EWP Operation (Including Pre-Operational Inspection and Shutdown Procedure)

The SWMS-EWP-005 document provides a comprehensive safety framework for operating Elevated Work Platforms (EWP). It covers critical hazards such as tip-overs, unauthorized use, falls, and powerline contact. This document is essential for construction and maintenance teams to ensure compliance with workplace safety regulations and to promote a safety-first culture in all EWP-related activities.

• Unauthorised operation
• Mechanical / hydraulic failure; emergency descent fails
• EWP tip-over
• Powerline / overhead service contact
• Fall from platform / ejection
• Overload; reach beyond guardrail
• Entrapment between platform and overhead/lateral structure
• Loss of control, fall
• Inadvertent movement; theft / unauthorised use
• Operator suspended, requires rescue
• EWP energised
• Soil/water contamination
• SWMS drift; rescue plan not tested

• WHS Reg 2017 Sch 18 (HRCW)
• Code of Practice: Construction work
• 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