Inspect a boom-supported MEWP before use
Practice the sequence you already learned for “Inspect a boom-supported MEWP before use” until the order feels automatic. Drill the ANSI/SAIA A92 pre-use order from aerial-lift training. The platform is not raised until inspection, ground controls, and a rescue plan are confirmed.
- Confirm you are authorized on this MEWP group and type.
- Review the rescue plan before use.
- Inspect tires, fluid, and guards.
- Inspect the platform gate and anchor.
- Test ground controls in a clear area.
- Test platform controls in a clear area.
- Don a harness and connect to the manufacturer's anchor, not a nearby beam.
- Survey overhead lines, drop-offs, and ground bearing.
- Raise only after a failed item has been tagged out or cleared.