IPAF MEWPs for Managers (E-learning)

What is IPAF MEWPs for Managers?

This IPAF MEWPs for Managers course covers what managers need to know for safe and effective use of MEWPs on site, including planning the job, conducting a risk assessment, selecting the right equipment for optimum cost-efficiency and mitigating all possible risks.

Who is the IPAF MEWPs for Managers Course Suitable For?

This online IPAF MEWPs for Managers course is suitable for employers, project managers, foremen and supervisors working in a broad range of industries such as construction, facilities management, retail, airports and arboriculture. The course is suitable for anyone responsible for planning, supervising or managing work at height with Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPS).

What’s Included in the IPAF MEWPs for Managers Course?

Learning Format

Online / E-learning

Course Content

• MEWP legislation and guidance
• Hiring
• Machine types and use
• Structural parts and MEWP selection
• Operator training and familiarisation
• Operator daily inspection
• MEWP personal fall protection
• Safe operating methods and hazard awareness
• Safety beyond training
• Test

Course Duration

Approximately 4 hours in duration

Assessment and Certification

Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will receive a digital IPAF Powered Access Licence (PAL Card) accessible via the IPAF ePAL app for an IPAF MM qualification valid for 5 years.

The IPAF ePAL app is free to download on Apple iOS and Android devices. The app can be used to view and access an operator’s digital PAL card, logbook and IPAF safety guides. Our Trainers will talk you through this process at the start of your IPAF course.

If a physical PAL card and certificate are required, these must be arranged with the training department before the course start date. An additional charge applies.

Companies that are CITB registered and meet their grant scheme eligibility requirements may be able to claim a short course duration grant. Please contact us for further information.

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.

Connection quality is the responsibility of the delegate. If you need to download free video conferencing software please visit our video conferencing software page where you can download the software specified by Sunbelt Rentals.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

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We are proud to have been awarded ISO standards for:

ISO 9001 - Quality Management

ISO 17020:2012 UKAS accreditation for Inspection is for our Sunbelt Lifting Business Unit only covered by certification to the 2012 version. The standard covers the completing of inspections whether in-house or external.

ISO 17025:2017 UKAS accreditation for Calibration is for our Sunbelt Test and Monitoring Stokesley Depot only covered by accreditation to UKAS and certification to the 2017 version. The standard covers the completing of calibrations in Laboratory conditions to UKAS standards.

ISO 14001 - Environmental Management

ISO 45001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management 

ISO 50001 - Energy Management

Envico is working in partnership with Sunbelt Rentals offering training and is not accredited by or associated with Sunbelt Rentals or any other examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.