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BS 8460:2017

BS 8460:2017

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Code of practice for the safe use of MEWPS

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BSI 2017 82
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This British Standard gives recommendations and guidance for the selection, hiring, positioning, maintenance and thorough examination of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). It also gives recommendations for the safe use of MEWPs, including the selection and training of operators and other personnel, together with guidance to assist in the selection of competent persons.

NOTE This British standard does not give recommendations for delivering persons and materials to fixed landing levels. Equipment intended for this purpose, such as lifts or hoists, are dealt with by other standards including BS EN 12158‑1, Builders’ hoists for goods – Hoists with accessible platforms, BS EN 12159, Builders hoists for persons and materials with vertically guided cages, and BS EN 81 (all parts), Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts.

This British Standard is not applicable to:

  • mast climbing work platforms;

  • fire-fighting and fire rescue appliances;

  • non-integrated working platforms on forklift trucks of any type;

  • lifting tables;

  • suspended access equipment;

  • building maintenance units;

  • construction hoists;

  • transport platforms;

  • wind turbine and tower crane access lifts;

  • belt and chain conveyors;

  • capstan winches; or

  • hoists powered by direct drive internal combustion engines.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Foreword
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
14 4 Hazards associated with the use of MEWPs
15 Table 1 — Typical hazards associated with the use of MEWPs
24 5 Management
5.1 General
5.2 Organizational arrangements
25 5.3 Conditions for MEWP hire
6 Safety at sites
6.1 Accidents, dangerous occurrences and near misses
26 6.2 Wind
27 6.3 Overhead power lines
28 Figure 1 — Absolute minimum exclusion zones
29 Figure 2 — Minimum safe distance from power lines
31 6.4 Unguarded machinery
6.5 Fume concentration in roof spaces
6.6 Extremes of temperature
6.7 Non-ionizing radiation
32 Figure 3 — Non-ionizing safety symbol
6.8 Working on the highway
6.9 Use of personal fall protection systems
33 6.10 Rescue from height
34 6.11 Ground conditions and supporting structures
35 Figure 4 — Use of spreader pads to reduce outrigger pressure on the ground
36 6.12 Segregation from other vehicles, plant and equipment
6.13 Use in the vicinity of airfields/airports
37 6.14 MEWPs on other structures
38 Figure 5 — Temporary MEWP support frame
Figure 6 — Static “sled” base and temporary MEWP support frame
39 6.15 Exiting the work platform at height
6.16 Modifications or fitting additional devices or equipment to MEWPs
6.17 Use in hazardous environments
6.18 Lone working
40 6.19 Use in thunderstorms
6.20 Trapping and/or crushing of persons in the work platform
41 6.21 MEWP security
6.22 Access control systems
6.23 Telematics
42 7 Selection and minimum attributes of personnel
7.1 Selection of personnel
7.2 Minimum attributes of personnel
45 7.3 Training of personnel
46 Table 2 — Core elements and training needs for the use of MEWPs
48 7.4 Fitness to work
8 Familiarization
49 9 Planning a work activity
9.1 General
9.2 The stages of planning
51 10 Loading and unloading vehicles transporting MEWPs
10.1 Load and unloading MEWPs
52 10.2 Loading and unloading on the highway
53 10.3 Transportation of MEWPs
11 Positioning and setting up the machine
11.1 General
11.2 Travelling to the work place
54 11.3 Siting and stability
55 11.4 Rated load
56 11.5 Fitting of additional equipment and accessories
11.6 Platform containment netting
11.7 Other hazards
57 12 Operation
12.1 Correct use of MEWPs
58 12.2 Travelling in a work platform
59 12.3 Pedestrian control of MEWPs during travelling
12.4 Emergency/auxiliary controls
60 12.5 Operation of MEWPs in conjunction with other equipment
12.6 Use of rail-mounted MEWPs on track
12.7 Operation in high and low temperature environments
61 12.8 Parking of MEWPs
13 Maintenance, checks and inspections
13.1 General
13.2 Checks and inspections
63 13.3 Maintenance
64 14 Thorough examination, including testing
14.1 General
65 14.2 Personnel carrying out thorough examinations
14.3 Periodic thorough examination
66 14.4 Written scheme of thorough examination (examination scheme)
14.5 MEWPs not in regular use
67 14.6 Testing
14.7 Actions based on recommendations
68 14.8 Reporting and keeping of records
69 Annex A (informative)  Symbols for MEWPS
Figure A.1 — Symbols for MEWPs
70 Figure A.2 — Symbols for MEWPs: MEWP Type 1b
71 Figure A.3 — Symbols for MEWPs: MEWP Type 3a
Annex B (normative)  Guidance on safe systems of work for exiting the work platform at height
75 Annex C (informative)  Example of a report of thorough examination
Figure C.1 — Example of a report of thorough examination
76 Annex D (informative)  Machine modifications and CE marking
Annex E (normative)  Self-familiarization
77 Annex F (informative)  Controls in addition to the platform controls
78 Annex G (informative)  Example of a rescue plan hierarchy
Table G.1 — Example of a rescue plan hierarchy
79 Bibliography

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