This course is suitable for those who don’t use towers themselves, such as site managers, safety professionals and company directors. It is also aimed at those responsible for managing people who use mobile access towers, ensuring work is properly planned and organised and that those involved in carrying out the work are competent.

Literacy, fitness and health requirements (extract from PASMA Code of Practice)

Since the safe use of mobile access towers requires delegates to consult safety notices and read, and thoroughly understand, the manufacturer’s instruction manual, literacy and language comprehension are important requirements for any tower use.

If delegates have any problems with literacy or language comprehension, they must bring this to the attention of their employer.

There erection, use and dismantling of mobile access towers is potentially extremely dangerous if the correct safe working procedures are not followed. To comply with Work at Height regulations, you must be competent to supervise work on towers. This course will equip delegates with the specialist knowledge needed to keep towers an accident-free zone.

Through a combination of theory and group exercises, delegates will learn what to look for from the ground – before, during and after work begins.

NOTE: There is no practical work involved in this course, it is purely classroom-based theory.

SSG offer this course over one day as a classroom course.

Through a combination of theory and group discussions, delegates will learn about:

• Work at height responsibilities of managers
• Standards affecting the manufacture and use of towers
• Where to find crucial safety information
• When it’s safe to use a tower and when it’s not
• Different tower configurations
• Identifying hazards in the work environment
• Risk assessments
• Rescue plans
• Carrying out pre-use checks and post-assembly inspections on towers
• The components used in a mobile access tower
• Good practices for the safe use of mobile access towers
• Behavioural competencies
• Preventing personal health hazards

Delegates will be assessed through a theoretical assessment. Successful delegates will receive a PASMA photo card and certificate; these will show that delegates are trained to level ‘M’ for Manager. The photo card will state the expiry date.