PASMA Training – Towers for Managers

If you manage or supervise people who use mobile access towers (also known as scaffold towers), you need to know what good practice looks like and be trained to a competent level to comply with Work at Height Regulations. Failure to do so can have serious consequences, even prison sentences.

Why Towers for Managers?

This PASMA course will equip managers with the specialist knowledge to ensure the worksite is free from accidents and injury.

  • Learn how to support your teams better at work and ensure they go home safe at the end of the day.
  • Learn how to meet all legal obligations.
  • Learn how to inspect towers and identify different types of towers.

Who is this course for?

The Towers for Managers PASMA training course is for those who won’t be using towers themselves but rather for those who’ll be managing or supervising those who do.
It’s suitable for anyone new to managing tower users or have done so before but have never been formally trained.


To book the Towers for Managers PASMA course
Call 0845 457 0000 or Email [email protected]


What is covered on this PASMA course?

The course is a combination of theory and group discussions.

  • Work at height responsibilities of managers.
  • The standards affecting the manufacture and use of towers.
  • When it is and isn’t safe to use towers.
  • Where to find important safety information.
  • Different tower configurations.
  • How to identify hazards in the workplace.
  • Risk assessments.
  • Rescue plans.
  • Pre-use and post assembly inspections of towers.
  • The components used in a mobile access tower.
  • Good practices for the safe use of mobile access towers.
  • Behavioural competencies.
  • How to prevent personal health hazards.

Course details

  • Course duration: 1 day
  • Experience required: None
  • PPE required: None
  • Course syllabus: Towers for Managers

Who is PASMA?

PASMA is an international association that represents the interests of manufacturers, suppliers, specifiers and users in the mobile access tower industry.
It provides and oversees the industry standard training scheme and publishes safety-related knowledge, information and guidance.