Mobile Elevating Work Platform Refresher (Company/Group Course)

This refresher course ensures you stay current with the relevant guidelines, regulations and Codes of Practice to safely assess and operate a MEWP. It also includes a series of practical exercises to reinforce your knowledge of hazards, risk management and operational skills.

Refresher Information:

It is essential for students to remain current on Health and Safety regulations. To guarantee compliance with legislation and sustain safety standards, the Best Practice Guidelines of Mobile Elevated Work Platforms require refresher training every three years - a mandate outlined in BPG Sections 6.1 & 6.2..

When booking a refresher course, Safety ’n Action will require evidence of the student's NZQA record of achievement displaying the relevant unit standard/s to the course they are attending.On successful completion of the course the students Go Safe card will be updated and reissued with a new refresher date. (Please note no unit standards will be uploaded to NZQA).
If students are unable to provide us with this information, they will need to attend a full course to gain the unit standard/s. Alternatively, if the student has completed prior training and does not hold the applicable NZQA unit standard/s, on request we can provide the student with an attendance certificate only.

Students need to have 3 months of work experience in the industry prior to doing the course.

Please bring along your ID - We need to verify the identity of students in attendance, please bring ID with you on the day of training.

Machine Options:

Only two machine combinations and the theory unit standard 23966 can be refreshed in half a day. You will need to specify which combination you require on booking. The machine options are as follows:

• Scissor Lift
• Self-Propelled Boom
• Truck Mounted Boom
• Trailer Mounted
• Vertical Lift

Prerequisites:

1. If you did not complete your original training with Safety ‘n Action then we may require evidence of competency

Key Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of types of MEWP’s
2. Their suitability for purpose
3. Safety features
4. Legislative requirements in relation to code of practice and the use of MEWP’s
5. Assess the worksite and prepare to use the relevant MEWP
6. How to identify and report faults and damage for the MEWP
7. How to shut down the MEWP
8. Practical reinforcement of the knowledge and skills obtained during the training