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14932: What is meant by Recovery?
Recovery can be defined as the retrieval/lowering of a platform from the elevated position to the transport/stowed position, or a place of safety with or without personnel in the platform. The lowering of the platform is done via the ground controls, or if they are inoperative, the emergency/auxiliary lowering system. Examples of when recovery is required:
- Medical incident or emergency
- MEWP malfunction
- Load sensing system has activated meaning the platform controls are inoperative
- Entrapment of an operator
- A platform occupant suspended in a safety harness
- Operator error
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14933: What is meant by Rescue?
Rescue is when a MEWP platform is unable to be lowered, and the platform occupants require rescuing. This can be due to:
- Inoperative ground and platform primary controls
- Inoperative emergency lowering controls
- Entanglement
- MEWP becoming unstable and is at risk of overturn
- A technical fault with a platform levelling system
