EWPA Yellow Card
BL / SL / VL / TL / T / TM
BL:Boom Lifts
with a platform
height under
11 metres
SL:Scissor Lifts
to any height
VL:Vertical Lifts
to any height
TL:Trailer Mounted
boom lifts
to a platform height
of 11 metres
T:Transport Module
for drivers
transporting EWP's
TM:Truck Mounted
Boom Lift
to 11 metre
platform height.
Yellow Card Course Details
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Course Duration |
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2 - 5 Hours (Depending on categories and attendees) |
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Prerquisites |
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All students must be over 18 years of age |
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Attendees |
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Max 10 (per trainer per group) |
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Location: |
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Over 10 training facilities throughout Victoria |
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Frequency |
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5 - 10 of these courses are run every week |
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Study Documents |
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Provided on the day |
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Students to wear |
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Steel capped boots and appropriate work clothing |
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Cost |
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POA |
Why Do I need a Yellow Card ?
Every State in Australia has Occupational Health & Safety Act in place to protect the health, safety and welfare of our workforce. The act clearly states that there is a 'duty of care' to ensure workplace safety. In line with that it also states that:
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Employers must provide information, instructions, training and supervision necessary to ensure the health and safety of employers at work
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Employees must co-operate with efforts to comply with OH&S requirements.
What this means, is that it is in favour of all parties to have some sort of written proof in place that says that the requirement of 'duty of care' has been met. The answer is EWPA Yellow Card.
EWPA
The EWPA (Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia Incorporated) is the peak representative body of the access industry. Their members include rental companies, manufacturers, suppliers, end-users, trainers and specialised support and service companies that cover the full spectrum of this industry. There have been over 200000 Yellow Cards issued in Australia since the mid 1990's.
The EWPA Yellow Card is run in cooperation with all major manufacturers, suppliers and users of EWPsin all states a territory’s of Australia. The Yellow Card initiative meets the two key objectives of the OH& S Acts, being:
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It confirms that the operators of specific types of EWPs have been trained in the safe use of the work platform.
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The supplier, employer and user all have documentary evidence that the required ‘duty of care has been met or exceeded.