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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