Construction and maintenance sites, warehouses, shopfitting and any work carried out at height from a platform.
Up to 12m working height
Theory and practical assessment, carried out on the employer's own machine, on their site.
No UK government body issues a licence to operate this platform, and no statute requires one.
The duty to train and assess competence sits with the employer, under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 section 2(2)(c) and PUWER 1998 regulation 9.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to any work carried out from the platform.
Because the machine lifts people, LOLER 1998 requires thorough examination at intervals not exceeding 6 months.
The employer still authorises each operator in writing under PUWER 1998 regulation 9; the certificate, unit credit, records and site evidence statement are the evidence the employer relies on for that decision, not a substitute for it.