Refresher training - mobile elevating work platforms

The certificate for operating a mobile elevating work platform does not last for ever. The familiarisation is repeated once every 12 months under Section 3(1) of Decree No. 147/2013 Coll.

In the refresher training we go through the changes in the regulations since the last familiarisation, the lessons from accidents and incidents in work with platforms, and the things that cause most trouble in practice. Those are stabilising the machine on uneven ground, work near electrical lines and rescuing the operator from the basket. We also repeat the check of the platform before work starts.

The new written certificate of verified professional knowledge is issued by an inspection technician under Section 17(3) of Decree No. 508/2009 Coll.

An employee who has not completed the repeated familiarisation within the interval must not operate the platform. So keep an eye on the date, or write to us and we will remind you of it.

Familiarisation is not only due when the deadline runs out. The law also requires it when you transfer an employee to another workplace or other work, or when you introduce a new working procedure or new work equipment (Section 7(3) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll.). A platform of a different kind, for example an articulated one instead of a scissor lift, is therefore a reason for training even if a year has not yet passed since the last one.

Familiarisation must be demonstrable and the employer has to verify that the employee understands the regulations and working procedures (Section 7(1)(a) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll.). Without a written record with the date, content and signatures, this is hard to prove during an inspection.

If the operator does not have the certificate yet, start with the course Basic training, mobile elevating work platforms.