IPAF-approved harness training for working in MEWPs: Harness Awareness, Harness User and Harness Inspector. Learn to choose, fit, use and inspect a full-body harness safely, with an IPAF qualification valid 5 years. At our Pendlebury training centre or on site across Greater Manchester.
Available at our training centre or onsite at your premises
IPAF harness training in Manchester covers the safe choice, fitting, use and inspection of a full-body harness when working in a MEWP. With more than 20 years of training experience, Access Towers helps over 350 trainees each month gain work-at-height qualifications. As an approved IPAF training centre registered for Harness Use and Inspection, our bookings team make it easy to arrange your training, whether you are booking for yourself, your team or someone else.
IPAF offers three harness courses to meet the needs of different candidates, and we deliver all three. The Harness Awareness (HA) course is theory-based training and testing for anyone who works with or around harnesses but does not personally need to wear one. It typically suits managers, planners, safety professionals and supervisors, and it can be taken as a short module.
The Harness User (HU) course is a practical assessment for those who actually use or wear a harness in a MEWP. It covers choosing the right equipment, correct fitting and adjustment of a full-body harness and lanyard, attaching to the correct anchor point in the platform, and adjusting the lanyard to provide effective restraint. The HA course must be completed first, and it can be incorporated into a MEWP operator course.
The Harness Inspector (HI) course is for those responsible for inspecting their company's personal fall-protection equipment and maintaining inspection records. It requires the HA and HU courses to have been passed first.
IPAF HAHU (Harness Awareness and Harness User) is £100.00 per person and IPAF HAHUHI (Awareness, User and Inspector) is £195.00 per person, both excluding VAT. Both are available at our training centre or on site at your premises.
Courses run at our Pendlebury training centre, a short drive from Junction 17 of the M60 with on-site parking, or on site at your premises anywhere in Greater Manchester. On successful completion, delegates receive an IPAF qualification, valid for five years and recognised worldwide. It confirms their competence in the safe choice, use and, where taken, inspection of harnesses for use in a MEWP. This course is also approved for CITB Employer Network Funding for registered companies, and group rates are available.
Harness training is often combined with operator training, so many customers book it alongside IPAF 3b or IPAF 1b. Alternatively, browse the full range of IPAF training courses in Manchester. For general harness use at height, covering Awareness, User, Inspection and Leading Edge, see our Safety Harness Training course instead.
Courses run at Access Towers Manchester in Pendlebury, or on site at your premises. Send the form below or call us and we'll book you in.
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Harness Awareness (HA): theory training and test for those who work around harnesses but don't wear one (managers, planners, supervisors). Harness User (HU): practical training and assessment for those who wear a harness in a MEWP. Harness Inspector (HI): for those who inspect harness equipment and keep records. Each suits a different candidate.
If you don't personally wear a harness but work around them, take HA. If you use or wear a harness in a MEWP, take HA then HU (they can be taken together as HAHU). If you're responsible for inspecting your company's harness equipment and records, take HA and HU first, then HI (HAHUHI). We'll advise if you're unsure: call 0161 533 0903.
Yes. HA is the foundation for all. HU requires HA first. HI requires both HA and HU to have been passed beforehand. HA and HU can often be completed consecutively in a single visit.
IPAF HAHU (Awareness and User) is £100.00 per person and IPAF HAHUHI (Awareness, User and Inspector) is £195.00 per person, both excluding VAT, at our training centre or on site at your premises. We're the best-priced training provider in Manchester and the North West: if you find the same course cheaper, call 0161 533 0903 and we'll beat it.
An IPAF qualification, valid for five years and recognised worldwide, confirming your competence in the safe use (and, for HI, inspection) of harnesses in a MEWP.
Each half-day level runs from 8am to 1pm.
Yes. There is on-site parking at our Pendlebury training centre.
This IPAF Harness course is specifically for harness use in MEWPs and carries an IPAF qualification. Our separate Safety Harness Training covers harness use for working at height more broadly. We'll advise if you're unsure.
Yes. This course is approved for CITB Employer Network Funding. If you're a CITB-registered company we can process your funding claim. Mention this when booking.
Yes, anywhere in Greater Manchester. Call 0161 533 0903.
Book your place, or call our team for honest advice and the next available dates. Group discounts and onsite training available.
