Are You Up to Date With Your PASMA Training?

There’s always potential for accidents when working at height which is why we offer PASMA mobile access towers health and safety courses through our training providers. PASMA, the Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers’ Association, has been providing and overseeing the industry standard training scheme for mobile access towers since 1974.

The great news is that it looks like safety practices are on the up in the UK. The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) reported a 25% reduction in accidents in 2022, down on the previous two years. The confederation believe their members are “proactive in their approach to improving health and safety for their employees”. So what can you do to keep accidents to a minimum?

Working Safely at Height

Any industry that involves working at height is aware of the need for through health and safety practices. That could be scaffolders, tree surgeons, lighting technicians, roofers – any profession that raises people off the ground.

There are various safety protocols that can be followed, such as using the right equipment every time (to prevent over-reaching, for example), using safe equipment such as sturdy, inspected scaffolds, platforms with guardrails, or mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) for reaching high areas, and implementing fall arrest harnesses and lifelines for situations where a fall might occur.

PASMA Training Courses

Mobile access towers require the same safety protocols as any other instance of working at height. Regular, up to date health and safety training should be part of every company’s procedures. Training employees on the proper use and inspection of equipment as well as working at height protocol is essential. Here are the PASMA training courses we offer through Easybook Training:

• PASMA Combined Tower & Low Level Access Course: a one-day course that combines classroom-based learning and hands-on practical sessions and teaches how to safely construct, alter, move, inspect or dismantle mobile access towers, folding low level scaffolds and work platforms. This course must be passed before moving on to the more advanced PASMA courses.
• PASMA Tower on Stairs Course: a combination of practical sessions with classroom-based theory make up this one-day course on how to safely assemble, alter, inspect, use and dismantle mobile access towers.
• PASMA Training Standard Tower Course: training for anyone involved with the use of mobile access towers to safely erect, use, inspect and dismantle aluminium or fibreglass towers. We also offer the PASMA Training Standard Tower Course (E-Learning Theory) option that combines online and practical training – the online e-Learning element must be completed the day before the practical in-person assessment.

All PASMA courses meet European and British standards and provide a legal overview of health and safety and Work at Height Regulations 2005. After passing all relevant parts of PASMA’s training courses, your employees details go onto PASMA’s central database and they are issued with a Photo-ID card valid for five years.

Let’s work together to keep incidents and accidents in the workplace to a minimum, starting with mobile access towers. You can book on any of the PASMA training courses today, or contact us online, email or call on 01892 543000 to help you select the right course for your needs.