Wagert Training Centre

Employers are legally obliged to instruct their employees in the handling of work equipment (in this case: work platforms). We support you as an employer in providing evidence of this basic training in accordance with current legislation by means of so-called "IPAF training".

The training is a theoretical and practical basic training for the safe handling of work platforms.

Every employee who uses work equipment (here: work platforms).

The basic training must be carried out once. The employer is then still obliged to instruct his employees annually in accordance with the basic principles of occupational safety (DGUV 1). At international level, the entire basic training course must be repeated every 5 years.

The training usually lasts one day depending on the number of participants and the number of device categories.

All training participants receive a training certificate, a PAL card, safety guidelines and the IPAF logbook after passing the theory and practical examinations of the IPAF training course. The PAL Card is recognised worldwide and serves as proof of proper training.

Training is available in the following equipment categories:

• Static Vertical (1a):
  Vertical passenger lifts (with supports)
• Static Boom (1b):
  Self-propelled boom lifts with outriggers, trailer lifts, truck lifts and track lifts
• Mobile Vertical (3a):
  Scissor lifts and vertical personnel lifts (movable from above).
• Mobile Boom (3b):
  Self-propelled articulated and telescopic personal lifts (movable from above).

Not sure which category you need?
Click here for a better overview of the equipment categories.

According to DGUV 1 (BGV A1) (accident prevention regulation "Principles of Prevention"), the Occupational Health and Safety Act (§12), DGUV 100-500 (BGR 500) (Chapter 2.10. Operating lifting platforms) and DGUV 308-008 (BGG/GUV-G 966) (Training and commissioning of operators of lifting platforms), the use of personnel on working platforms requires appropriate instruction and commissioning.

You can download the DGUV 308-008 principle - training and commissioning of operators of working platforms here.

Instruction is the training of employees in the safe use of their work equipment. This can be, for example, equipment or machines (working platforms, excavators, etc.). In this context, points of occupational health and safety law, as well as possible hazards and behaviour in the case of certain working methods or malfunctions caused by the work equipment, plant or machine must be communicated.

Instructionis not a briefing on a product or piece of equipment, but a detailed safety training on the working environment of an activity or product group (e.g. telescopic forklift, working platforms, excavators), it deals with the safety and health requirements in accordance with the legal occupational health and safety regulations.

The instruction must be repeated regularly. The repetition of the instruction is required by law after 12 months at the latest. If the employer cannot carry out this himself for certain reasons, he must commission appropriately skilled and competent training personnel (internal/external) with this issue. The employee must prove to the employer that he is capable of operating the device or machine. The employer must instruct the employee to operate machinery in writing.

Further information on the subject of instruction, training, briefing can be found on the website of the Bundesverband der Baumaschinen-, Baugeräte- und Industriemaschinenfirmen e.V. (Federal Association of Construction Machinery, Construction Equipment and Industrial Machinery Companies).

Instruction takes place when a machine is handed over, e.g. working platform, excavator, etc. An instruction is related to a defined type of equipment or machine, e.g. truck mounted platform L 220 K2 etc. Product-specific points and differences regarding safety and application (switch functions) must be addressed specifically for these working platforms. The operator is expressly informed that the operating instructions of the respective device must be observed and that he must familiarise himself with the machine himself!

Example:
A customer hires a working platform or a telescopic forklift from Wagert. We instruct the operator, the rental customer (for his employees) is responsible for the instruction. If he does not do this, he is at least negligent.

Further information on the subject of instruction, training and briefing can be found on the website of the Bundesverband der Baumaschinen-, Baugeräte- und Industriemaschinenfirmen e.V. (Federal Association of Construction Machinery, Construction Equipment and Industrial Machinery Companies).

• Legal principles and regulations
• Requirements for the operator
• Working safely
• Types and types
• Design, function and possible uses
• Dangers of incorrect use
• Behaviour in the event of accidents and emergency operation
• Ground conditions, stability and payload
• Working in windy and adverse weather conditions
• Choice of working area and correct stabilisation
• Daily visual and functional checks
• Training courses only take place online as standard
• Theoretical test

• Unit presentation and unit components
• Commissioning and daily checks
• Safe operation and driving
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Practical test

The courses offered take place online as standard.

Dates on request.