IPAF · 3b
IPAF 3b Mobile Boom
IPAF 3b training in Grimsby or on your site: cherry pickers and boom lifts, with a PAL Card valid for five years.
IPAF 3b Mobile Boom training dates · Grimsby training centre
No dates are published for this course at the moment. We run it on request and on your own site — ask us for the next one.
About the course
IPAF 3b Mobile Boom training: what you will learn
IPAF 3b training covers mobile boom platforms: self-propelled articulating and telescopic booms, the cherry pickers, that can be driven while raised. It is a one-day course at our Grimsby centre or on your site, ending with a PAL Card valid for five years.
If your team also uses scissor lifts, book the 3a and 3b dual course instead and cover both machines in the same day.
IPAF category 3b covers mobile boom platforms — self-propelled articulating and telescopic booms, the cherry pickers — that can be driven while elevated. Theory and practical, leading to the IPAF PAL card. Usually taken together with 3a in one day.
Accredited by IPAF. Certificate issued on successful completion.
Before you decide
IPAF 3b Mobile Boom training: questions we get asked
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Mobile boom platforms, which means cherry pickers and other self-propelled booms that can be driven while raised. It does not cover scissor lifts, which are 3a.
In a boom-type machine a harness with a short restraint lanyard clipped to the designated anchor point is normally required. The course covers which machine needs what, and why.
Retake the course, or the refresher level, before the card expires. The new card is valid for five years.
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