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IPAF Training in Dublin: MEWP Operator Course for Scissor & Boom Lifts
One-day IPAF operator training at our Clonshaugh centre, minutes from the M50 and Dublin Airport, or on your site anywhere in Ireland. Pass and your IPAF PAL card lands in the ePAL app, valid for five years.
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At a glance
IPAF training Dublin at a glance
ITS Dublin, at Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park (D17 TE84), is an IPAF-approved centre running one-day MEWP operator courses for categories 3a (scissor lift), 3b (mobile boom) and 1b (static boom). The course costs €245 per person. Successful operators receive an IPAF Powered Access Licence (PAL card), recognised across Ireland, the UK and internationally, valid for five years.
How It Works
From Booking to PAL Card in Four Steps
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Book Online
Book a Dublin date online or ask us about training on your site, then get your joining instructions by email.
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Arrive Prepared
Arrive 15 – 30 minutes early and bring photo ID with your normal PPE.
03
Do the Course
Our expert trainers guide you through every topic, finishing with an assessment to confirm your competence.
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Get Certified
Successful delegates receive their IPAF PAL card on the ePAL app, proving competence to employers and site managers.
IPAF-Approved MEWP Training in Dublin and Across Ireland
About this Course
Under Irish work-at-height rules, employers must make sure anyone using a mobile elevating work platform is trained and competent. On most Irish sites, data centres, pharma plants and retail fit-outs, the IPAF PAL card is how operators prove it.
Our Dublin course gets you there in a day. Training happens on the machines, so you finish confident with the controls, the checks and what to do if something goes wrong at height.
Who Should Attend
This course is for anyone in Ireland who needs to operate a scissor lift or boom, including:
- First-time scissor lift and cherry picker operators
- Operators renewing a PAL card before it expires
- Electricians and M&E crews on Dublin data centre, pharma and commercial projects
- Fit-out, signage, glazing and cladding installers
- Facilities and maintenance teams in warehouses, airports and retail
- Contractors who need an IPAF card to get onto a client’s site
- New to powered access or renewing, you’ll leave competent, confident and compliant.
Course Aims
To train operators to inspect, set up and operate MEWPs safely, and to use fall protection correctly.
Delegates also learn to handle emergencies at height, and leave with an IPAF PAL card that meets Irish site requirements.
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Additional Information
By the end of the course, delegate will:
Know how to inspect, set up and drive a MEWP and position it safely for the job. They will understand stabilisers, ground conditions and the machine’s limits, and how to choose and wear a harness and lanyard correctly. Delegates will also be able to bring the platform down safely in an emergency.
What The course covers:
- Which category you need: 3a scissor lift, 3b self-propelled boom, 1b static boom
- Pre-use inspection and daily checks
- Safe driving, positioning and travel
- Ground conditions, stabilisers and machine limits
- Harness, lanyard and anchor point selection and use
- Emergency lowering and shutdown
- Legal duties, manufacturer instructions and IPAF safe practice
Overview:
Theory first, then plenty of time on real scissor lifts and booms at our Dublin centre.
Training Includes:
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, Part 4: Work at Height
- General Application Regulations 2007, Part 2: Use of Work Equipment (including lifting equipment)
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013
About
This course follows the internationally recognised IPAF MEWP Operator programme and reflects current Irish work-at-height and work equipment law.
Legislation
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, Part 4: Work at Height
General Application Regulations 2007, Part 2: Use of Work Equipment (including lifting equipment)
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013
About
Please read the following before booking.
Before you attend
- Bring photo ID and arrive with your normal PPE
- Your PAL card is issued digitally on the IPAF ePAL app; a physical card is available for an extra fee.
- The PAL card is valid for 5 years and lists every category you pass.
Training runs at ITS Dublin or on your site anywhere in Ireland, subject to suitable machines and space.
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Frequently Asked Questions
€245 per person at ITS Dublin.
Yes. The PAL card is recognised in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain and internationally.
1 day for 3a and 3b
3a covers scissor lifts that go straight up. 3b covers booms (cherry pickers) that reach up and out.
Five years from the date of your course.
Yes. Book the same course before your card expires to renew.
We’re in Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park, Dublin 17, about 10 minutes from the M50 and Dublin Airport.
Where You Will Train
ITS Dublin
- Unit 2, Willsborough Cluster, Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park, Dublin, D17 TE84
One of Ireland’s largest health and safety training providers, delivering accredited courses since 2000. Train in our purpose-built confined space rig in Dublin, close to the M50 and Dublin Airport, or book our mobile unit to train on your site anywhere in Ireland.
