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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Work planning and preparation include: | assessment of conditions and hazards consideration that EWPs must not be operated anywhere with overhead powerlines above, or within specified clearance distances set out in documentation such as Electrical Safety - Power line NO GO Zones, unless permission has been obtained from the power authority and a JSA has been developed determination of work requirements equipment defect identification work site inspection. |
Information includes: | diagrams or sketches instructions issued by authorised organisational or external personnel manufacturer specifications and instructions where specified MSDS memos regulatory and legislative requirements pertaining to EWPs relevant Australian standards safe work procedures related to operating EWPs, including the safe working load written on the EWP which must be checked to ensure it is not exceeded signage verbal or written and graphical instructions work bulletins work schedules, plans and specifications. |
Safety (OHS) is to be in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes of practice, organisational safety policies and procedures, and project safety plan and may include: | procedures related to equipment operation, including emergency shutdown and stopping, extinguishing equipment fires, organisational first aid requirements and evacuation handling of materials hazard control hazardous materials and substances organisational first aid personal protective clothing and equipment use of firefighting equipment use of tools and equipment workplace environment and safety. |
Types of EWP: | EWPs include scissor lifts, boom and knuckle boom lifts with a boom length under 11 metres EWPs are classified as: trailer mounted boom lift (TL) self-propelled boom lift (BL) vertical lift (VL) scissor lift (SL) truck-mounted boom lift (TM), which is not covered by this unit of competency. |
Tools and equipment include: | EWPs, extension leads, logbooks, service manuals, operation manuals, safety harnesses and lanyards special attachments, which may have to be installed if equipment is to be shifted with the EWP, as lifting loads via cables and ropes from an EWP is not permitted. |
Personal protective equipment includes: | that prescribed under legislation, regulations, codes of practice and workplace policies and practices. |
Environmental requirements include: | clean-up protection noise and dust sedimentation control vibration waste management. |
Statutory and regulatory authorities include: | federal, state and local authorities administering applicable Acts, regulations and codes of practice. |
Emergency safety devices include: | bleed valves electronic override emergency descent devices ground controls hydraulic accumulators. |
Safe operating procedures include: | conduct of operational risk assessment and treatments associated with: earth leakage boxes lighting power cables, including overhead service trays, cables and conduits restricted access barriers surrounding structures traffic control trip hazards work site visitors and the public working at heights working in confined spaces working in proximity to others working with dangerous materials not using slab terrain EWPs on any surface other than concrete or level asphalt. |
Harnesses include: | energy or shock absorbers that must be used with all fall arrest lanyard, harness and inertia reel systems full body rescue harness lanyards and inertia reels, which should be attached to the harness installed so that the maximum distance a person equipped with a harness would free fall before the fall arrest system takes effect is 2 metres. |
EWP operation includes: | boom up and down operate attachments operate outriggers slew left and right telescope in and out. |