Elevated Working Platforms (EWP)

Late last year the opportunity arose for us to deliver training for Electricity Industry workers using elevated working platforms.  We have done this in the past as part of the Transpower Worksite Safety and Substation Maintainer courses, and have now created a course for the wider industry. Currently training is underway for Electrix staff working on the Vector Network.

As with any area that is safety related (and most of what we do around electricity is), there is a focus on getting the right knowledge and skills in place so that competency can be measured in a credible way. It’s up to employers to award competency and there needs to be a process that can stand up to scrutiny. That’s where we can assist with approved courses that comply with the Department of Labour (DoL), industry standards and guidance. Our course comes with assessment to unit standard 18272 ‘Operate power – operated elevating work platforms (EWP) in an electricity supply environment’.

If you are interested in this or any other technical training, please contact Phil on 027 575 2282 or phil@mtrain.co.nz.

Photo: Ian Mair, Macquarie Training Technical Trainer.