Hi Hope people can help with this. We use vehicle mounted MEWPS and I have raised the issue of use in windy conditions. The limit for the machine is 28.5MPH. We are sourcing a vehicle mounted wind speed indicator and using MET office weather reports. I would be interested to know what other people do in relation to addressing this risk. Many Thanks Clegg

On our site, we have various triggers i.e a wind speed that triggers a certain reaction e.g 7m/s activities stop until JSA can be reviewed for the specific situaiton. (that applies to man riding baskets, MEWP's and WAH) There is an absloute cut off of 10m/s when work stops. (Crane operations cease at 12m/s) But is of course dependant on the lift and the load. We have a 12 hourly wx forcast and also wind speed indicators on our 1000 ton crane and located at various areas around the base. Hope this helps Rgs. Ian

I'll second that Colin After spending eighteen months on Unst;-)

If you go to http://accessoperator.co...lift.co.ukmewpsguide.pdf you can download a MEWP Operators Safety Guide. In it it states that the wind speed originally quoted by Clegg is around the ‘norm’ used in the industry, but that it refers to 3 second gusts – not steady wind flow’