TS ISO 18878
Mobile elevating work platforms - Operator training
This document provides requirements for training material content and the administration of standardized training to operators of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
It is applicable to MEWPs, as defined in ISO 16368, intended for moving person(s), along with their necessary tools and materials to an elevated work location.
NOTE National or other regulations, which could be more stringent, can apply.
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About This Item
TS ISO 18878 is the standard for the content of training material and the administration of standardized training for operators of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). Its focus is the competence-building side of MEWP use: what operators should be taught and how that training should be organised, rather than the design of the equipment itself.
The document applies to MEWPs as defined in ISO 16368, intended to move persons, together with their necessary tools and materials, to an elevated work location. In other words, it addresses the training framework for access equipment operation. National or other regulations may impose additional or stricter requirements.
Why operator training matters for MEWP use
MEWPs include a broad family of access equipment such as scissor lifts, boom lifts and related elevated work platforms. Their safe use depends on operator understanding of stability, travel and positioning, worksite awareness, and task planning. A standardised training approach helps make that knowledge consistent across training providers and work environments.
What this standard focuses on
- Requirements for training material content
- Administration of standardised operator training
- Application to MEWPs defined in ISO 16368
- Access to elevated work locations for people plus necessary tools and materials
- Publication Date: 21.03.2025
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 03.100.30 İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi ; 53.020.99 Diğer Kaldırma Ekipmanları
- Pages: 25
- Source Standard: ISO 18878:2025
- International Equivalents: ISO 18878-EQV
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