Vehicle Mounted Elevated Working Platform (VMEWP)

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VEHICLE MOUNTED ELEVATED WORKING PLATFORM (VMEWP) The University of Southampton Estates and Facilities electrical maintenance team consists of 16 Electricians and 3 Air conditioning technicians who are IPAF trained to use a VMEWP (Vehicle Mounted Elevated Working Platform). The team carry out day to day planned and reactive maintenance on the main University site and various satellite sites, collectively over 60 buildings altogether. Repairs and maintenance to high level lighting, electrical equipment and air conditioning systems are regularly carried out. The high level work and access can vary from lamp posts to equipment secured directly to the building fabric. The VMEWP is ideal for such varied angular access and preferred over scaffold, as it is cost and time effective. The University of Southampton, Estates & Facilities Electrical maintenance department has a requirement to carryout work at height where steps are not appropriate, such as lighting repairs on lamp posts of varying height and accessibility and other work on the side of buildings at heights greater than 3 meters. The department currently has a Vehicle Mounted Elevated Work Platform (VMEWP) which is now 11 years old and has served its purpose but requires continued repair and is becoming increasingly cost heavy and maintenance disruptive due to its age and continued usage (3 days a week average, over 40 weeks of the working year). The intention is to replace this vehicle with a new vehicle as this is more cost effective than hiring in a vehicle.