Prerequisite: Delegates must successfully complete the Ladder User course to attend this Inspection course.

Awarding Body: Ladder Association

Who Should Attend

The Ladder Association Ladder and Step Ladder Inspection Course is aimed at personnel who are or will be responsible for formal inspection of Ladders and Step Ladders in the work place. There is a prerequisite required for this course that all trainees must have successfully completed the Ladder Association User’s Course.

What Will You Get From The Course

The aim of this course is to provide a nationally recognised inspection quailification for ladders and stepladders enabling users to:

- Accurately record details of laddersLadder and Step Ladder Inspection Course
- Identify component parts using industry standard naming conventions
- Thoroughly inspect ladders and stepladders, and identify safety critical faults
- Record your findings in accordance with statutory requirements (as outlined in PUWER ACOPs 163)
- Recommend action to be taken if faults found

Also have an understanding of:

- The relevant legislation and guidance and approved code of practice (ACOPs) governing the inspection of ladders and stepladders
- The difference between pre-use and formal inspections
- Common manufacturing processes used, and their implications for the cost-effectiveness of repairs
- The difference between maintenance and repairs and who is allowed to do them
- The correct methods of disposal of equipment at the end of its working life