{"id":7832,"date":"2024-07-09T15:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riwal.com\/en\/?post_type=knowledge&p=7832"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:59:09","slug":"dos-and-donts-in-platform-loading","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/www.riwal.com\/en\/knowledge\/blog\/dos-and-donts-in-platform-loading\/","title":{"rendered":"Do’s and don’ts in platform loading"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instability and overturning<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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All AWPs are designed and tested to take the specified capacity limits while maintaining appropriate safety factors. If an occupant places more load onto the platform and tries to raise it or puts more than the rated load on the platform while at height, there is a risk that the structure will be put under forces it was not designed or tested for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structural failure in this condition could be sudden and unpredictable and could result in collapse or overturn. If an operator allows more people onto the platform than the specified limit recommended by the manufacturer, the dynamic loads exceed those designed and tested for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n

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Safety systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most aerial work platforms in the marketplace today have a safety system that monitors overload status and protects the operator from exceeding specified capacity limits. Machines built to previous standards may not have this system installed. If a machine fitted with a load-sensing system is in an overloaded state, platform functions can sometimes be limited or prevented from operating. This can potentially leave platform occupants stranded at height until the material is removed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Risks of overloading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Factors that contribute to the risk of overloading a platform are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n