Cantilever Towers

Cantilever Towers
for Users

No more obstacles in your way

Duration: 1 day

Practical: Yes

Standards: BS 1139-6

Something in your way? A cantilever tower is ideal for overcoming obstacles, like stairwells, window apertures, riser shafts or porches, getting you closer to the area you need to reach.

These towers have a platform sticking out the side or end. This helps you work over obstructions, making it useful for a whole host of tasks.

Get trained

PASMA Cantilever Towers for Users will equip you with the specialist knowledge you need to work safely with cantilever towers. Spend one day at an approved PASMA training centre with an expert instructor and go back to work knowing:

How to safely assemble, dismantle, alter and move cantilever towers
How to safely use cantilever towers
How to inspect cantilever towers
How to identify hazards relating to their use
What legislation, regulations and guidance are applicable to these towers

Using a combination of theory and practical work, this course builds on your existing tower knowledge by introducing new techniques, such as the use of ballast to balance the tower. You’ll also be introduced to new enabling components, such as cantilever frames and frame links. Plus, you’ll learn about the different safe working load capabilities of this type of tower.

Book Cantilever Towers training at a nearby training centre or read on to learn more about the course.

Expert instructor

Hands-on

Formally assessed

Accredited

Industry backed

What's covered?

Through a combination of theory and practical work, you will learn about:

Work at height responsibilities of employers, employees and suppliers
Standards affecting the manufacture and use of cantilever towers
Where to find crucial safety information
When it’s safe to use a cantilever tower, and when it’s not
Carrying out pre-use checks and post-assembly inspections on cantilever towers
The components used in a cantilever tower
Assembling and dismantling a cantilever tower using approved methods
Good practices for the safe use of cantilever towers
Accessing a platform safely
Moving a cantilever tower
Identifying hazards in the work environment
Avoiding personal health hazards

A new skill for your PASMA card

Your training instructor will give you an electronic or printed copy of the course notes and a PASMA Code of Practice that you can refer back to.

On successfully completing the theory and practical segments of the course, you’ll receive a new PASMA PhotoCard and Certificate that includes this qualification. You’ll see a new category on your card, ‘A6’ which means you’re now trained on cantilever towers.