Posted By GeoffB4 A client is wanting to purchase a self erecting tower scaffold (2 metres) built to EN1004:2004, and which the manufacturers state has no requirement for PASMA training. Are there any other standards we should be looking at?

Posted By GeoffB4 No, this is just a straightforward tower scaffold which can be erected in two minutes. Successor to the older red "Razadeck", the U-GO Razor Deck is the newest and most convenient access solution on the market. Pre-tensioned springs assist setting up and controlled packing down meaning the Razor Deck can be erected by one person in seconds.

Posted By Dave Merchant It's Towermatic's T200 - just sold with a different name in the UK. Aside from what the manufacturer says, it's a portable access tower and I'd expect it to be covered by PASMA's basic course, subject to discussion with the instructor to make sure they're familiar with the way it operates. Towermatic's website says:- "The failsafe, one-piece design calls for minimal training" - so they accept you need SOME training, and if anyone is able to give it then PASMA are your people. If not, as we've said in the other post the companies who provide PASMA will also be able to provide "own-brand" courses on specialist types of tower if requested. I agree it's not as difficult to erect as a conventional tower, but the same "associated" training issues still figure such as weather, electricity, safe loadings, etc. and those bits of the PASMA course would be perfectly applicable to this product.

Posted By Dave Merchant I haven't heard anything about problems with product quality. On a strictly personal level I have some issues with folding towers due to the finger-trapping potential but wouldn't want to comment beyond that.