PASMA Training: Towers for Users Course

Locations

• Birmingham (HVO)
• Bristol (HVO)
• Durham (HVO)
• Edinburgh (HVO)
• Glasgow (HVO)
• Leeds
• Leicester
• London East (HVO)
• London West (HVO)
• Luton
• Manchester (HVO)
• Southampton (HVO)

If you’re new to towers or tower training, Towers for Users is the ideal starter course. You will be taught how to safely construct and deconstruct MATs (mobile access towers) whilst gaining a wider awareness of the associated hazards.

​To help protect our customers and staff by reducing risk of COVID-19 infection, the theory element of this course will be completed online. Our training team will provide instructions on how to complete the course. The practical element of the course will be completed in-person at one of our training locations, which all have COVID19 safety measures in place. For more information please visit our COVID-19 Secure Page

In this PASMA course delegates are taught how to safely construct and deconstruct MATs (mobile access towers) whilst gaining a wider awareness of the associated hazards. Attendees are also given practical guidance on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as well as grounding in the regulations and legislation applicable to aluminium towers.

Course Objectives

In this course delegates are taught how to safely construct and deconstruct MATs whilst gaining a wider awareness of the associated hazards. Attendees are also given practical guidance on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as well as grounding in the regulations and legislation applicable to aluminium towers.

Candidate Requirements

Candidates will be required to have a level of literacy that enables them to fully understand safety notices and manufacturer’s instruction manuals. Candidates also need to physically fit and in good health as the course involves the assembling and dismantling of mobile access towers.

No formal qualifications are required but a good understanding of working at height would be beneficial.

For the practical session candidates will need suitable head, footwear, eye, and glove protection. A hard hat with a chin strap is preferable.

Course Details

Teaching Method

The course is practical, and classroom based currently with a maximum delegate number of 8 (broken up into morning and afternoon sessions of 4 each) due to room capacity at our locations.

Duration

The duration of the PASMA Tower course is one full day.

Currently the day is split into online theory (taken prior to attending) and written assessment and practical element. Delegates will be assessed and given a 30-question multiple choice assessment and providing they pass will progress to the practical element. Assessment takes around 30 minutes and the practical is around 3-4 hours depending on the experience of the delegates.

Assessment

This is a closed book course with a pass mark of 80% in both theory and practical.

PASMA Certification

A PASMA PhotoCard and Certificate valid for five years will be issued to successful delegates who complete the theory and practical sessionson the Towers For Users course.

More PASMA Courses

We also offer the PASMA Combined Course on how to safely assemble, dismantle and both relocate low level access units and standard mobile access.  

Who Should Attend

This PASMA Course programme is designed for managers, supervisors and operatives who may need to construct and/or inspect Mobile Access Towers (MATs). Training methods include a mix of theoretical and practical studies, such as syndicate exercises in the erection, inspection and dismantling of a MAT. To pass the PASMA course delegates will need to successfully complete a post-course assessment paper.