IPAF Harness Awareness (HA) & Harness User (HU) Training in Coventry

Our approved IPAF Harness Awareness (HA) and Harness User (HU) Training courses enhance and increase the knowledge of attendees to understand how harnesses can protect boom lift and scissor lift operators.

This two part course is designed to educate and establish greater understanding around the types of harnesses that are available for MEWP operators, how they should be used and remaining safe when working at height.

The half day course consists of the theoretical awareness element and is supplemented by the addition of practical training that covers:

  1. Pre-use checks of a harness and lanyard
  2. Fitment and adjusting harnesses and lanyards for use in access platforms.
  3. Identifying suitable anchor points on cherry pickers, scissor lifts and boom lifts.
  4. Adjustment of the lanyard to provide effective restraint.

The harness awareness (HA) course can be completed online and alongside the harness user (HU) practical assessment at our IPAF approved training centre on Torrington Avenue in Coventry. If the Harness User course is completed online, the practical element of the Harness User course can be incorporated and completed during any of the IPAF powered access operator courses.

To find out more about our powered access courses, visit our IPAF training page.

Course Aims

Course Aims.

The IPAF Harness Awareness (HA) and Harness User (HU) training course provides a complete overview of how harnesses and lanyards should be used in conjunction with mobile elevating working platforms (MEWPs).

The course consists of the theory based awareness content and assessment followed by the practical and hands-on usage of harnesses and lanyards. Both parts of the course can be completed at our Torrington Avenue Training Centre in Coventry. Alternatively the harness awareness (HA) element can be completed online before attending the practical in-centre training.

Once successfully complete and the attendee has finished both Awareness and User categories of the approved IPAF training course, they can progress and complete:

IPAF Harness Inspector (HI) Course*

 

*course appropriate for anyone who carries out inspections of harnesses and lanyard and who maintains record keeping of inspections.

Course Content

Course Content.

Harness Awareness (HA) Content

  1. Introduction
  2. Hierarchy of Person Fall Protective Equipment (PFPE)
  3. Know your Equipment: Harness Systems
  4. Anchor Points
  5. Boom Lift Hazards: Stay Safe
  6. Vertical Lift Hazards: Stay Safe
  7. Pre-use Checks
  8. Donning and Doffing
  9. Cleaning and Storage
  10. Summary
  11. Individual Assessment Test

 

Harness User (HU) Practical Assessment

After completing the Awareness training, the Harness User practical assessment tests the attendees ability to demonstrate the learning outcomes from the theoretical part of the course.

The IPAF Harness User (HU) practical section includes:
  1. Pre-use checks of a harness and lanyard
  2. Fitment and adjusting harnesses and lanyards for use in access platforms.
  3. Identifying suitable anchor points on cherry pickers, scissor lifts and boom lifts.
  4. Adjustment of the lanyard to provide effective restraint.
This is assessed by an IPAF approved Instructor and will be marked as correct or incorrect.

Course Intended For

Who Should Attend This Course.

The two stage IPAF approved Harness Awareness (HA) & Harness User (HU) training courses that we provide from our training centre in Coventry is designed to be attended by anyone who uses cherry pickers, boom lifts and scissor lifts. If you operate MEWPs in the work that you carry out, this course is for you.

The course can be integrated into an IPAF Powered Access Operators course as long as the attendee has successfully completed the awareness course online, prior to attending.

Once complete, the attended can progress to the Harness Inspector (HI) course if they inspect and maintain inspection records from a health and safety standpoint.

For more information on the full range of MEWP courses available, please visit our IPAF Training page.

Certification

IPAF Qualifications

After the successful completion of both parts of the Harness Awareness (HA) and Harness User (HU) course elements, the delegate will be able to demonstrate their full understanding of both the theoretical element and practical requirements of the course.

The relevant qualifications will be transferred onto each applicants digital Powered Access Licence (ePAL). This can be downloaded and viewed on the IPAF App which is available from your chosen app store.

To book IPAF Category 1b Static Boom Lift Training Courses in Coventry get in touch with Clements Plant & Access Hire.