What is this standard about?
This standard is about helping organizations use mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) safely. It provides guidance and recommendations on selection, hiring, positioning, maintenance and thorough examination of MEWPs. It also includes recommendations on their safe use, including on the selection and training of operators and other competent personnel.
NOTE: This British Standard does not give recommendations for delivering persons and materials to fixed landing levels. Equipment intended for this purpose, such as lifts or hoists, is dealt with by other standards including BS EN 12158-1, Builder's hoists for goods, BS EN 12159, Builder's hoists for goods and passengers and BS EN 81, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts.
This British Standard is not applicable to:
Mast climbing work platforms
Firefighting and fire rescue appliances
Non-integrated working platforms on forklift trucks
Lifting tables
Suspended access equipment
Building maintenance units
Construction hoists
Transport platforms
Wind turbine and tower crane access lifts
Belt and chain conveyors
Capstan winches
Hoists powered by direct drive internal combustion engines
Who is this standard for?
There are more than 60,000 MEWPs in operation in the UK. They are typically used in:
Building construction and maintenance
Telecommunications
Tree surgery
Highways maintenance
Sign erection
Film and TV programme production
This standard will be important to anyone responsible for the safe use and operation of MEWPs, including:
Premises owners
Employers
Managers
Operators
Trainers
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