What is included in this solution pack?
- BS EN 280-1:2022 - TC Mobile elevating work platforms - Design calculations. Stability criteria. Construction. Safety. Examinations and tests
- BS EN 280-1:2022 ExComm Mobile elevating work platforms - Design calculations. Stability criteria. Construction. Safety. Examinations and tests
- BS EN 280-2:2022 Mobile elevating work platforms - Additional safety requirements for load lifting appliances on the extending lifting structure and work platform
What is Mobile Elevating Work Platform solution pack about?
This European standard aims to ensure the safety of all types and sizes of Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP). BS EN 280-1 is a revision that incorporates significant technical changes, bringing the standard up to date. BS EN 280-2 is used in conjunction with EN 280‑1:2022, specifies the additional safety requirements for MEWPs of Type 1 Group B equipped with a load lifting appliance. The load-lifting appliance is designed for lifting suspended loads only as part of the task being carried out by personnel from the work platform.
Who is Mobile Elevating Work Platform solution pack for?
MEWPS are used most frequently in building construction and maintenance, telecommunications, tree surgery, highways maintenance, sign erection, and film and TV programme production.
BS EN 280-1 and BS EN 280-2 on mobile elevating work platforms is for anyone responsible for the safe design, manufacturing and operation of MEWPs including:
- Premises owners
- Employers
- Manufacturers
- Managers
- Operators
- Trainers
Why should you use Mobile Elevating Work Platform solution pack?
The benefits of BS EN 280-1 on mobile elevating work platforms include:
- It increases the safety of MEWPs – reducing the likelihood of accidents
- The standard reflects industry best practice in both technical and safety guidance
- With the introduction of new essential safety use requirements and risk management guidelines, this revision ensures the standard’s continued market relevance
BS EN 280-2 deals with the additional hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to load lifting appliances either on the extending lifting structure or on the work platform, when the MEWP and load lifting appliance are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer of the MEWP.