IPAF MEWP For Managers
The IPAF MEWPs for Managers course is highly beneficial for anyone responsible for planning, supervising, or managing work at height involving Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), rather than operating the equipment directly. Key benefits include:
- Improved Legal Compliance
Managers gain a clear understanding of their responsibilities under health and safety legislation, including safe systems of work and duty of care obligations. This helps minimise the risk of fines, enforcement action, or prosecution following an incident.
- Safer Work Environments
The course covers hazard awareness, risk assessments, emergency procedures, and the prevention of common accidents such as overturns, entrapment, falls, and collisions. Better planning leads to safer sites and fewer injuries.
- Correct Equipment Selection
Choosing the wrong MEWP can increase both costs and risks. The training helps managers select the most suitable machine based on working height, outreach, terrain, load requirements, and site conditions.
- Greater Productivity
When the correct equipment is chosen and tasks are properly planned, projects are completed more efficiently with reduced downtime, delays, and rework.
- Stronger Operator Supervision
Managers learn how to confirm that operators are appropriately trained, familiarised, and competent, helping to prevent unsafe operation of equipment.
- Industry-Recognised Qualification
Successful candidates receive an IPAF certificate that is widely recognised across construction, facilities management, airports, retail, and industrial sectors.
- Flexible Learning Options
The course is available through classroom-based training or eLearning, making it convenient for busy managers to complete.
Who Should Take the IPAF MEWP For Managers Course?
- Site Managers
- Supervisors
- Foremen
- Project Managers
- Health & Safety Managers
- Employers who use access platforms
In Simple Terms
If you are responsible for teams using cherry pickers, scissor lifts, or boom lifts, this course helps you remain compliant, reduce accidents, lower costs, and improve operational efficiency.
For managers working in construction or facilities management, this course is often more valuable than the standard IPAF operator course, as it focuses on planning, decision-making, and legal responsibility rather than simply machine operation.
Find out more about our IPAF training courses or contact us today to get trained and certified. Enquire online here or call us on 01225 331669