Company training · DGUV Grundsatz 308-008

MEWP operator licence for your team

Operator training for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) to DGUV Grundsatz 308-008, covering scissor, telescopic and articulating boom lifts. One day with theory, practice and exam, in-house on your platforms or in Cologne.

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Key facts
Duration
1 day (8 hours)
Standard
DGUV Grundsatz 308-008
Platforms
Scissor, telescopic and articulating
Exam
Theory and practice on the same day
Proof
Certificate (PDF) and digital operator card

Who needs a MEWP licence?

Anyone who operates a mobile elevating work platform on their own, whether truck-mounted, tracked or self-propelled. The need often comes up suddenly, for example when a platform is hired for a job; many rental companies ask for proof at handover. Typical participants:

  • Electricians, fitters and building services technicians
  • Painters, facade and window cleaners
  • Roofers, carpenters and metalworkers
  • Facility management and maintenance
  • Exhibition and event crews, warehouse operations

Legal basis

The German Ordinance on Industrial Safety (§ 12 BetrSichV) requires employees to be adequately instructed before using work equipment. For MEWPs, DGUV Grundsatz 308-008 describes how operators are trained and assigned: theory, practice, exam and a written assignment by the employer.

Operators must be at least 18 and fit for work with a risk of falling. The employer assesses fitness, often with support from occupational medicine.

On boom lifts, personal fall protection is added: in the basket, a harness with a lanyard is worn as a restraint system on the anchor point. Doing this correctly is part of the training.

Legal references
  • DGUV Grundsatz 308-008
  • BetrSichV § 12
  • § 12 ArbSchG
  • DGUV Vorschrift 1 § 4
  • DGUV Regel 112-198

What the MEWP training covers

The theory explains why platforms tip over. In practice every participant works on the platform until outriggers, travel and emergency lowering are second nature.

Theory

  • Platform groups and types: vertical (group A) and boom (group B)
  • Stability, ground conditions, outriggers and spreader plates
  • Wind loads, limits and weather
  • Overhead lines, crush points and the catapult effect
  • Fall protection in the basket
  • Rescue from height and emergency lowering

Practice

  • Daily check before use
  • Setting up, outriggers and levelling
  • Driving and positioning near obstacles
  • Working at height wearing a harness
  • Operating emergency lowering from the ground

Exam

Written theory exam and practical test on the platform. After passing, the operator card is in the app with the platform type tested on. The certificate is a PDF in the company portal.

Validity and annual instruction

The operator card has no statutory expiry date. Instruction must be repeated at least yearly, plus familiarisation on every new platform before first use. You book the annual instruction with us on site; online instruction for MEWPs is coming to the app soon.

Annual safety instruction →Online coming soon

Location and groups

In-house or in Cologne

In-house at your site

Your team learns best on the platforms it will actually use. We train at your site on your own or hired platforms. You need a theory room, a platform ready for use and an area where it can be set up safely.

In Cologne

For individual employees: open sessions at our training centre in Cologne. All dates with free seats are listed in the app.

Group size

Because every participant has to go up in the basket, groups stay small. With several platforms more can work in parallel; we plan by the number of machines.

For your company

What your company gets.

  • Digital operator card with QR code that rental companies can check on site
  • Certificate to DGUV Grundsatz 308-008 as a PDF
  • Annual instruction on site, online in the app coming soon
  • Training by experienced trainers from Cologne
  • Every participant’s result in the company portal
  • Pay on invoice, invoice as a PDF

Price per participant, net plus VAT, on request. In the company portal you see your company price when buying.

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FAQ · MEWP licence

Good to know.

Does the licence cover scissor and boom lifts alike?

Training and exam take place on the platform types you use; the card states which ones. If a different machine is added later, the operator is familiarised with it before first use.

Do we need a truck driving licence for truck-mounted platforms?

Driving on public roads requires the driving licence that matches the vehicle weight. That is separate from the operator card, which covers working with the platform.

Must a harness be worn in the basket?

On boom lifts (telescopic and articulating), yes, as a restraint on the anchor point in the basket. On scissor lifts the guardrail usually protects, unless the manufacturer specifies otherwise. In training, every participant puts on the harness themselves.

Who gets a person down in an emergency?

For every job it must be clear how a person gets down in an emergency. At least one instructed person on the ground should be able to operate emergency lowering. We practise this too.

Can we train on hired platforms?

Yes. Hire the platform to your site for the training day and we train on it. Tell us the type in your enquiry and we tailor theory and practice to it.

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