IPAF Training for Events, Exhibitions and Entertainment Rigging

IPAF MEWP operator certification for the Indian live events, exhibitions and broadcast industry. Siri Techno Fab trains stage riggers, exhibition build crews, broadcast crews and concert production teams to the IPAF PAL Card standard required at major Indian convention centres, stadiums and outdoor festival venues.

Why events demand IPAF certification

Live events are time-compressed, multi-discipline, high-risk environments. Rigging stages, hanging lighting, mounting LED walls, fixing camera positions, installing exhibition graphics – all happen at height, often overnight, under deadline pressure, in venues that may not be designed for MEWP operation. Major Indian venues (BIEC, BEC, India Expo Centre, Yashobhoomi, IICC, Jio World Convention Centre, HICC) require IPAF certification for contractor crews working at height.

What IPAF training covers for events

  • Operating MEWPs over audience areas and seating (always before audience entry)
  • Coordination with rigging, lighting, sound and video production teams
  • Use of MEWPs under time pressure without shortcuts to safe systems of work
  • Working in venues with restricted aisle width and complex floor layouts
  • Outdoor festival environments – wind limits, ground conditions, weather aborts
  • Multi-tier scaffold and grid interaction

Categories most relevant to events

  • IPAF 3a (Scissor) – the dominant category for exhibition build, indoor stage build, broadcast position installation
  • IPAF 3b (Boom) – for outdoor festival rigging, large stage builds, broadcast crane positions
  • 3a+3b combined – recommended for event production crews who switch machines
  • MEWPs for Managers – for technical directors, production managers, venue ops leads

Venues and clients we support

Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), India Expo Centre Greater Noida, Yashobhoomi New Delhi, Jio World Convention Centre, HICC Hyderabad, Chennai Trade Centre, Auto Expo, IPL stadium events, IIFA, Sunburn, NH7, Magnetic Fields, broadcast operations for major Indian sports leagues, and exhibition build contractors.

Book IPAF training for your event crew

Call or WhatsApp +91 8105644422. We schedule around event calendars and can train cohorts of 6+ on-venue during build days.