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IMPORTANT UPDATE Re COVID 19 and EUS / MATS Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue Scheme Registrations
The Energy & Utilities Skills Register (EUSR) is the online register of training and skills for the energy and utilities sector.
The background:
EUS (Energy & Utility Skills) collaborate with employers, stakeholders and regulators to support the recruitment, training and upskilling of the energy and utilities sector workforce.
The Mast and Tower Safety (MATS): Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue scheme is a skills-based scheme designed to support the safety of those individuals who work on towers and masts in the telecommunications and broadcast industry. The scheme recognises the skills and underpinning knowledge required to safely and competently climb and undertake rescues from towers and masts. Individuals successfully completing the programme qualify for registration on EUSR for Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue.
Individuals climbing masts and towers and those who need to renew their current climbing training certificates need to undertake the Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue scheme available through Energy & Utility Skills (EUS) Approved Providers.
SpanSet were delighted to gain EUS approval for MATS Tower Climber and Rescue Courses in early 2020
The MATS Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue scheme consists of two parts:
In collaboration with the MATS group, EUS recently reviewed the impact of the current COVID-19 situation on individuals wishing to register onto the scheme and have agreed the following will apply with immediate effect:
- All individuals new to Tower Climbing & Rescue must undertake the 3-day Initial training programme.
- An individual with an Arqiva certificate for Tower Climbing only or Rescue only, regardless of the expiry date, must undertake the 3-day Initial training programme.
- An individual with Arqiva certificates for both Tower Climbing & Rescue and which expired on or before 28 February 2020, must undertake the 3-day Initial training programme.
- An individual with Arqiva certificates for both Tower Climbing & Rescue and which have/are due to expire between 01 March 2020 and 20 September 2020 where they have been unable to undertake Renewal training due to COVID-19, are permitted to undertake the 1-day Renewal training programme.
EUS state they will continue to monitor the situation regarding registrations and issue further guidance where appropriate.
The SpanSet training centre here in Middlewich, Cheshire is an approved EUS site with excellent training facilities and both MATS courses are scheduled regularly throughout 2020.
Hurry, demand for these courses is high! If you need help finding a date, contact our friendly training team on 01606 738529.
Excellent Training Facilities:
Our purpose-built Training Facility based in Middlewich, Cheshire offers exceptional Training Structures and facilities including a Lattice Mast, Open Faced Tower and Monopole, both indoor and outdoor Training Structures and Rooftops together with state of the art classrooms with smartboard technology. Not forgetting of course our comfortable reception area and excellent coffee machine – we even provide a tasty lunch!
