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Platform Ladder

SOP · SOP-60161

  • Version 3

The Platform Ladder Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) gives businesses a guide to safe practices when using platform ladders.

It covers the hazards (falls, falling objects, electricity and manual handling), the PPE to wear, operator training, a pre-operational inspection checklist, and step-by-step guidance on transporting, carrying, setting up and using the ladder.

An employee training and induction register records each worker's induction, training and competency.

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Platform Ladder

SOPVersion 3

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

  • Foot Protection

Pre-operational inspection

Illustration of a platform ladder with a blue top handrail, a platform, and non-slip treads

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.

3 more sections, from Precautions to Employee training and induction register

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What it covers

7 sections

  1. Hazards
  2. Personal protective equipment
  3. Pre-operational inspection
  4. Precautions
  5. Operation
  6. Employee training and induction register

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