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1 Code of PracticeCovers:Layout1 22/5/1209:18 Page 119. PAS MA TRAININGSCHEME20. OTHERPAS MA TRAINING COURSES2319. PAS MA TrainingSchemeAs wel l as bei ng the lead industrybody , the organisati on consulted by Bri ti sh & Europeanstandardsagencies, theHS E and the people to whomusers,managersand safetyprofessional s turn for expertadvi ce, PASMA al sooperatesa nati onal trai ni ng schemethrougha networkof ApprovedTrai ni ng ni ng Centreshavetomeetan exacting set of cri teri a beforethey can vetted.

2 Premises andfaci liti es, coursematerial s and equi pmental l haveto meetexacting , they are subjecttoongoing audi t to ensurethey conti nue to meetconsi stently hi gh s Codeof Practi ce as wel l as bei ng a defi ni ti ve standal one referencedocumental so servesas supportreferencefor the PASMA StandardTrai ni ng formspart of a nati onal ly recognised one day trai ni ngcoursein the PASMA Trai ning Schemefor operatives, supervisors and managersin the safe assembly, use,inspection, repositi oni ng and di smantling of mobi le courseis intendedto meettherequi rementsof the basi c syl labusof the Advi soryCommittee for Work at Hei ght Trai ni ng, (A CW AHT).

3 Successfuldel egatesrecei ve a PASMA certi fi cate and convenient photocardas proofof ApprovedTrai ni ng Centresal so provi de a seri es of AdvancedTrai ni ng Coursescovering the moreadvanceduse of towersand anci llary equi mBridging Units,LinkedTowers,LightweightStagingsan d Swimming ,HighClearanceFramesonFootwaysan d avai labl e in modular formand are intendedfor the moreexperiencedPASMA operative whohascompleted the ApprovedTrai ni ng Centresal so offer the fol lowi ng courses:1.

4 Basi c Work at Hei ght - intendedto gi ve del egatesa basi c understanding of the essential s of work ing at hei ght2. Low Level Access- introducesdel egatesto the safe use of low level accessuni ts madefromprefabricatedcomponents3. Work At Hei ght wi th Mobi le AccessTowers- Essential s for Managersand Supervisors (Inspection)Coursesare subjectto conti nui ng revi ew and authorisati on by PASMA and may not al waysbe avai labl e immedi atel y,pl ease checkwi th your local trai ni ng centrefor currentavai labi lity.

5 PASMA trai ni ng is avai labl e onl y fromPASMA ApprovedTrai ni ng haveproduceda numberof DVD s and Publ icati ons in supportof its ai ms to encouragethe safe use ofMobi le moredetai ls of al l PASMA Trai ni ng Courses,to purchasecopi es of thi s Codeof Practi ce, or to purchaseanyPASMA DVD s or Publ icati ons contactyour PASMA ApprovedTrai ni ng Centreor contactPASMA at:PASMA,POBo x 26969, GlasgowG39 DRTel ephone:+4 4 (0 )8 45 230 4041 Fax: +4 4 (0 )8 45 230 4042 Emai l: ite: For ewor d12.

6 Intr oduc ti on23. Scope24. SafetyRequi rements35. Trai ning,Competence& Res pons ibi liti es46. Li ter acy , Fitnes s & Heal th57. Typesof Mobile Acces s Tower s58. Components69. General Poi nts on As sembl ing the Tower810. Moving the Tower1211. Tying in and impr ovi ng stabi lity1212. Di smantling the Tower1413. Hazards1414. Safe Us e of Tower s2015. Car e and Maintenance2116. Repai rs2117. Handling, Trans por t and Stor age2218. Site Ins pecti on2219. PASMATrai ning Scheme2320.

7 Other PasmaTraini ng Cour ses23 CONTENTS18. Site InspectionTowersmustbe inspectedas oftenas is necessaryto ensuresafety. Al thoughtheRegul ati ons mak e a di sti ncti on betweenthe inspection requi rementsfor towerswhi ch areusedin construction and thosewhi ch are not, PASMA recommendsthe fol lowi ng,regardless of acti vi ty , as currentbest towersfromwhi ch it is possi bl e to fal l 2m or more,you must Inspectafter assembly, or si gni fi cant al terati on, and beforeuse Complete a wri tten report.

8 Beforegoi ng off duty Gi ve the reportto the personfor whomit was completed wi thi n 24 hours Re-i nspectand reportas oftenas necessary but at least every7 days BUT , thereis no needto re-i nspectand reporteveryti me is movedat the samelocati on Re-i nspectand reportafter any eventlikel y to have affectedits stabi lity orstructuralintegrity ,such as adverseweatherconditi ons Keep a copyof the inspection reportsafeAt a construction si te unti l the workis completedThenat your offi ce for another3 monthsA towerfromwhi ch it is possi bl e to fal l a di stanceof less than 2m has di fferentinspectionrequi must be inspectedafter assembly,and beforeuse.

9 After any eventlikel yto haveaffectedits stabi lity or structuralintegrity and at sui tabl e intervals depending on frequencyandconditi ons of recommendsthe use of the PASMA TowerInspection Recordwhi ch not onl y gi ves avi sual indi catorof the tower s inspecti on status,but al so sati sfi es the requi rementsof theRegul ati ons to recordthe inspection, and whenaffi xed to the towersati sfi es the requi rementto gi ve to the personfor whomit was completed ,and fi nal ly, on completi on by retai ni ng theTowerInspection Record,sati sfi es the requi rementto retai nacopy of the recordas detai led inthe Regul ati has produceda Pock etCardand Postersexpl ai ni ng the inspection requi rementsfor towersand how TowerInspection Recordsshoul d be TowerInspection Records(i n pack s of 50)

10 , can be obtai ned inthe onl ine shop Checkthat you have a copyof the manufacturer s / suppl ier s instruction manualon si te andthat it has beenread and Checkthe ri sk Checkthat the correcttype and the correctnumberof componentsfor the hei ght requi redare presentand are Lay out the componentsand checkthat al l castorsare lock Fol low the stepsoutl ined in the Instruction manual, ensuring that:castorslock ed / legs correctly adjustedbraces& pl atformleveltowerupri ghtstabi lisers/outriggersfi tted as speci fi edpl atformslocated& wi ndl ock s onguardrails in pl acetoeboardslocatedinspecttowerpri or to use18.