How often must a pre-use visual check be carried out on a mobile access tower?

A pre-use visual check must be carried out before each use and at the start of every working day as a minimum. This is a quick check by the user to ensure nothing obvious has changed.

Once every seven days while the tower is erected

Before each use (daily as a minimum)

Only after the tower has been moved or altered

Once at the start of each week by a competent person

Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, how often must a formal inspection of a mobile access tower be carried out on a construction site?

The Work at Height Regulations require a formal inspection at least every 7 days when the tower is on a construction site. The inspection must be recorded in writing.

A formal inspection of a mobile access tower must be carried out by whom?

Formal inspections must be carried out by a competent person — someone with sufficient training and experience or knowledge to identify defects and assess the tower's safety.

Only the tower manufacturer's representative

Free mock exam

Inspection — IPAF MEWP Operator Practice

Free topic-focused mock exam: 30 random questions from a pool of 40 on Inspection, drawn from the wider IPAF MEWP Operator bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.

Questions: 30
Time limit: 35 min
Pass mark: 70% · 21/30
Question bank: 40

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Sample questions

01How often must a pre-use visual check be carried out on a mobile access tower?
- AOnce at the start of each week by a competent person
- BBefore each use (daily as a minimum)
- COnly after the tower has been moved or altered
- DOnce every seven days while the tower is erected
Why: A pre-use visual check must be carried out before each use and at the start of every working day as a minimum. This is a quick check by the user to ensure nothing obvious has changed.
02Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, how often must a formal inspection of a mobile access tower be carried out on a construction site?
- AEvery 3 days
- BEvery 14 days
- CEvery 28 days
- DEvery 7 days
Why: The Work at Height Regulations require a formal inspection at least every 7 days when the tower is on a construction site. The inspection must be recorded in writing.
03A formal inspection of a mobile access tower must be carried out by whom?
- AOnly the tower manufacturer's representative
- BAny person on site
- CThe site cleaner
- DA competent person
Why: Formal inspections must be carried out by a competent person — someone with sufficient training and experience or knowledge to identify defects and assess the tower's safety.

Common questions

Is the Inspection mock exam free?

Yes — 100% free, no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.

Can I retake the mock exam?

Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.

Does this count towards the real qualification?

No — this is independent practice material. To gain the actual qualification you need to sit the official assessment through an approved provider.