The IPAF Harness Awareness and Harness User short courses provides delegates (including supervisors and managers) with essential knowledge to ensure correct selection and use of harnesses.
Description
Harness Awareness and User
Provides delegates with the essential knowledge to select, monitor, manage and plan the correct use of Harnesses and lanyards for use in a MEWP. The practical test evaluates the delegate’s practical application of the knowledge gained in the IPAF Harness Awareness theory training.
Delegates successfully completing this course will:
- 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
They will be able to:
- 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.
Harness Inspection (this is a separate full day classroom based course please call us to discuss this)
Upon successful completion of this part of the course delegates will be able to:
- Demonstrate competence in conducting periodic and interim inspections of harnesses and lanyards for use in a MEWP
- Demonstrate how to maintain associated records of inspections
Prerequisites
A delegate must complete the Harness Awareness (theory) before proceeding to the Harness User Practical Assessment (both can be completed in a single day)
