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Aerial lift CACES: practising operation
Twenty questions drawn from the R486 operation theme, the heaviest in the test: 54 points out of 100.
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Questions written by Radif Partners from the French Health Insurance recommendations. This is not the official test, which is sat at a certified testing body and is in French. Your answers stay in this browser.
The aerial lift CACES is the common name of the R486 CACES, which covers mobile elevating work platforms. In its theory test, the operation theme alone is worth 54 points out of 100, and you need at least 27 correct answers in it to pass. It gathers the situations behind serious accidents: an operator trapped between the guardrail and a structure overhead, a platform tipping on soft ground, on a slope or at the edge of a trench, wind above the limit on the plate, getting too close to a power line, or a person stuck at height who has to be brought down with the emergency controls. The set above draws twenty questions from that theme, marked after each answer. To choose the category, A for vertical lift or B for multi-directional lift, the small tool starts from the type of platform. The R486 CACES is valid for 5 years.
Which aerial lift CACES category?
R486 CACES
Category B
| Valid for | 5 years |
| Non-production (moving, transporter) | category C |
Questions, explanations and calculations by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
The operation theme, point by point
| Syllabus point | Points |
|---|---|
| Preventing MEWP overturning | 3 |
| Preventing falls from height | 3 |
| Striking and crushing people | 3 |
| Prohibited operations and uses | 3 |
| Objects falling from the platform | 3 |
| Collisions with machines, vehicles and obstacles | 3 |
| Overhead lines, trenches and nearby traffic | 3 |
| Poor visibility around the MEWP | 3 |
| Hazards of the work done at height | 3 |
| Wind, storms, snow and frost | 3 |
| Using recovery and emergency controls | 2 |
| Interference with other lifting equipment | 2 |
| Poorly ventilated areas and exhaust fumes | 2 |
| Energy hazards: battery, hydraulic, mechanical | 2 |
| Fuel-related hazards | 2 |
| Alcohol, drugs, medicines and operating | 1 |
| Distraction and phone use | 1 |
| Staying within the operating limits | 3 |
| Harnesses and fall protection | 2 |
| Why the work area is cordoned off | 3 |
| Safety signs and pictograms | 4 |
The syllabus of this theme is long, but it revolves around four questions: can the platform tip over, can the operator fall or be crushed, can something fall on someone below, and how do you rescue the operator at height. Every question in the set ties back to one of them.
Before going up
- Check the ground: bearing capacity, slope, trenches, manholes, and set outriggers on spreader plates where fitted.
- Cordon off the area below so nobody walks under the basket.
- Spot overhead obstacles: beams, power lines, overhead cranes.
- Check the wind against the plate limit, and the rated load in the basket, people and tools included.
What does a CACES cost me with my CPF?
Left to pay
€150
| Paid by the CPF | €650 |
| Of which flat contribution | €150 |
| CPF cap for a CACES | €1,500 |
Cost and funding
| Category | Median initial price | Median refresher |
|---|---|---|
| A | €958 | €789 |
| B | €948 | €780 |
| C | €864 | €760 |
The aerial lift CACES can be funded through the personal training account like the others: the funding page works out what is left to pay. For the full marking scheme and the 100-question mock test, see the R486 CACES page.