Elevated Work Platform Operation (Including Pre-Operational Inspection and Shutdown Procedure)

The SWMS-EWP-005 Elevated Work Platform document provides comprehensive safety guidelines covering critical hazards associated with using elevated work platforms. It is designed for construction personnel and site supervisors to ensure compliance with safety regulations and minimize risks during operations at height. This document is essential for maintaining a safe working environment and preventing accidents such as tip-overs, falls, and entrapments.

• Mechanical / hydraulic failure; emergency descent fails
• Elevated Work Platform tip-over from soft/sloped ground
• Powerline / overhead service contact during elevation
• Fall from platform / ejection from boom
• Platform overload; horizontal force tipping
• Sustained involuntary operation; entrapment between platform and structure
• Loss of control, fall
• Inadvertent movement; theft / unauthorised use
• Stranded operator; suspension trauma if harness deployed
• Elevated Work Platform energised
• Soil/water contamination
• SWMS drift; rescue plan untested

• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS 2550.10
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS 2550.10
• AS 5804
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.7
• AS/NZS 3000
• AS/NZS 3012
• AS/NZS 3760
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS 2550.10
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS 2550.10
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.4
• AS/NZS 1891.1
• AS 2550.10
• AS 1657
• AS/NZS 1891.4
• WHS Reg 2017 Pt 4.7
• AS/NZS 3000
• AS/NZS 3012
• AS/NZS 3760
• AS 5804
• EPA Act
• AS 1940
• WHS Reg 2017 Sch 18 (HRCW)
• Code of Practice: Construction work