height regulations?
It is recommended by Health & Safety standards that those who are assembling Towers should be PASMA Trained. This will give operatives a 5-year qualification of competency for the use of mobile towers.
Do I need to have a licence/certificate to use the equipment?
Certifications will vary depending on what equipment you’re hiring. It’s always best to speak with our Hire Desk if you are unsure, where they can advise what will be best for you or in more advanced working conditions, we can install onsite.
What are the different training sessions you offer & who are they for?
Training courses are for anyone using the equipment, from commercially to domestically. These will range from PASMA Training for the use of Towers, IPAF Training for the use of MEWPS as well as various other courses such as Safety Harness Training and First Aid.
How do I know which equipment will be right for the job?
Our Hire Desk are trained across the full range of work at height stock available and will be able to advise and assist cost-free.
How quickly can you supply the tower(s)?
We aim for a next-day turnaround, this is dependent on the transport routes and how busy we are at the time. It works both ways and could be earlier than your requested date.