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IPAF Harness Awareness & User Combined Training Course

Course Duration: 1/2 Day
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Course Duration - 1/2 Day

The IPAF Harness Awareness and user combined training course is to enable delegates to:

All successful candidates will receive a digital certificate of attendance and a Powered Access Licence (PAL Card)

Theory

  • Have an awareness of how to correctly identify and select the appropriate form of personal
    protection against falls from MEWPs.
  • Have a theoretical awareness only of how to check, use, maintain and store a harness and
    lanyard with manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Have a theoretical awareness of how harnesses and lanyards should be fitted and adjusted.

Practical

The practical assessment evaluates the delegate’s practical application of the knowledge gained in the IPAF Harness Awareness theory training.
 
Successful delegates will:
  • Demonstrate competence in the correct pre-use check of a harness and lanyard.
  • Demonstrate competence in how to correctly fit and adjust a harness and lanyard for use in
    a MEWP.
  • Demonstrate the correct anchor point to attach the lanyard to in a MEWP and adjust the lanyard to be effective.

Course Content

Harness Awareness (HA) E-Learning Theory
• Introduction
• Hierarchy of Person Fall Protective
Equipment (PFPE)
• Know your Equipment: Harness Systems
• Anchor Points
• Boom Platform Hazards: Stay Safe
• Vertical Platform Hazards: Stay Safe
• Pre-use Checks
• Donning and Doffing
• Cleaning and Storage
• Summary


Theory Test
Individual, 30 question, open book, written
test with explanation of pass requirements
A pass result requires a score of at least 80%
(24/30)


Practical
This assessment looks at the delegate’s
ability to physically apply what they learned
in the Harness Course.
The Harness User practical assessment
covers:

• Pre-use check of a harness and lanyard
• Fitting and adjustment of a harness and
lanyard for use in a MEWP
• Attaching to the correct anchor point in a
MEWP and adjustment of the lanyard to
provide effective restraint
This will be observed and assessed by the
Instructor and marked as correct or incorrect.

All courses can be delivered at your premises throughout the UK and Northern Ireland.

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