Health & Safety

Find below a list of useful documentation in relation to health and safety for work at height and access equipment.

	Work at Height Regulations 2005 Work at Height Regulations 2005; important legislation for employers, the self employed and anyone who works at height.
	Simple Guide to the Work at Height Regulations This is a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brief guide to the Work at Height Regulations; written for employers, the self-employed and anyone who works at height.
	LOLER Regulations 1998 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 is the approved code of practice and guidance for the safe use of lifting equipment.
	PUWER 1998 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 is legislation that relates to the use of MEWPs, access and other work equipment.
	Short Guide to PUWER This is a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guide to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998.
	Short Guide to PPE at Work Regulations 1992 This is a HSE short guide to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE).
	Ladder Safety - HSE Toolbox Talk This is a HSE toolbox talk on ladder and stepladder safety, designed to promote the safe use of ladders for work at height.
	IPAF - Safety Harnesses in MEWPs IPAF technical guidance for the use of safety harnesses in mobile elevating work platforms; boom lifts and vertical scissor lifts.
	HSE Five Steps to Risk Assessments This leaflet aims to help employers and the self employed to assess risks in the workplace.
	MEWPs for Tree Work Prepared by Forest Research for the HSE, this research document evaluates the use of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) for arboricultural work.
	CPA Terms & Conditions  Rapid Platforms operate in accordance with the Construction Plant-Hire Association's (CPA) model conditions for the hiring of plant.

PDF Specification Sheets are available for all Rapid Platforms cherry pickers and hoists. Please navigate to the indiviual machine pages using the download link underneath the main machine image.