Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)
Awarding Body:
LANTRA or City and Guilds
Target audience:
This course is for you if you need to become proficient in safely operating a MEWP.
As you'll appreciate, this course contains some practical activity that will require a minimum level of fitness.
Description:
Becoming proficient in operating this machinery is an essential and valued operator’s skill for any contract, large or small.
This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.
This course offers a range of certificate options depending on your needs:
Static scissor lift
Static hydraulic/telescopic boom
Mobile scissor lift
Mobile hydraulic/telescopic boom
Manual vertical lift.
Course sessions:
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Describe the key requirements of health, safety and environmental legislation
Interpret and comply with drawings, specifications, schedules, risk assessments and manufacturer’s operator’s manual (MOM) related to the plant or machinery operations and the work to be carried out
Identify the hazards associated with plant or machinery operations and put the appropriate control measures in place
Identify and explain different types of MEWPs, their purpose, machine components and operator controls
Conduct all operational and pre-start checks
Prepare the MEWP for site and highway travel
Drive, tow or push the MEWP safely over varying types of terrain
Operate the MEWP safely in restricted spaces
Prepare the MEWP for lifting procedures
Complete a range of lifting operations
Demonstrate how to operate MEWPs with safe working parameters
Demonstrate how to safely carry out emergency lowering procedures
Describe emergency procedures
Explain how to prepare for using a MEWP including planning the lifting operation, key responsibilities and pre-use checks
Identify the machine components and operator controls
Operate controls from ground level and from within the working platform
Travel the MEWP with the platform in a raised position (self-propelled only)
Position the platform up to the maximum working height
Shut down and secure plant or machinery
Describe the procedures used for loading and unloading a MEWP on and off a transporter.
Duration:
Up to 3 days depending on options chosen
Equipment Required:
§ Work boots
§ Work clothes/overalls
§ Waterproof clothing
§ Own tools (to practice sharpening)
§ Lunch
Prerequisites:
None required
Funding Available:
Yes
For more details or to enquire about costs and availability please contact Jimmy Hughes Services on 01597 850080 or jhsltd@btinternet.com
