Safety Observation Form -Arrow - Push Up Stairs

• Document No.

• Airport

  Select ADL APW ASP AYQ BNE BNK BME CFS HBA HVB LST NTL OOL WEI WLE

  • ADL
  • APW
  • ASP
  • AYQ
  • BNE
  • BNK
  • BME
  • CFS
  • HBA
  • HVB
  • LST
  • NTL
  • OOL
  • WEI
  • WLE

• Conducted on

  Date

• Observer

• Staff Observed

Pre-Operational Safety Check/Start-up

• Visually inspect stairs to ensure they are clean and undamaged

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Check stabilisers are working

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Stairs are behind equipment staging lines

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Move stairs to aircraft

• Waits for thumbs up before moving towards aircraft

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is it a 2 man operation for FWD/AFT doors

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Stairs are not moved at an angle to the aircraft

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Staff at the front of the stairs guides the stairs into A/C - 25mm gap

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Staff check doors for damage before positioning stairs

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Physically checks all stabilisers are engaged and stairs stable (shakes stairs using hand rails)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Open Aircraft Doors (FWD/AFT)

• Checks that the side rails are in position and firm

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Knocks twice-waits for thumbs up from crew-checks strap or light inside view window-open door

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Checks the PNK or GIRT bar is engaged on the door and not the aircraft

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• For A321 Rear stairs-Is it a two man operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Removing stairs from aircraft (FWD/AFT)

• Visually seeks clearance from cabin crew if ok to close door

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Closed door and physically checks if door is flush to the fuselage

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Checks to see if the A/C door is closed and the stairs are clear before disengaging the stabilisers and removing stairs

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• For A321 Rear stairs-Is it a 2 man operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Return stairs to the GSE storage area

• FWD stairs-Is it a 2 man operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• AFT Stairs-is PMK under wing tip and spotter on hand when stairs are towed or pushed to the GSE storage area

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All stabilisers engaged in the storage area

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safe Behaviours observed/actions taken to encourage safe behaviour

• Unsafe Behaviours observed/action taken to correct and prevent re-occurence