A registered MEWP Operator is a professional knowledgeable to operate at least ONE type of Mobile Elevating Work Platform (or MEWP) in a variety of applications to do various activities at height.
A registered MEWP Operator is a professional knowledgeable to operate at least ONE type of Mobile Elevating Work Platform (or MEWP) in a variety of applications to do various activities at height.
These activities can vary from construction, welding, painting, electrical work, film or photography, Arboriculture, cleaning, etc. In fact, any activities that needs to be performed at height.
The MEWP Operator must be able to safely operate and use a MEWP in all these various situations as working at height is intrinsically dangerous whilst as it is a moving piece of machinery, there are further risks involved.
Other criteria:
The Institute for Work at Height was initially formed as a trade organisation in January 2009 being a merger of the Specialised Access Engineering Manufacturers Association (SAEMA) and the Rope Access And Fall Arrest Association (RAFAA) desirous of creating safety awareness and in turn “professionalism in the overall Work At Height Industry”. Soon other sectors of the work at height industry joined, and the seven different chambers were created.
The members all agreed that their input in the development of the necessary skills was lacking and thus they decided to apply for the registration of a Professional Body. In November 2012, the Institute for Work at Height Professional Body received official recognition by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
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