Platform Ladder

Platform Ladder

Acronyms

• LOTO - Lockout/Tagout.

• PPE - Personal Protective Equipment.

• SOP - Safe Operating Procedure.

Hazards

What can cause harm?

• Falls

• Falling objects

• Electricity

• Manual Handling

Personal protective equipment

Pre-operational inspection

Follow the pre-operational checklist in the manufacturer’s operational manual, check:

• Industrial rating

• Trestle back undamaged

• Kick-plate present

• Non-slip treads

• Triangular flat plate bracing

• Suitable height handrail (36in/900mm)

• The correct size for job (platform level)

• Large feet with non-slip mouldings

• If unfolding type, chains, bolts, rivets are undamaged & functional

• Non-slip platform of sufficient strength for persons and equipment

• Models with a platform over 6 ½ft/2m high have inward opening self-closing, lockable safety gate

• Special add-ons (such as end and side elevation) must be approved/designed by a competent person (such as an engineer) or by the manufacturer.