PASMA Approved Training Centre
PASMA Work at Height Essentials — a half-day classroom course covering the law, regulations, good practice and safe use of access equipment. No practical, no prerequisites. At our Croydon centre or on site, with a 5-year PASMA qualification.
PASMA Work at Height Essentials is a half-day, classroom-based theory course covering the essential points for anyone working at height. Because it has no practical element and no prerequisites, it's an accessible first step — and a solid grounding for managers, operatives and anyone else with duties under the Work at Height Regulations.
The course provides vital information about the safe use of mobile access towers, plus an overview of all forms of access equipment represented by the Access Industry Forum (AIF) — for example, scaffolds, MEWPs, suspended platforms, ladders and steps. In addition, it covers current legislation and guidance from PASMA, employer and employee responsibilities, fall protection, fragile surfaces, risk assessment, and emergency and rescue planning, together with recognising safe versus unsafe practice.
Assessment is by a closed-book test with an 80% pass mark. Once you pass, you'll receive a PASMA qualification valid for 5 years. However, please note this course does not cover assembling, altering or dismantling towers — for hands-on tower training, take Towers for Users.
With more than 20 years of training experience, Access Towers helps over 350 trainees each month gain work-at-height qualifications across London and the South East. Moreover, as a Top 5% UK PASMA centre we run PASMA training courses Monday to Sunday, so you can book a date that suits you — whether you're training yourself, your team, or someone else. And if you need equipment as well as training, we also offer scaffold tower hire with next-day delivery.
Pick a course type below to see the next available dates and book online. Call us for urgent training — there are nearly always spaces next day.
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Training three or more people? We'll bring the course to your site or offices on a date that suits you — no travel, no downtime, and a better price per person than booking individual places.
Requires a minimum of 4 attendees
The essentials of working at height — current legislation, regulations and guidance, employer/employee responsibilities, fall protection, fragile surfaces, risk assessment, emergency and rescue, and an overview of all access equipment (towers, MEWPs, scaffolds, ladders and more).
No. It's a classroom-based theory course with no practical element, so no PPE or tower climbing is needed. It does not cover assembling, altering or dismantling towers — for that, take Towers for Users.
None. It's ideal for those completely new to working at height, and no prior experience or qualifications are required.
Half a day, delivered as a theory session with exercises, assessed by a closed-book test with an 80% pass mark. Up to 12 delegates per session.
A PASMA qualification, valid for 5 years and recognised across the construction and maintenance industries.
Work at Height Essentials is a theory awareness course on work-at-height law and safety. If you actually assemble and use towers, you need Towers for Users (hands-on). Many people use Essentials as a foundation or for whole-team awareness alongside operative training.
Book your place online, or call our team for honest advice and the next available dates. Group discounts and onsite training available.
