Elevating Work Platform Association of New Zealand

The primary objective of the Association is to “promote within the elevating work platform industry best and safest practice in the use and maintenance of elevating work platforms”. We fulfill this objective by advocating high and consistent standards of EWP-related training, and of EWP maintenance and certification. Specific initiatives have included:

 

The Association has encouraged and endorsed the development of standards based, quality assured EWP Operator courses by independent trainers.

 

We have collaborated with OSH, ACC and others in the industry to define competence for EWP maintenance in a framework administered by the Certification Board for Inspection Personnel (CBIP) and similar that implemented for cranes through the PECPER Regulations.

In the future we intend to define a maintenance accreditation regime integrating the requirements set out in the existing Code of Practice with systems paralleling those defined in the PECPER Regulations. Subsequently we intend to establish as the de facto best practice standard that EWP certification be performed only by competent persons, employed by accredited bodies.

 

The EWPA‘s current definition of best practice is based upon full compliance with the Approved Code of Practice for Power Operated-Elevating Work Platforms and its associated standards. In conjunction with regulatory authorities and standard-setting bodies we provide unambiguous interpretation of inspection and maintenance requirements.