High Risk Work Licence - Personnel and Materials Hoist (HP) study plan

Interpret the hoist data plate, rated capacity and load chart to state the permitted number of persons and material load for three different car configurations.

Identify the planning documents required before any hoist work begins - site plan, transport and erection plan, emergency plan and manufacturer's instructions - and state the purpose of each.

Map at least ten static and dynamic site hazards (ground bearing, overhead powerlines, public interface, wind exposure, adjacent structures) and assign a control to each using the hierarchy of control.

Sequence the planning steps from site induction and consultation with the site controller through to handing the erected hoist over to the operator.

Verify a described site layout against ground-bearing, clearance and exclusion-zone requirements, and record each shortfall with the corrective action needed.

Distinguish pre-operational checks from routine maintenance tasks, and state who is permitted to perform each and what must be recorded.

Draft a set of questions to put to the site controller and hoist owner before start-up to confirm access, isolation points, emergency contacts and load limits.

Order the items of a pre-start inspection into the sequence a competent operator would actually walk around the hoist.

Demonstrate a complete pre-start inspection in the correct walk-around sequence on a training hoist or simulator, verbalising the pass/fail criterion for each item as it is checked.

Diagnose ten described faults (frayed rope, glazed or worn brake, damaged gate, faulty limit switch, low hydraulic fluid, damaged electrical lead) and decide for each whether to tag out or continue.

Apply the isolation, tagging and reporting procedure for a defective component, and explain how the defect is communicated to the person in control of the site.

Write logbook entries that would satisfy an audit, including date, hoist identification, check performed, defect found and action taken.

Position a hoist base on a simulated site, confirming ground bearing, level, drainage, tie-in points and clear access for the car and gates.

Sequence the erection steps in the correct order and state the verification hold point that must be met before the next stage begins.

Calculate and confirm clearances to powerlines, structures, openings and the public, and justify the exclusion zone applied at each face.

Demonstrate the emergency stop and the erection-stage communication protocol with a spotter before any load is placed on the mast.

Complete the commissioning checks that follow erection - gate interlocks, upper and lower limit switches, emergency stop, brakes, slack-rope and overspeed devices, signage and lighting.

Operate the hoist through a full cycle using hand signals and two-way radio, maintaining communication with the spotter at every stage.

Calculate the combined weight of personnel, tools and materials for five loads and confirm each against rated capacity before authorising travel.

Justify three situations in which a competent operator must refuse to operate the hoist, and state what is said and recorded.

Perform start, travel, level landing and stop in a simulated run, landing the car within the marked tolerance at every level.

Respond correctly to three unplanned events - power failure, overspeed alarm and uncontrolled descent indication - stating the action, the order of actions and the person notified.

Manage passenger loading and unloading, gate operation and the maximum-persons limit across a full shift scenario including a materials-only run.

Explain the environmental limits that stop operation, including wind speed, visibility, lightning and water ingress, and how each limit is monitored on site.

Execute the shutdown sequence - park, lower, isolate, lock, secure against unauthorised use, record - and explain why each step cannot be skipped.

Prepare the hoist for storage or transport, sequencing mast dismantling, load securing, weather protection and inspection of components before they leave site.

Apply emergency procedures for evacuation from a stalled car, rescue of an injured person, fire and power failure, naming the role of the operator, spotter and site controller in each.

Identify the incident reporting obligations that follow an emergency and describe how the scene and evidence are preserved.

Complete a timed practice paper of at least sixty questions spanning all six domains and record the score for each domain.

Audit the errors from that paper and re-study the two weakest domains until the underlying rule, not just the answer, can be explained.

Rehearse one emergency drill end to end within the required time, narrating each action as it is taken.

Map every task in the licence scope to at least one hazard, one control and one emergency consideration to confirm nothing has been left uncovered.