Operate elevating work platform

Course Currency Status: (Release 1) Current

Course Overview: This course has been designed to provide the skills and knowledge required to operate an elevating work platform.

This course applies to those working in operational roles that involve the use of elevating work platforms.

Target Audience: Telco, Electrical Contractors and construction industry workers required to operate and EWP to perform work.

Participants must provide a USI number on enrolment and provide photographic identification on enrolment. Participants must provide and wear their own PPE for this course. This course contains safety critical information requiring participants have the ability to read, write and understand English and basic calculations

Pre-requisites: There are no prerequisite competencies to this unit.

Delivery Mode: This course may be delivered by face to face delivery or blended learning

Duration: Initial Training: 8 hours

Learning Outcomes

This course provides students with the ability to operate an elevating work platform that safely, effectively and efficiently following legislative requirements and workplace procedures to carry out work activities including:

• Locating and applying required documentation, policies and procedures
• Selecting and wearing personal protective equipment required for work activities
• Monitoring and managing equipment performance using indicators and alarms
• Using a range of communication techniques and equipment essential to the safe completion of work instructions
• Meeting written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures associated with operating an elevating work platform

Understanding of key policies, procedures and relevant standards for operating an elevating work platform including:

• National Standard for high risk work
• Safe work practices
• Operating manuals for elevating work platform
• Site personnel and operational safety requirements
• Elevating work platform operational procedures
• Hazard, incident and emergency identification and implementation of control measures, including the risk of overhead crushes, and distance from power lines
• Disposal of hazardous materials

EWP selection and site setup information, including:

• Suitability of ground conditions, terrain and structure surfaces
• Environmental requirements and constraints related to elevating work platforms
• Types of elevating work platforms, their characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations

Assessment is a combination of written questions/answers and practical demonstrations

On Completion: Upon successful completion, participants will be issued with a nationally accredited Statement of Attainment for RIIHAN301E Operate elevating work platform

$225.00 per participant

Course dates arranged on demand. (Group bookings available on request)