MEWPs (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms) Course - Olive Safety
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MEWPs (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)

This course will give a general overview on working with MEWPs to help reduce accidents, incidents and injuries.

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Description

Working at heights always comes with danger. The aim of this program is to give you a general overview on working with MEWPs to help reduce accidents, incidents and injuries. If you require IPAF certification please contact us directly to arrange this for you.

The aim of the course is to ensure that operators become competent in the safe use of Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) by gaining the necessary skills and knowledge when operating a MEWP. This course covers both: boom lift and scissor lift machines.

Course Content

Legislation


Daily inspections of machine


Functions of controls


Safe use of machine around site


Certification and testing of machine & attachments


Terrain and associated hazards


Transport of machine to and from site


Practical Test


Theory Test (Done Online)

Learning Outcomes

Understand the different types of MEWP


Understand the hazards of MEWP use


Demonstrate appropriate pre-use checks on an Mobile Elevated Work Platformsand complete a checklist


Use the correct anchor point on an Mobile Elevated Work Platform and don an appropriate safety harness


Maneuver an MEWP safely – raising, lowering, traversing appropriately.

Objective

Upon completion of this course, you should have a knowledge of:


The legislation relevant to using MEWPS


Procedures for working at heights


Safe practices

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for any person who works at height, or supervises work at height.

Certification

After successful completion of the Standard MEWP course, the certificate will be provided by Olive safety with 3 years of validation.


If you require IPAF certification please contact us directly to arrange this for you. After successful completion, the certificate will be provided by IPAF with 5 years of validation.

Prerequisites

Candidate must be at least 16 years of age.


Candidates must have good working knowledge of both written and spoken English


Candidate must have completed the online portion before attending practicals.