EWP & Crane Certification for Film Production
Inspection and certification of boom lifts, scissor lifts and cranes used for lighting, camera platforms and set construction in film and television production.
Film and television production relies on access and lifting plant for lighting rigs, elevated camera positions and set construction, often deployed at short notice and reconfigured constantly across a shoot. The boom lifts, scissor lifts and cranes used on set must be certified and dependable, because a grounded unit can hold up an entire production day at considerable cost. EWP Certification Australia certifies production access plant to the applicable standards with the flexibility a shooting schedule demands.
Access and lifting on set
Productions use boom lifts and scissor lifts for lighting and grip work and, for elevated camera platforms and set pieces, cranes under the AS 2550 series. EWPs are inspected under AS 1418.10 and used in accordance with AS 2550.10. The constant reconfiguration of a set makes the reliability of controls and safety systems especially valuable, and functional testing verifies them at each inspection.
Reliability against the shooting schedule
A production day is expensive and largely irrecoverable, so plant availability is a genuine commercial concern. Keeping annual and major inspection dates current ensures a unit is never grounded mid-shoot by an expired certification. We track due dates and schedule inspections around production commitments.
Certification for hired production plant
Production access plant is very often hired for the duration of a shoot. We verify each unit and provide clear certification records that production safety personnel and locations can accept on demand, giving confidence that hired equipment is genuinely compliant.
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