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PASMA Training voted “The Best”

A meeting consisting of some of the most experienced representatives of leading training organisations has voted the PASMA Training Course as representing the best value for money training programme for safe mobile tower use.

The delegates at the meeting, held at Boss Training’s head office in Halifax looked at a number of training programmes and examined each one in detail.

Boss Training, who work closely with Calderdale College, have been successfully delivering the PASMA Training Courses for over 6 years have training centres throughout the UK.

In terms of course content, the PASMA course is unrivalled. Drawing upon years of collective experience from members who have helped put the course together and endorsed by the HSE it equips all successful delegates with the knowledge and practical experience of training to safely assemble, dismantle, move and inspect mobile access towers.

Boss Training’s Operations Manager David Bates commented: “The feedback that we get from candidates on the course speaks for itself.

“All candidates are required to complete an evaluation of their training day which we take very seriously. It not only tells us what we’ve done well but also how we can improve. In addition, an evaluation encourages people to comment on any other training requirements they may have.”

Although Boss Training do offer other courses such as IPAF Training for MEWPS and Asbestos Awareness Training, the PASMA course is the most popular.

“We sometimes get asked to deliver in-house courses for companies who are not going to work on construction sites and therefore will not be requested by the MCG (Major Contract Group) to produce evidence of PASSMA Training.

“For example, school maintenance or engineers working in factories who need to work at height from scaffold towers but will never be required to do so off-site.

“We would still recommend the PASMA course to these people though as it is the only accredited course that is recognised by the HSE and records are kept on file of all trainees. Therefore, if we need to replace an id card for example, or check when someone’s certificate is due to expire it takes only minutes to find them on the system.”

PASMA are at the forefront of research and development. Manufacturing members offer a wealth of technical expertise and can assist in the development of new more advanced courses.

Current best practice for the assembly of a mobile access tower is the 3T method. This involves the operative assembling the guardrails on the working platform above whilst positioning himself ‘through the trapdoor’ hence 3T. This makes a fall from height impossible whilst assembling and dismantling the tower – an important consideration in respect of the Work at Height Regulations.

Another option is the Advanced Guardrail. Both methods are available for delivery on the PASMA Standard Training Course.