Best Practice Guidelines: Safe Use of Elevating Work Platforms in the Horticultural Industry
Other citing documents: WorkSafe New Zealand
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1. ScopeContext:
The H/MEWPs to which these guidelines apply are: machines which in the terms of AS/NZS 1418.10 sections 1.3.24 and 1.3.25 are classified as Group B/Type 3... Therefore, these best practice guidelines have been developed to assist the safe operation of purpose-built H/MEWPs in conformance with... ...AS/NZS 1418.10 standards while they are being used in the horticultural work environment in New Zealand.Section:
2.2.1Context:
For more detailed information, refer to AS/NZS 1418.10.Section:
2.7Context:
For more information on the inclinometer, refer to AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5.2.3.Section:
2.9Context:
Any H/MEWP built to the standard AS/NZS 1418.10 section 2.1.4.2.1 has a minimum design allowance for a wind speed of 12.5m/sec – 45kph.Section:
4.1Context:
Manufacturers, importers and sellers must ensure that the H/MEWP is designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5,... ...is fully tested as required in AS/NZS 1418.10... ...for further details refer to AS/NZS1418.10 section 4.1.2 and 4.1.3Section:
4.2Context:
All newly manufactured H/MEWPs must meet the requirements of AS/NZS 1418.10 or these best practice guidelines.Section:
APPENDIX C: ORCHARD PLATFORMSContext:
Background: Orchard platforms are a new family of the H/MEWP developed for pruning and harvesting the new dwarf trees which some orchards are developing. These machines were not considered when the AS/NZS 1418.10 or the AS 2550.10 were published... ...Work platform design: The minimum work platform rail height is lowered to 800mm to enable workers of smaller stature to work conveniently with a picking bag over the rail as outlined in AS/NZS1418.10 section I2.2.Section:
APPENDIX F: PUBLICATIONSContext:
AS/NZS 1418.10 - Cranes, hoists and winches - Part 10: Mobile elevating work platforms. Specifies the requirements for the design and features of mobile elevating work platforms.Section:
IntroductionContext:
These updated guidelines... ...summarise the relevant part of the industry standards... ...AS/NZS 1418.10: Cranes, Hoists and Winches – Part 10: Mobile Elevating Work Platforms. AS/NZS 1418.10 recognises that using H/MEWPs in horticulture may require some variations to the conventional mobile elevating work platform (MEWPs) requirements and specifications... ...The variations to the above standards are: inclinometer as referenced in of AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5.2.3; self-propelled platforms as referenced in AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5; and...Section:
2.5Context:
An example of a total restraint for MEWPs is described in AS/NZS 1891.4: Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Selection, use and maintenance.Section:
APPENDIX F: PUBLICATIONSContext:
AS/NZS 1891.4 - Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Selection, use and maintenance.Section:
1. ScopeContext:
The H/MEWPs to which these guidelines apply are: machines which in the terms of AS/NZS 1418.10 sections 1.3.24 and 1.3.25 are classified as Group B/Type 3... Therefore, these best practice guidelines have been developed to assist the safe operation of purpose-built H/MEWPs in conformance with... ...AS/NZS 1418.10 standards while they are being used in the horticultural work environment in New Zealand.Section:
2.2.1Context:
For more detailed information, refer to AS/NZS 1418.10.Section:
2.7Context:
For more information on the inclinometer, refer to AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5.2.3.Section:
2.9Context:
Any H/MEWP built to the standard AS/NZS 1418.10 section 2.1.4.2.1 has a minimum design allowance for a wind speed of 12.5m/sec – 45kph.Section:
4.1Context:
Manufacturers, importers and sellers must ensure that the H/MEWP is designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5,... ...is fully tested as required in AS/NZS 1418.10... ...for further details refer to AS/NZS1418.10 section 4.1.2 and 4.1.3Section:
4.2Context:
All newly manufactured H/MEWPs must meet the requirements of AS/NZS 1418.10 or these best practice guidelines.Section:
APPENDIX C: ORCHARD PLATFORMSContext:
Background: Orchard platforms are a new family of the H/MEWP developed for pruning and harvesting the new dwarf trees which some orchards are developing. These machines were not considered when the AS/NZS 1418.10 or the AS 2550.10 were published... ...Work platform design: The minimum work platform rail height is lowered to 800mm to enable workers of smaller stature to work conveniently with a picking bag over the rail as outlined in AS/NZS1418.10 section I2.2.Section:
APPENDIX F: PUBLICATIONSContext:
AS/NZS 1418.10 - Cranes, hoists and winches - Part 10: Mobile elevating work platforms. Specifies the requirements for the design and features of mobile elevating work platforms.Section:
IntroductionContext:
These updated guidelines... ...summarise the relevant part of the industry standards... ...AS/NZS 1418.10: Cranes, Hoists and Winches – Part 10: Mobile Elevating Work Platforms. AS/NZS 1418.10 recognises that using H/MEWPs in horticulture may require some variations to the conventional mobile elevating work platform (MEWPs) requirements and specifications... ...The variations to the above standards are: inclinometer as referenced in of AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5.2.3; self-propelled platforms as referenced in AS/NZS 1418.10 section 5; and...Section:
2.5Context:
An example of a total restraint for MEWPs is described in AS/NZS 1891.4: Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Selection, use and maintenance.Section:
APPENDIX F: PUBLICATIONSContext:
AS/NZS 1891.4 - Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Selection, use and maintenance.