This NVQ Erecting Dismantling Working Platforms training course serves as a component of the Level 2 NVQ Mandatory Unit for Erecting and Dismantling Working Platforms.
This NVQ training covers the knowledge aspects of this unit. Allowing participants to input their answers for assessment by their assessor.
Upon completion and approval, these answers can be downloaded and included in the work portfolio.
What is a working platform? The work at height regulations define a working platform. As any platform used as a place of work or as a means of access to or egress from a place of work, including any scaffold, suspended scaffold, cradle, mobile platform, trestle, gangway, gantry and stairway that is so used.
Criteria for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs)
Understanding legislation and official guidance for working platforms
Considerations for fixed scaffolding assembly and dismantling
Practices for scaffold towers and mobile elevating work platforms
Safe working practices and risk minimisation
Promoting safe working practices not only ensures workplace safety but also contributes to the overall health and wellbeing of workers. This course emphasises the importance of creating a safe work environment through proper platform erection and dismantling practices.
Module assessments will evaluate participants’ understanding of key concepts and practical application. A minimum pass percentage 70% is required for certification.
“Our Level 2 NVQ units complement this course effectively. Explore additional Health and Safety courses for detailed insights on construction site hazards like Working at Height, Asbestos, COSHH, and Abrasive Wheels.”
