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Mobile elevating work platforms
Discussion > Talk with your colleagues about it!
- I never read the manual before I start working on a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP).
- I think it is a bit over the top to secure yourself when working on a MEWP.
Introduction
A MEWP can be used to work in places that are difficult to access. A MEWP is a mobile lifting device designed to lift people and carry out work.
Risico's > What can happen?
- Unsafe use
- Improper use
- Insufficient maintenance
- Unapproved
- Crushing and trapping
- Risk of collision
- Falling from the work platform / man riding basket
- Toppling of the MEWP
Measures > What must you do?
The user
- A MEWP may only be used by people who have been properly instructed;
- The user must have read the manual;
- The user must know the operating instructions;
- The user must be 18 years or older;
- Check the following matters before you start working:
- Ensure the substrate is firm and level.
- Look out for obstacles at height: electricity cables, lighting, roof and other kinds of constructions.
- Pay attention to traffic (cranes, forklift trucks, passers-by, etc.)
- Always wear a belt harness with a short line. Attach this line to a suitable point on the MEWP.
- It is forbidden to leave the man riding basket at height.
- Never climb over the guard rail of the MEWP.
- Never exceed the maximum permissible lifting capacity (people + materials).
- Never leave the MEWP unattended with the ignition key in it.
- Ensure the area around the MEWP is cordoned off.
Manual
Secure yourself
Remove the key
