IPAF 3B – CHERRY PICKER course is designed to instruct an Operator to prepare and safely operate various types of Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWPs) and to obtain an IPAF MEWP Operator Licence.
Platforms are designed to be easy to use and offer a safe way to work at height, but by law delegates should take this course to comply with the duties placed upon employers and employees for use the equipment more effectively and safely.
Objectives
- Be aware of the relevant Health and Safety regulations
- Be aware of accident prevention and control
- Be aware of the needs regarding personnel protection
- Be aware of the need to refer to the machine Operating Manual
- Drive and manoeuvre the MEWP safely to correctly position and carry out the required tasks in a correct and proper manner
Course content
Theoretical training
is available either at our IPAF Training Centre or online (e-Learning) through our IPAF Training Centre – please contact for more details.
- Introduction (inc. pre-theory)
- Regulations and guidance
(ISO 18878, European, HSWA, PUWER, LOLER, MHSW, WAHR and RIDDOR)
- MEWP categories
(Different groups/types of MEWP)
- Structural parts – Stabilising and Levelling
- Familiarisation and pre-use inspection
- Platform movements and travel
- Ground condition
- Hazard awareness
- Operation
- Theory test
Practical training
- Introduction and walk around and familiarisation with MEWP.
- Identification of each Major components and its function
- Carry out the required pre-use visual checks and inspection
- Correct starting and shut down procedures
- Carry out the required pre-use function checks including full emergency lowering procedure
- Checks prior to road travel
- Planning the route
- Travelling the route and manoeuvring the machine (where applicable)
- Setting the machine for work
- Basic operational practice
- Typical work applications
- Parking the machine
- Practical assessment
Course evaluation and Log Book with Operators’ Safety Guide issue.
Location
All IPAF tests and trainings can be delivered at YOUR SITE or at OUR TRAINING CENTERS in Eye (IP23 7HN) and Stonham (IP14 5DT) in English and in a range of Eastern European languages as Polish, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Spanish
Course duration
Duration 1 - 3 days
(variable depending on the type of course, trainee experience, machine complexity, and the number of machine categories taken)
To maintain high standards, IPAF demands that courses provided by IPAF Approved Training Centres meet the stated Instructor / Machine / Trainee ratios, which must not be exceeded:
- 1 CATEGORY = 6 persons maximum (limited to 6 practical tests) If six people are trained in the same category, no additional categories may be taught by the same Instructor.
- 2 CATEGORIES = 4 persons maximum (limited to 8 practical tests)
Other categories available:
1B STATIC BOOM
3A MOBILE VERTICAL – SCISSOR LIFT
H HARNESS USE AND INSPECTION
PAV PUSH AROUND VERTICALS
Certification
On successful completion candidates will receive the PAL (Powered Access License) card license plus certificate.
The licence is worldwide accepted and is valid for 5 years
Course entry criteria:
- Candidate must be at least 16 years old
- Candidate must be literate
- Candidate must be physically fit
IPAF Health & Fitness Statement
Since the safe use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms requires that delegates consult safety notices and read and thoroughly understand the manufacturer’s instruction manual, literacy and language comprehension are important requirements for any MEWP user.
Similarly, since the assembly and 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.
If delegates have any problems with literacy or language comprehension, or have any doubts about their fitness to use a MEWP, they must bring them to the attention of their employer. This need not preclude them from using MEWPS, provided their employer conducts an assessment and is able to put into place adequate measures, to take account of any difficulties they may have.
Registration for courses
We have established in 2005 and we have been successfully providing wide range high quality of certified training, testing at Plant & Construction and Industrial sectors courses across whole Europe and worldwide.
Contact us
UNIT 11, LIBERATOR WAY,
BROME INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,
EYE, SUFFOLK, IP23 7HN
UNIT 2, LE MONS FARM,
NORWICH ROAD, STONHAM,
STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK,
IP14 5DT
