02.11.2020

Secondary guarding information sheet

Australia’s Elevating Work Platform Association – the EWPA – is publishing updated guidance later today on the background, risk assessment, selection and use of secondary guarding systems (overhead crush protection) for aerial work platforms, in the form of an information sheet - which can be downloaded from here.

Entitled ‘What do I need to know about Secondary Guarding Systems for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms’ the information sheet states: “There is a risk that the elevating work platform operator or platform occupants can become trapped or crushed between the platform and an external obstruction during the movement of the elevating work platform. Secondary guarding systems, in conjunction with safe work planning, work platform selection, operator training and familiarisation, plus existing platform design features, may further minimise the risk of crushing and entrapment plus reduce the harm if an entrapment occurs.”

The association has also produced a video of its presentation on the subject which you can see below: