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Elevating Work Platforms Inspection Checklist

by Henno Ferreira, from the Community

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Ensure safe operation of elevating work platforms with a practical inspection checklist. Verify permits and authorizations, daily log book checks, operator competence, barricades and overhead work signage, outrigger setup, power line and trench clearances, housekeeping, tool fall prevention, weather conditions, SWL limits, spotter availability, fall arrest use and training, quarterly mechanical inspections, and safe travel with the platform lowered.

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Elevated Work Platforms Safety Checklist
Use this elevated work platforms safety checklist to standardize MEWP inspections and safe use on site. Verify approved SWMS, operator competency and licensing, daily prestart checks and log books, barricades and signage, ground conditions and outriggers, exclusion zones near excavations and power lines, housekeeping, tool retention, weather, safe working load limits, spotters, fall arrest equipment and training, and scheduled mechanical inspections.
by James Trehearn, from the Community
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Mobile Elevating Work Platforms Checklist
This Mobile Elevating Work Platforms checklist helps teams inspect aerial lifts, articulating and extendible boom platforms, mobile ladder stands, and scaffolds for safe operation. It aligns with ANSI A92.2 and NFPA 1914 and references AFI and TO requirements. Items cover annual and daily inspections, operator training and qualifications, availability of manufacturer manuals, guardrails and toeboards, bracing, slip‑resistant steps, height and stability limits, brakes and wheel locks, grounding in hazardous areas, and proper maintenance and recordkeeping.
by Trevor McMartin, from the Community
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Elevating Work Platform Verification of Competency
This elevating work platform verification of competency checklist helps assess and record an operator’s skills against safe work requirements. It covers a knowledge questionnaire, pre operational inspections, PPE, planning and risk controls, functional checks, operational setup, safe driving and maneuvering, awareness of limiting devices and alarms, emergency descent and ground controls, and shutdown. Includes licence and qualification capture, assessor guidance, practical demonstration, and formal sign off to determine a competent or not yet competent outcome.
by Mobin Jacob, from the Community
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Elevated Work Platform Task Inspection Checklist
Use this elevated work platform task inspection to ensure safe operation before and during use. Verify operator licensing and training for scissor lifts and boom EWPs, confirm working at heights competency and harness use, and establish exclusion zones. Check ground conditions, travel paths, and clearances from powerlines and overhead structures. Review fire extinguisher status, WLL visibility, platform condition, leads and hoses management, and outrigger support. Confirm all controls are clearly marked, a spotter is present and capable of emergency lowering procedures, and corrective actions are recorded with responsible persons and due dates.
by Cassandra Cook, from the Community
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Elevated Work Platforms Safety Checklist

Use this elevated work platforms safety checklist to standardize MEWP inspections and safe use on site. Verify approved SWMS, operator competency and licensing, daily prestart checks and log books, barricades and signage, ground conditions and outriggers, exclusion zones near excavations and power lines, housekeeping, tool retention, weather, safe working load limits, spotters, fall arrest equipment and training, and scheduled mechanical inspections.

by James Trehearn, from the Community

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Mobile Elevating Work Platforms Checklist

This Mobile Elevating Work Platforms checklist helps teams inspect aerial lifts, articulating and extendible boom platforms, mobile ladder stands, and scaffolds for safe operation. It aligns with ANSI A92.2 and NFPA 1914 and references AFI and TO requirements. Items cover annual and daily inspections, operator training and qualifications, availability of manufacturer manuals, guardrails and toeboards, bracing, slip‑resistant steps, height and stability limits, brakes and wheel locks, grounding in hazardous areas, and proper maintenance and recordkeeping.

by Trevor McMartin, from the Community

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Elevating Work Platform Verification of Competency

This elevating work platform verification of competency checklist helps assess and record an operator’s skills against safe work requirements. It covers a knowledge questionnaire, pre operational inspections, PPE, planning and risk controls, functional checks, operational setup, safe driving and maneuvering, awareness of limiting devices and alarms, emergency descent and ground controls, and shutdown. Includes licence and qualification capture, assessor guidance, practical demonstration, and formal sign off to determine a competent or not yet competent outcome.

by Mobin Jacob, from the Community

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Elevated Work Platform Task Inspection Checklist

Use this elevated work platform task inspection to ensure safe operation before and during use. Verify operator licensing and training for scissor lifts and boom EWPs, confirm working at heights competency and harness use, and establish exclusion zones. Check ground conditions, travel paths, and clearances from powerlines and overhead structures. Review fire extinguisher status, WLL visibility, platform condition, leads and hoses management, and outrigger support. Confirm all controls are clearly marked, a spotter is present and capable of emergency lowering procedures, and corrective actions are recorded with responsible persons and due dates.

by Cassandra Cook, from the Community

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Elevating Work Platforms Inspection Checklist

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