MEWP Safety For Facility

Management Industry

Raymond Wat

IPAF South East Asia

Discussion

Points discussed here are some but not all you may

find during your course of work. A job specific risk

assessment is still required. You are welcome to

contact me for more discussions.

Facility Management

#1 Myth - Do I Need To Be Trained?

#2 Myth – After Training I Can Operate

Any MEWP?

What are the Courses I Need?

IPAF Operator Course

Operator training programme certified by TÜV as conforming to ISO 18878

More than 100,000 trained each year

Through more than 640 IPAF-approved training centres worldwide

What are the Courses I Need?

Operator training programme is

governed and updated yearly by

IPAF Training Committee (who

are our members) and

IPAF training programme

represent the industry as it is not

brand specific.

IPAF Training Centres

Absolute Kinetics Consultancy

Pte Ltd

BS Technology Pte Ltd

Galmon (S) Pte Ltd

Aver Asia (S) Pte Ltd

What Are The Courses Available?

Courses Available

– Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) courses for:

• Operators

• PAL +

• Demonstrators

• Instructors

– Categories of MEWP equipment:

Mobile Boom

(3b)

Static Vertical (1a)

Static Boom (1b)

Mobile Vertical (3a)

What Are The Courses Available?

Courses Available

– Loading/Unloading• This course instructs an

operator in the correct safety

procedures for the loading,

unloading and securing of

machinery prior to or following

transportation by road

– MEWPs for Managers• MEWPs for Managers is the

essential, one-day course for

those who plan, supervise

and manage the use of

mobile elevating work

platforms in the workplace.

#3 Myth – All MEWPs Are The Same

#4 Myth – All MEWPs Are Light Weight

#5 Myth – There Is No Strong Wind In

Singapore

#6 Myth – SWL On MEWP Is Always 2

Persons

#7 Myth – Who Needs Full Body Harness

When I Operator On A Boom Type MEWP

#8Myth – All MEWP Wheels & Tyres Are

The Same

#9Myth – The Outrigger Plate Is Good

Enough. Who Needs A Spreader Plate?

#10Myth – Servicing & Maintenance? I

Use This Equipment only 4 times a year!

Myth… …

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