MEWP · Interactive Form

MEWP Work Area Inspection

Before the machine comes out, the ground it will stand on and the space above it get checked. This is the first of the four steps the course teaches, and the one most often skipped.

The other three steps are the machine itself and its two function checks. Those have their own forms, one for scissor lifts and one for boom lifts.

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Read this first. A working aid, not a substitute for the inspection. Your machine's operator manual and your site's own requirements set out what has to be checked, and they win wherever they differ from this. An unsafe work area means the machine does not go in until it is sorted.

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The work area

Where, when, and who checked it

The manual's form asks who inspected and when. The machine type decides how some of these read on the ground.

The manual's form has a column for each.

The manual's form has a blank for this. Your machine's operator manual gives the limit; this page does not know it.

Before the machine goes in

Work area hazards

Every shift, before you operate

1Hazards

  • 1.1 Drop-offs or holes
    1.1. Drop-offs or holes
  • 1.2 Bumps, floor obstructions, or debris
    1.2. Bumps, floor obstructions, or debris
  • 1.3 Sloped surfaces
    1.3. Sloped surfaces
  • 1.4 Unstable or slippery surfaces
    1.4. Unstable or slippery surfaces
  • 1.5 Overhead obstructions and electrical power lines
    1.5. Overhead obstructions and electrical power lines
  • 1.6 Hazardous locations
    1.6. Hazardous locations
  • 1.7 Inadequate surface support to withstand all load forces imposed by the machine
    1.7. Inadequate surface support to withstand all load forces imposed by the machine
  • 1.8 Wind and weather conditionsRecord the wind speed in the header above.
    1.8. Wind and weather conditions
  • 1.9 The presence of unauthorized personnel
    1.9. The presence of unauthorized personnel
  • 1.10 Vehicle traffic
    1.10. Vehicle traffic
  • 1.11 Other possible unsafe conditions
    1.11. Other possible unsafe conditions

Where you are

Your record

Work through the checks above and the record builds here.