EWP & Telehandler Certification for Agriculture
Inspection and certification of telehandlers, EWPs and loading cranes used across broadacre farming, orchards and rural enterprises.
Agricultural enterprises rely on versatile lifting and access plant — telehandlers above all — for materials handling, shed construction, orchard access and general station work. This equipment often operates far from service centres, in dusty and corrosive conditions, and may be used across a wide range of attachments and tasks. EWP Certification Australia provides straightforward, thorough inspection and certification that keeps rural plant compliant with its WHS obligations.
Telehandlers as the workhorse of the farm
The telehandler is the most common lifting machine on Australian farms, used for pallet handling, feed, fertiliser, and when fitted with a work platform, for access work. When used to lift people it must meet the relevant access requirements, and when used as a crane it falls under crane safe-use provisions. We inspect telehandlers against the applicable AS 1418 and AS 2550 requirements for the modes in which they are used, including attachment and quick-hitch condition.
Standards and duty of care on rural properties
Farms are workplaces, and the WHS duties to inspect and maintain plant apply just as they do in industry. EWPs used for orchard or shed work are inspected under AS 1418.10 and AS 2550.10, and vehicle loading cranes under AS 1418.11. Dust, mud and corrosive fertilisers accelerate wear on pins, hydraulics and structure, making regular inspection especially valuable.
Practical scheduling for remote properties
Distance is the defining challenge for rural certification. We plan inspection visits to cover a property's full plant inventory in one trip and coordinate with neighbouring enterprises where practical, keeping the whole fleet current without repeated long-distance mobilisations.
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