EWP Rescue Plan Generator
Any crew working at height in an elevated work platform needs a rescue plan ready before the boom leaves the ground — a plan that spells out what happens if an operator is incapacitated, the machine faults, or someone has to be brought down without power. This free generator turns the details you enter about your own site and machine into an editable MEWP emergency rescue plan framework you can copy, download or print and then finish off with your crew.
It is built for councils, government fleets, EWP and MEWP owners, crane businesses, Level 2 ASP electrical contractors, arborists and trades who need a starting document rather than a blank page. Nothing here is a finished or approved procedure — a rescue plan only works when it is rehearsed on the actual machine, matched to that machine's real emergency descent system, and signed off by a competent person. Call 0416 689 689 if you want a hand pulling it together.
Describe The Job
Copy this straight from your own machine's manual. Every family lowers differently.
Your Rescue Plan Framework
This is a starting framework, not a finished or approved rescue plan. Complete every placeholder, match the emergency descent section to your machine's actual manual, have a competent person sign it off, and rehearse the rescue on the machine before working at height.
EWP / MEWP EMERGENCY RESCUE PLAN — EDITABLE FRAMEWORK ====================================================== IMPORTANT: This is a starting template only, generated from the details you entered. It is NOT a reviewed, approved or complete safety document. Before any work at height, this plan must be finished by a competent person, matched to the actual machine's emergency descent system as described in that machine's operator manual, and rehearsed by the crew on site. 1. SITE / PROJECT [to be completed] 2. MACHINE Type / make & model: [to be completed] Machine family: Boom lift (knuckle / articulating) Planned working height: [to be completed] 3. CREW Crew size for this task: [to be completed] Ground rescue person present: Yes — a trained ground rescue person is rostered on site. List each person and their role (operator, spotter, ground rescuer, first aider): [to be completed] 4. EMERGENCY LOWERING / AUXILIARY DESCENT Copy the exact emergency lowering procedure and control locations from THIS machine's operator manual. Do not assume — every machine differs. Recorded location / method from your manual: [to be completed] Steps to lower the platform if primary power or the operator fails: [to be completed from the operator manual and rehearsed] 5. RAISING THE ALARM Who calls for help, how, and from where (radio / phone / signal): [to be completed] 6. EMERGENCY SERVICES ACCESS Nearest access point / gate and how an ambulance reaches the machine: [to be completed] 7. FIRST AID ARRANGEMENTS [to be completed] 8. EMERGENCY CONTACTS [to be completed] 9. SUSPENSION / HARNESS TRAUMA Where a harness and lanyard are worn, describe how a suspended person is recovered quickly and how suspension trauma is managed while help arrives: [to be completed with your first aid provider] 10. REHEARSAL & REVIEW Date rescue drill last rehearsed on this machine: [to be completed] Reviewed and signed off by (competent person): [to be completed] Review date: [to be completed] ------------------------------------------------------ This framework does not certify the machine or the work as safe and is not a guarantee of compliance. The machine's operator manual, a competent person's judgement and your own risk assessment govern. Generated with the free EWP Australia rescue plan tool — edit freely before use.
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How This Works & Assumptions
How it works
You answer a short set of questions about the site, the machine and how a rescue would actually run, and the tool assembles them into a structured plan you can edit. Anything you leave blank is written into the document as an obvious placeholder rather than filled with a guess, so it is clear at a glance what still needs finishing before the plan is usable. The plan is regenerated live as you type; nothing is stored on our servers.
The emergency descent section is the heart of it. Every machine family lowers differently — a truck-mounted unit, a knuckle boom and a scissor lift all have their own auxiliary or emergency descent controls in different places. That is why the tool asks you to transcribe the method and control location from your own machine's operator manual instead of offering a generic set of steps. Copy the wording exactly, then rehearse it on the machine.
Questions
Is this a finished rescue plan? No. It is a starting framework only. A rescue plan is not complete until a competent person has reviewed it, it matches the machine's actual emergency descent system, and the crew has physically rehearsed the rescue on that machine. Treat every placeholder as work to do.
Why doesn't it list the lowering steps for me? Because inventing them would be dangerous. The correct emergency lowering sequence and control location come only from the specific machine's operator manual. The tool records what you enter and leaves the detail for you to transcribe accurately.
This generator is a planning aid, not a guarantee of safety or compliance, and it does not replace a competent person's judgement, your risk assessment or the machine's manual. Rehearse the rescue before work at height begins. Call 0416 689 689 if you'd like help.
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