MEWP Training
Mobile Elevated Work Platform Training (Course Overview)
› Number of Participants: 8 Delegates
› Timeframe: 1/2 Day
MEWP Training Course Covers:
- Scissors Lift Training (Max 8 people, 1 Day)
- Self Propelled Boom (Max 8 people, 1 Day)
Introduction
MEWP’s are widely used in the workplace and are replacing ladders and tower scaffolds as the preferred method of access. However operators are often asked to use these machines without being given any formal training, and as a result, they are not aware of the safety precautions required or of the individual capabilities of the MEWP itself.
On Successful completion of the course, delegates can
- Operate an MEWP safely and correctly in accordance with the Manufacturers handbook
- Clearly understand the causes of instability while operating an MEWP
- Carry out correctly, a pre-use inspection of an MEWP
- Work safely at height
- Understand fully the procedures for the emergency lowering of the MEWP in the event of an emergency
MEWP Training Content Includes;
- Legislation and the use of MEWP’s
- Basic types and specification of MEWP’s
- Hazards associated with using MEWP’s
- MEWP Accident Analysis
- Daily pre-use checks and maintenance requirements
- Safety precautions while using MEWP’s
- Positioning of the MEWP
- Re – fueling and Battery charging procedures
- Raising and lowering the MEWP safely and correctly
- Emergency Procedures
- Evaluating Ground Conditions
- Practical and Written Test