JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation business [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, encourages facilities management and health and safety leaders to support No Falls Week by taking proactive action on fall prevention through pre-use checks. To support this, users of the JLG® LiftPod, an alternative to ladders, podiums, or scaffolds, in modern interior spaces, have access to digital pre-use checklists via the My LiftPod App, which is available at no additional cost.
No Falls Week’s mission is to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height and provide knowledge, tools, and inspiration to help prevent falls. “Falls from height can occur in any professional environment and public space, including offices, hospitals, schools, hotels, or retail environments,” says Richard Puglia, Sales and Business Development Director EMEAI for LiftPod. “One way to support risk reduction is to consider what happens before work even begins. Equipment pre-use checks can be an important part of that.”
HSE guidance states that a visual pre-use check can be appropriate for most access equipment**. Additionally, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) states that employers must make sure that equipment is suitable for its intended use, safe, properly maintained, and inspected to prevent risk. This includes demonstrating that appropriate checks are being carried out ***.
The digital pre-use check feature in the My LiftPod App enables LiftPod operators to use a smartphone to support their pre-use check process before using JLG’s Quick Fold Lift, a new category of low-level work at height equipment, designed for the practical challenges faced by facilities management teams.
To complement the innovative machine, the My LiftPod app is a free, go to resource for using LiftPod effectively and includes a digital pre-use checklist and supporting tutorial. This helps employers to roll out a standardised approach for pre-use checks across all operators using LiftPod.
Simple and quick to complete, the app provides a clear, guided process that helps support necessary processes without adding unnecessary complexity, helping align practical day-to-day working with compliance requirements. “Consistent processes, such as pre-use checks, can support both safe working practices and compliance,” Richard adds.
For more information on JLG products and services, visit https://www.jlg.com/en-gb/ .
*HSE Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain: https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm
**HSE pre-use checks: https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/inspection.htm
***HSE Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER): https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-equipment-machinery/puwer-overview.htm
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