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

The SWMS-EWP-003 Manlift document outlines critical safety measures for operating manlifts, addressing various hazards such as mechanical failures, powerline contacts, and potential falls. It is designed for use by construction managers, safety officers, and operators to ensure compliance with relevant workplace health and safety regulations. This document is essential for mitigating risks and ensuring the safety of personnel working at heights.

• Mechanical / hydraulic failure; emergency descent fails
• Manlift 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
• Manlift 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