Programme
Legal and regulatory module (1 hour)
- Applicable legal framework: Legislative Decree 81/2008, Title III, State-Regions Agreement of 22 February 2012
- Duties of the employer, the supervisor and the operator
- Civil and criminal liability in the event of an accident involving a MEWP
- Operating and maintenance manual, mandatory periodic inspections
Technical module (5 hours)
- Types of MEWP: classification and design characteristics
- MEWPs with and without stabilisers: operational differences and limits of use
- Main components: supporting structure, boom, platform, safety systems
- Reading the operating manual and the load plate
- Specific risks: overturning, contact with power lines, falling materials
- Fall-arrest personal protective equipment: harness and anchor points in the platform
- Planning work at height: site survey, setting up the area, signage
- Routine maintenance and pre-use checks
Practical module (4 hours)
- Manoeuvring exercises with a MEWP without stabilisers along a set course
- Manoeuvring exercises with a MEWP with stabilisers: deployment, levelling and positioning
- Simulated positioning at height under real operating conditions
- Handling emergencies: manual emergency descent
- Practical assessment of the skills acquired
Objectives
Qualify operators to work mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) safely, with and without stabilisers, providing the regulatory knowledge, technical skills and practical ability needed to prevent the specific risks of work at height, in line with Annex III to the State-Regions Agreement of 22 February 2012.