IPAF 1B – 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.
is available either at our IPAF Training Centre or online (e-Learning) through our IPAF Training Centre – please contact for more details.
Course evaluation and Log Book with Operators’ Safety Guide issue.
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
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:
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.