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MEWP stands for Mobile Elevated Work Platform. These are mechanical devices used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to high or hard-to-reach areas. MEWPs are commonly used in construction, maintenance, and utility work, and include types like boom lifts and scissor lifts.
MEWP is an acronym for mobile elevated work platform. By definition, a MEWP is a platform designed to lift workers or equipment, often used in situations where work at height is required. In the construction industry, MEWPs are used to access hard-to-reach places such as telegraph poles and scaffolding
An aerial work platform, also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform, mobile elevating work platform, or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.
TYPE 1 MEWPS
A Type 1 mobile elevating work platform can only move in the stowed position.
That means the platform has to be lowered completely before you can move the machine.
TYPE 2 MEWPS
Type 2 MEWPs have two features:
- They can move while the platform is elevated
- Their movement is controlled from the chassis (as opposed to within the work platform)
TYPE 3 MEWPS
These are much like Type 2 MEWPs.
But whereas a Type 2 MEWP’s movement is controlled from the chassis, a Type 3 MEWP’s movement is controlled from the work platform.
Examples of MEWPs
It’s important to note that each MEWP group can contain each of the different MEWP types as well.
In other words, a Group A MEWP can be Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3.
And the same for Group B MEWPs, for a total of 6 MEWP types.
