EWP & Access Equipment Hire Australia

The minimum hire period that a scissor lift, boom lift or telehandler can be hired is one full day. We also offer flexible hire options to suit your needs, from a day, week, month or by project requirements.

Yes, transport of access equipment to and from your site is included with our hire. When we provide you a rental quote, we will also provide a separate transport cost. This cost includes delivery and pickup of the equipment to your site at the specified dates requested.

Generally, if the required access equipment is available, we can have it delivered to your business within 24 hours in the metro area. If it’s urgent, we could also possibly have it delivered that same day within the metro area if booked in the morning. Please let us know if you require the equipment urgently and we’ll do everything we can to accommodate your needs.

Normal Hours: Monday to Friday, 5am-4pm.

Please note that weekend and afterhours deliveries may incur penalties. Please speak to your local United branch for more information.

Our standard transport rates apply from Monday to Friday 5am-4pm. Delivery outside of these hours may incur additional transport penalties. This includes both weekend delivery and afterhours delivery. Please speak to your local United branch for more information and to get an exact transport cost.

If access equipment is required for use over the weekend, generally we would deliver on a Friday afternoon and then pick it up again on the following Monday morning. Delivery can still be organised on weekends if required; however, additional transport penalties may apply. Please speak to your local United for more information.

Please note that once equipment is delivered, it is the responsibility of the hirer to have it secured somewhere on site.

No, United does not offer Wet Hire services in which an operator is provided for the management of hired access equipment. Our rental services is Dry Hire, which includes the hired equipment only. You would need to organise your own operator who has completed training and is licensed to use the specific equipment.

If you experience a breakdown or fault, please let us know as soon as possible by contacting your local United office on 131 607. We take this seriously and want to ensure minimal disruption to your business. United offers rental customers with responsive mobile support throughout their rental period. Should equipment breakdown, our technicians will travel to your site to repair the equipment as soon as possible. Should it be deemed that the equipment requires more extensive repair, United will organise the same or a similar hired unit to be delivered to you at no extra cost.

For all breakdowns please call 131 607.

Please note: An after-hours call out fee will apply outside of our normal operating hours, 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

Our United Rental Terms and Conditions can be found and downloaded from our Terms and Conditions page.

The Rental Levy / Damage Waiver is not insurance but is used for the purpose of covering aesthetic and incidental wear and tear, servicing, break downs and costs associated with the on-hire and off-hire of equipment. For more information please visit our terms and conditions page to read or download our Rental Levy / Damage Waiver terms and conditions.

According to the Elevated Work Platform Association of Australia’s (EWPA) Policy on the Use of Fall Arrest Systems in Elevating Work Platforms the following applies.

All Boom type elevated work platforms must use a harness/fall arrest system

“All personnel in the platform (or basket) of a boom type MEWP must use a fall arrest system or restraint device which is secured by a lanyard to an approved anchor point provided for this purpose. Boom type MEWPs can include self-propelled booms, knuckle booms, trailer lifts, cherry pickers, truck mounted booms, MEWPs that operate with a Z type of lifting arm and telehandlers fitted with EWP baskets."

A harness is not required on a scissor lift or vertical lift, unless otherwise stated

“Fall arrest systems or restraint devices are not required on other types of MEWPs such as scissor lifts or vertical personnel lifts, unless a risk assessment indicates that they should be worn for risk control purposes, in which case the policy of boom type MEWPs will apply.”

Please note that work site rules may still require scissor lift operators to use a harness. It is best to check the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for your site.

Yes, customers can hire a harness from United when renting elevated work platforms. Please speak to your local United branch for more information and to get a quote.

The type of license required to legally operate access equipment is dependent on the equipment being used. As a guide the following licenses and training is required for access equipment.

Scissor Lifts, Vertical Masts & Boom Lifts (boom length under 11 metres)

Boom Lifts (boom length over 11 metres) including truck mounted and trailer mounted

State License Regulators

For more detailed information on the licensing requirements in your state or territory, please visit your respective state regulators below.

The licensing requirements for operating a telehandler varies from state to state. The requirements are dependent on the capacity of the telehandler as well as the fitted attachment. Generally, this can be broken down as follows;

Non-Slewing Telehandler less than 3 tonne rated capacity

Fitted with rotating forks, earthmoving bucket, crane jib/hook, work platform (boom length less 11 metres) or any other attachment.

Non-Slewing Telehandlers over 3 Tonne rated capacity

Fitted with crane jib or hook

Fitted with work platform (boom length greater than 11m)

Fitted with fixed or rotating forks, earthmoving bucket or any other attachment except the above.