Manage a failed boom lift prestart and arrange a replacement

You are the Yard Hand in the Plant, Yard and Logistics team.

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What is going on

The 15 metre diesel boom lift KP-035 failed its prestart check this morning with a hydraulic leak at the boom cylinder. It is tagged Do Not Operate in the yard. The Bayview Early Learning Centre site has the boom lift booked for tomorrow to install fascia and gutters on the two-storey section, and the site supervisor is asking for a unit by 7:00 am. The plant register shows the 10 metre scissor lift is on another site and the skid steer is overdue for service. Hire companies can supply a boom lift at short notice but the operator must hold the right licence and the site has a delivery window restricted by the school zone. The Yard and Plant Supervisor wants the register kept accurate throughout.

Sam Petrakis, Yard and Plant Supervisor
Subject: Boom lift KP-035 is tagged out, please handle the site request

The 15 metre boom lift failed its prestart this morning with a hydraulic leak at the boom cylinder and it is tagged Do Not Operate in the yard. The Bayview site has it booked for tomorrow's fascia and gutter work. I need you to work through the prestart checklist and the plant register, arrange a replacement or a hire unit, and make sure whoever operates it on site holds the right ticket. Update the register with the fault and the hire details.

Your brief

Complete the prestart paperwork and register entry for the failed boom lift, find a suitable replacement for the Bayview site, confirm the operator holds the right licence, arrange delivery within the site's restrictions and update the plant register with every step.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Read the Plant and Equipment Prestart Checklist and record the failed check for KP-035, including the fault, the Do Not Operate tag and who was notified.
Update the Plant and Equipment Register entry for KP-035 with the fault, the status Out of service and the repair arrangement.
Check the register for any owned unit that could do the Bayview job and note why each is or is not available.
Confirm from the Licences and Training Matrix which Bayview crew member holds a current licence for a boom lift over 11 metres, and tell the site supervisor if nobody does.
Arrange a hire unit of the right height and reach, record the hire details as a new On hire entry in the register and note that a prestart must be done on arrival.
Check the Kellerman Street school zone notice and the Bayview site diary for delivery restrictions, and book the delivery outside any restricted window.
Write a short handover note for the Yard and Plant Supervisor summarising the fault, the replacement and any follow-up.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Completed prestart checklist for KP-035
Updated plant register entries for KP-035 and the hire unit
Note confirming the licensed operator
Handover note for the supervisor

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