IPAF HA/HU

ABOUT THE COURSES

According to IPAF data, falls from the platform is one of the major causes of injury or fatality associated with using MEWPs. Awareness and understanding of how to correctly use a harness is critical to safe operation of boom-type MEWPs. IPAF offers three harness courses to meet the needs of different delegates;

• Harness Awareness Course (HA)
• Harness User Course (HU)
• Harness Inspector Course (HI)

WHO SHOULD TAKE THESE COURSES?

Delegates who do not need to personally use or wear a harness should, take only the HA Course (theory training & test) which can be completed remotely as eLearning or in-person at an IPAF training centre. Delegates typically include managers, planners, safety professionals and supervisors.

Delegates who do need to use or wear a harness themselves should first take the HA Course and then attend an IPAF training centre to take their HU Course practical assessment (this can be incorporated into a candidate’s MEWP Operator Course). Delegates are generally MEWP operators.

Delegates who are responsible for inspecting their company’s personal fall protection equipment (PFPE) and maintaining inspection records (including those required by law), should first take the HA and HU courses, followed by the HI Course. Delegates are mostly company harness/safety inspectors.

HOW LONG IS EACH COURSE?

This depends on which course(s) are taken and which formats are chosen. For example, the HA Course alone could be taken as eLearning, remotely, in half a day or less.

Delegates taking both the HA and HU courses could do so consecutively, in-person at an IPAF training centre, led by an instructor, with a duration of half a day. Or they could have completed the HA Course by eLearning prior to attending an IPAF training centre.

Delegates taking the HI Course must have previously passed the HA and HU courses prior to taking the HI course in-person at an IPAF training centre, led by an instructor, with a duration of half a day.

QUALIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the Harness Awareness Course (HA), delegates will receive a digital certificate, accessed via the IPAF ePAL app.

Upon successful completion of the Harness User Course (HU) and Harness Inspector Course (HI), delegates who hold a valid Powered Access Licence (PAL Card) will have the relevant qualification/s added to their card digitally, accessed via the IPAF ePAL app. Delegates without a PAL Card will receive a digital certificate, also accessed via the IPAF ePAL app.