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  • PETRA KOLMANOVÁ
    EXECUTIVE HEAD, BOZP PARDUBICE s.r.o, CZECHIA

    Added 25 Sep 2025
    Last updated 25 Sep 2025

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  • Mounting or remounting a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) onto a new or different vehicle chassis than the original chassis supplied by the manufacturer is a specialist task that requires both in-depth engineering knowledge and consideration of the MEWP and vehicle manufacturer’s technical specifications.

    Added 18 Aug 2025
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    Remounting a MEWP
  • To comply with international and regional safety standards, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) are fitted with platform and ground controls as well as emergency/auxiliary lowering systems.

    Employers and users must develop a documented recovery and rescue plan that is specific to the task, the MEWP being used and the site. The plan should outline the procedures for executing emergency operations required to recover and rescue personnel either from within the platform of the MEWP involved in the incident, or from a suspended position following a fall arrest.

    Added 15 Aug 2025
    Last updated 9 Sep 2025

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    The Principles of recovery and rescue guidance document mockup

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  • Don’t forget to report all accidents and near misses involving powered access into the IPAF Accident Reporting Portal or report anonymously through IPAF’s ePAL app.

    Added 15 Sep 2023
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  • Conduct a pre-use inspection and make sure the MEWP is safe to use before starting work.

    Added 6 Sep 2023
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  • Before setting up a MEWP on a road have in place a traffic management plan and an exclusion zone.

    Added 6 Sep 2023
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  • Understand the ground conditions before operating

    Added 26 May 2023
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  • Always be aware and avoid crush hazards when moving the platform.

    Added 26 May 2023
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  • Be careful of the catapult effect on uneven ground.

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  • You do not need to touch the power cables to be electrocuted – electricity can jump!

    Added 25 Jan 2023
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  • Position your MEWP correctly and always stay inside the platform guardrails with both feet on the platform floor

    Added 25 Jan 2023
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  • Working at height is a high-risk activity, take care of your people and be responsible for safety with IPAF's help. IPAF has a range of Andy Access posters, in multiple languages, to help your workforce, covering important mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) and mast climbing work platform (MCWP) safety topics. All to help keep operators safe and prevent accidents.

    Added 2 Aug 2019
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    Andy Access: Safety Starts From The Top