Course Description
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely operate a boom-type elevating work platform where the length of the boom is 11 metres or more.
Boom-type elevating work platform means a telescoping device, hinged device, or articulated device, or any combination of these, used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated.
A person performing this work is required to hold a boom-type elevating work platform high risk work (HRW) licence.
This unit requires a person operating a boom-type elevating work platform to plan the work, conduct routine checks, set up elevating work platform, operate elevating work platform, and shut down and secure elevating work platform.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan Work
- Potential workplace hazards are identified
- Hazard control measures are identified consistent with appropriate standards to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment
- Elevating work platform is appropriate for the task
- Appropriate communications methods are identified
2. Conduct routine checks
- Service logbook for elevating work platform is checked for compliance
- Elevating work platform is visually checked for damage or defects in accordance with procedures
- Routine pre-operational checks are carried out in accordance with procedures
- Safety equipment is inspected in accordance with procedures
- Elevating work platform is accessed in a safe manner
- Safety equipment is fitted and secured to elevating work platform in accordance with procedures
- All controls are located and identified
- Elevating work platform is started in accordance with procedures
- All safety devices are identified and tested in accordance with procedures
- Post-start operational checks are carried out in accordance with procedures
- Communications equipment is checked for serviceability
- All damage and defects are reported and recorded in accordance with procedures, and appropriate action is taken
3. Set up elevation work platform
- Ground suitability is inspected and checked
- Elevating work platform is driven to or located at work area in accordance with procedures
- Elevating work platform is positioned for work application and stability in accordance with procedures
- Appropriate hazard prevention/control measures are applied to work area in accordance with procedures
- Work gear and tools are stowed and secured
4. Operate elevating work platform
- Elevating work platform is operated using all relevant plant movements in accordance with procedures and appropriate standards
- Elevating work platform is mobilised using best mobile practice and appropriate procedures
- Elevated working platform operations are monitored constantly, to ensure safety of personnel and stability
- Unplanned and/or unsafe situations are responded to in accordance with procedures
5. Shut down and secure elevating work platform
- Elevating work platform is lowered and stowed in accordance with procedures
- Relevant motion locks and brakes are applied as required
- Safety equipment is disconnected from platform
- Egress from elevated work platform is conducted in accordance with procedures
- Outriggers/stabilisers are stowed and secured in accordance with procedures as required
- Plates or packing are stowed and secured as required
- Elevating work platform is shut down in accordance with procedures
- Routine post-operational checks are carried out in accordance with procedures
- Damage and defects are reported and recorded in accordance with procedures, and appropriate action is taken