Safety Alert
Mast climbing work platforms: Failure to detect mechanical failure in drive units leading to uncontrolled fall of platforms
Mast climbing work platforms: Failure to detect mechanical failure in drive units leading to uncontrolled fall of platforms
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- BSCD1-2022
- Inspection and MaintenanceMachinery and EquipmentWorking at Height
- Mechanical failureRegulation and legislation
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Competence and trainingFunctional testingPreventive maintenanceRisk assessment
- Construction
Summary
HSE alerts users to undetected drive-unit faults that could allow mast climbing work platforms to descend uncontrollably. It calls for immediate checks and withdrawal where controls are absent, addressing current-demand monitoring, individual centrifugal brakes, automatic brake checks, limit switches, overload protection and competent periodic inspection.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Construction; construction industry.
BSCD1-2022. Themes: inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment, working at height.