Planning and preparing for operating an elevating work platform
- Accessing, interpreting and applying elevating work platforms documentation for allocated job and ensuring work activity is compliant with site policies and procedures to perform the work as planned
- Obtaining, interpreting, clarifying and confirming work requirements
- Confirming hazards, environmental issues, and risks, and implementing required control measures according to site risk management plans and processes
- Selecting and wearing personal protective equipment required for work activities
- Obtaining and interpreting emergency procedures for elevating work platform in preparation for emergencies and incidents
- Coordinating and communicating planned activities with others at the site prior to commencing work activity
Operating elevating work platform in line with established requirements to complete work activity
- Carrying out pre-start and post-start inspections and checks in line with Australian Standards and workplace procedures
- Identifying faults or defects and reporting within scope of own responsibility and according to workplace procedures
- Applying site specific requirements for relocating the elevating work platform to work site
- Stabilising or positioning elevating work platform according to work site conditions and requirements
- Ensuring work site is clear of personnel and other potential hazards
- Placing any tools and equipment required to perform work activity into bucket or platform according to workplace procedures
- Operating elevating work platform within performance capabilities of brand and model of elevating work platform
- Using manufacturer approved safety devices fitted to the machine in line with workplace procedures where applicable
- Responding accordingly to monitoring systems and alarms according to workplace procedures
- Monitoring hazards and risks and ensuring safety of self, other personnel, plant and equipment
- Completing work activity and shutting-down equipment in line with work requirements and workplace procedures
Conducting housekeeping activities
- Clearing work area and disposing, reusing or recycling materials
- Moving the elevating work platform to a safe space, applying site specific workplace procedures and requirements
- Checking, cleaning, maintaining and storing elevating work platform, tools and equipment according to workplace procedures
- Completing and filing documentation, and distributing according to workplace requirements
