Why you should take a lift course

Short answer: if you use a lift at work, the law requires documented training. If you rent a lift privately to paint your house, it is not required by law, but you get instruction from us when you collect the lift.

What do the regulations say?

A lift is work equipment that requires documented safety training (Regulations concerning the performance of work, chapter 10). According to the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet), this means that:

• The employer is responsible for ensuring that everyone who uses a lift has received both practical and theoretical training.
• The training applies to the group and type of lift that will be used.
• It must be documented: which lift, and which tasks the employee has been trained in. The safety representative and the inspection authority must be able to see the documentation.
• The training must be repeated regularly.

If the documentation is missing when an accident happens or the inspectors arrive, the employer is held responsible.

Which lift does the training cover?

Lifts are divided into groups and types. Group A lifts straight up. Group B has an arm that also reaches out to the side. The type says how the lift is driven: type 1 is only moved when lowered, type 2 is driven from the ground, and type 3 is driven from the platform.

• Scissor lift: 3A
• Boom lift: 3B
• Vehicle-mounted lift: 1B

The documentation must show which of these you have been trained on.

Why it pays off, even beyond the law

Lift accidents are rare, but when they happen they are serious: the lift tips over because an outrigger sinks, someone gets crushed between the platform and a roof beam, or someone falls. Most can be avoided with correct positioning, correct load and respect for the wind. That is exactly what the course is about.

People who have taken the course usually work faster too. They position the lift correctly the first time, and they know how far it reaches.

What you learn on the course

• How the lift is built, and how it is operated
• What it can be used for, and where the limits are
• Daily checks and maintenance
• Safe use, and what goes wrong in incidents and accidents
• Laws and regulations

Lift course with us

We hold courses in Lillehammer, at Hovemovegen 33, or at your company.

• Price: NOK 2,800
• Time: one day, 08:00–15:00
• Certificate: after passing the test you receive a certificate of competence from the Central Register for Safety Training (SFS)
• Age: you can take the course from age 17, but the certificate is only issued when you turn 18
• Reading and writing difficulties: the theory is designed with this in mind, and course materials are included

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