EWP Safe Operation Policy & Procedure Template
Editable Word EWP safe operation policy and procedure for Queensland: licence rules, ground checks, overhead lines, harnesses, pre-start, rescue and records for boom lifts and scissor lifts.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits builders, electricians, painters, roofers and maintenance teams that use boom lifts and scissor lifts. It sets out who may operate, what to check, and what to do if something goes wrong.
What Is Included In Our EWP Safe Operation Policy & Procedure?
- Policy and procedure with an approval sign-off
- Licence rule for boom-type EWPs with a boom length of 11 m or more
- Familiarisation with the particular machine and its manual
- Ground, weather and overhead power line checks
- Pre-start check and tagging out defects
- Harness use in boom-type EWPs, with the falls code behind it
- Ground person role and emergency lowering
- Rescue planning and entrapment
- Notifiable incident pointer
- Records, training and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents), s 38(7) (record kept 5 years)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 39 (training), ss 54 and 55 (falling objects), ss 78 to 80 (falls and rescue), ss 81 and 82 (licences), s 207, ss 210 to 215 (plant), s 260 (design registration number), ss 291 and 299 (SWMS), Schedules 3 and 5
- Electrical Safety Regulation 2026 (Qld): ss 10 to 15 and Schedule 2 (overhead electric lines)
- Managing the risk of falls at workplaces Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- Managing risks of plant in the workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- There is no Queensland approved code of practice for EWPs. Safe Work Australia has a model code, which is not an approved Queensland code and is a source of guidance only
- The maker’s manual for each EWP
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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