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Your workmate is in a MEWP basket 10 metres up when it stops working.

What should already be in place?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. A long ladder to climb up to the basket
  2. B. Nothing, as the fire and rescue service can be called
  3. C. A second MEWP that must always be on site
  4. D. A rescue plan that has been practised
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Climbing a ladder to a basket is dangerous and may not be possible. A proper rescue plan is needed.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. The employer must have its own rescue plan. Waiting for the emergency services could take too long.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. A second MEWP is not always needed. What matters is a planned, practised way to get someone down.
  • D. Right: Right. HSE says have a plan for rescuing someone from a MEWP and practise it. Someone on the ground should know how to use the ground controls.

Explanation

Before using a MEWP, have a rescue plan and practise it. Someone on the ground must know how to use the ground controls.

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