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Plant and equipment
MEWP inspections
The machine, and the inspection before it goes up.
On the file
The pre-use check, the thorough inspection, and the operator's ticket.
Duty
PUWER 1998 and Work at Height Regulations 2005
Where it is used
On the phone, before the boom goes up.
What it does
- Pre-use check, and the thorough inspection.
- Who is operating it, and that their ticket is in date.
- A defect takes it out. It does not go up with a note.
On the file
- The pre-use check
- The thorough inspection
- Who is operating it
- That the ticket is in date
- A defect, and that it is taken out
Why digital
Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.
- The pre-use check is on the phone, before the boom goes up.
- The operator’s ticket is already on the record.
The duty
UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.
PUWER 1998 and Work at Height Regulations 2005
Inspected, and used by a competent person.
Who uses it
The operator does the pre-use check. The ticket is already on their training record.
Sits with
The plant register and the work-at-height permit.
What good looks like
It does not go up with a defect left on a note. The operator's ticket is in date.